Lidl details Dorset towns where it wants to open new stores this year
BUDGET supermarket giant Lidl is aiming to open a number of new stores in Dorset, Somerset and Wiltshire. New plans…
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,…
Dorset NHS venues handed Great British Energy cash for solar panels
ENERGY bills at NHS properties across Dorset could drop by around £200,000 a year thanks to new solar panels. Healthcare…
Drop-in event to discuss affordable homes for rent plan for Sherborne
AFFORDABLE homes for rental in Sherborne could be built – and residents are being urged to have their say. The…
Cinema set to return to Wincanton with three-screen complex in South Street
WINCANTON is set to get a new cinema – and it could be open before the end of the…
Changes to emergency access at DCH as work set to start on new building
ACCESS to the Emergency Department at Dorset District Hospital will change in the coming months due to a major…
Move to sell Saxonvale site in Frome to Mayday community group approved
A MAJOR site in Frome will be sold to Mayday Saxonvale, it has been decided. The former industrial site, in…
First new accommodation completed at Sherborne Almshouse
WORK on new almshouse accommodation in Sherborne has been completed – and a new tenant has moved into another…
Converted church, land, and commercial property in Somerset boomed at auction in 2024
HOMES and land in Somerset enjoyed an “outstanding” year at auction, according to a leading county firm. Auctioneers Greenslade…
Somerset launches ‘Call For Sites’ for housing and business development
SITES are now officially being sought for housing in Somerset. Somerset Council has launched a Call for Sites, which seeks…
