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Harry’s bid to promote charity auction

by Lorraine Gibson. As the latest series of I’m a Celebrity ends , one of its most popular previous winners,…

Award-winning ambulance crew are flying high

Dorset and Somerset Air Ambulance had a successful night during a national awards event. The Air Ambulance Awards of Excellence…

Blooming good time had by all

There was a double celebration for Wimborne in Bloom last weekend. On the Saturday, just prior to the switching on…

‘Control centres’ launched in bid to tackle NHS winter pressures

SPECIAL ‘control centres’ have gone live in the south west to manage the NHS as winter pressures grow -…

HSBC to shut five Dorset branches in 2023: See the list

FIVE Dorset branches of HSBC are to close, it has been announced. The bank has revealed plans to shut 114…

Fire warning after pan blaze at Ferndown property

AN elderly person needed first aid after a chip pan caught fire at a property in Ferndown. Firefighters from Ferndown…

Weather warning issued for ‘heavy rain’ and ‘gusty winds’ on Thursday

A YELLOW weather warning has been issued for the Blackmore Vale and beyond. The Met Office is predicting a ‘brief…

Somerset MP breached rules over £150k loan from Russian-born businessman

SOMERTON and Frome MP David Warburton breached Parliamentary rules over a £150,000 loan from a Russian-born businessman, a probe…

Hedgehog hibernation

Winter is nearly here and hedgehogs will be starting to think about hibernation. Hedgehogs are one of the few mammals…

Hoobie & Pip hoping for a new home

Hello, we are Pip and Hoobie. We are both Podenco Crosses – Pip is 13 years old and Hobbee is…