Stour and Avon

Cool move by warm-hearted firm

Domestic appliance specialists, Dacombes of Wimborne, has donated a brand new Liebherr fridge-freezer to Wimborne Community Food Supply. Based at…

Town’s first community shop opens

The team behind Avon Valley Community Matters (AVCM) has opened a charity shop on Fordingbridge High Street. Alongside a…

UK-wide emergency mobile phone alert test: Date and time revealed

MOBILE phones across the country will burst into life at 3pm on Sunday, April 23 – but don’t be…

Parking charges to rise in Dorset – but only in ‘tourist areas’

PARKING charges at Dorset Council-run car parks are increasing – but only in tourist areas. The council says new rates…

Poole Harbour waters safe to use after oil spill, say bosses

PEOPLE are being advised they can swim in waters around Poole Harbour – more than a week after an…

Wiltshire and Somerset routes set to see double traffic over Easter weekend

THE A303 could see delays this week as the big Easter getaway begins. Drivers are set to embark on up…

Beale brace boosts Magpies play-off hopes

After a heavy defeat to league leaders AFC Totton at the weekend, the Magpies travelled to North East Somerset…

Missing Poole man Laurence Scott found ‘safe and well’

UPDATE: MISSING Poole man Laurence Scott has been found. The 77-year-old was reported missing having last been seen at 11.10am…

Listeria find in Somerset Cheese Company product prompts recall

A SOMERSET cheese company is recalling a batch of goats cheese product after listeria bacteria was found. Pennard Red Goats…

Hospital appointments warning ahead of junior doctor strike in Dorset

APPOINTMENTS at Dorset hospitals could be postponed as junior doctors prepare to go on strike over pay. Members of the…