Somerset recyclers unite! Pringles tubes can now go in your black box
PRINGLES tubes – the nemesis of recycling boxes everywhere – can now be recycled in kerbside collections across Somerset. The…
Man to pay “significant costs” after hare coursing in Dorchester – the first conviction of its kind in Dorset
NEW legislation has been used to order a man to pay “significant costs” after he was found guilty of…
Wincanton to mark VE Day 80 with moment of celebration in Cale Park
WINCANTON will host a “shared moment of celebration” marking the 80th anniversary of VE Day next month. On May 10,…
Two charged after alleged car-jacking near Dorchester
TWO men have been charged in connection with an incident near Dorchester which saw a driver hauled from his…
Gigaclear broadband roll-out provides relief for Stalbridge
MORE than 1,000 residents and businesses in Stalbridge are now able to access fast broadband. Engineers completed work to extend…
Man, 33, arrested after robbery and attempted robberies near Dorchester
A 33-YEAR-OLD man has been arrested in connection with an alleged robbery and attempted robberies near Dorchester. The arrest comes…
Shaftesbury artist on the “worrying” decline of cuckoos – and how the town’s nature serves as his muse
A SHAFTSBURY environmental painter is calling for nature to take back control to restore what has been lost. Gary Cook,…
WH Smith to disappear from Vale high streets after shops sold
WH Smith is to disappear from Vale high streets after the firm sold its shops for £76 million. Hobbycraft owner,…
Older drivers in Dorset given reminder on road safety from police
MORE than 100 older drivers took part in a series of workshops in Dorchester last week to get advice…
Stalbridge man to walk non-stop around the town for 24 hours for charity
A STALBRIDGE man is going to great lengths – repeatedly – to raise money for the…
