Weather warning for Somerset, Dorset and Wiltshire as thunderstorm approaches
THUNDERSTORMS and heavy rain are set to hit the south west – including Somerset, Wiltshire and Dorset – on…
Mid-Dorset GP practices honoured for work with unpaid carer patients
GP practices across mid-Dorset have been honoured for work to support patients who are unpaid carers. Nine surgeries have been…
Gillingham race night raised £2,000 for air ambulance charities
A RACE night raised much-needed funds for air ambulance services in Dorset, Somerset and Wiltshire. The event, in September, was…
Bradford Abbas postbox sealed up – leaving villagers with no way to send letters
RESIDENTS in a Vale village are facing a £30 taxi ride to post a letter after a postbox was…
“Keep your chin up and don’t fear for me”: Heartbreaking letters of WWII gunner revealed
A COLLECTION of heartbreaking letters written by a young tank gunner as he fought in the Second World War…
11 Weird Facts About Street Names
By Kye Harman, marketing manager of Armishaws Removals DO you know where the name of your street comes…
Somerset and Dorset swimming pools get funding boost
SWIMMING pools in Frome and Shepton Mallet are among venues to benefit from new funding in Somerset. Somerset Council has…
Residents urged to register to vote ahead of Dorset elections next year
PEOPLE are being reminded they can apply to vote by post in elections set to take place next year. Voters…
Ridgeway Singers & Band unveil Christmas concert programme
CAROLS, folk songs, poems and stories will be on the agenda at a series of Christmas concerts by The…
Somerset Council could declare bankruptcy – and declares financial emergency
SOMERSET Council could declare itself bankrupt amid soaring costs and demand on services, chiefs have warned. On Wednesday (November 8),…