Retired major, 75, to cycle 2,000 miles for our troops
A RETIRED Army major has vowed to support soldiers wounded in Afghanistan by cycling more than 2,000 miles around the British Isles...
Landlady loses takings as pub becomes seventh to be raided
A LANDLADY had all of her takings and personal money stolen during an early morning raid at her pub. Mary Ashby has been running the Catash Inn in North Cadbury on her own for 18 months and...
Car garages shut as administrators step in
A WELL-KNOWN Yeovil motor company is in the hands of administrators this week. Car sales at two dealerships in the family-owned Vincent Motor Group halted last week. Its Suzuki and...
New landlords welcome first customers after pub's refit
A BRIDPORT town centre pub welcomed its first customers through the doors yesterday, following extensive refurbishment. The Royal Oak...
Uncle in safety plea after Carly's inquest
THE uncle of Carly Bown, the Yeovil teenager who died in a car crash two and half years ago, says he is pleased to have a clearer pictu...
Steam train will stop in town... but in July
A STEAM train operator has stepped forward to help dignitaries in Sherborne celebrate the anniversary of the arrival of the railway in...
90 jobs face axe at food factory
NINETY workers at a Shaftesbury factory are set to lose their jobs. Representatives for the Pork Farms food manufacturing site on the Longmead Industrial Estate announced on Tuesday that the...
Head teacher praised for improvements at school
A WINCANTON head teacher has been praised for improving standards at her school. King Arthur's Community School was judged to be "satis...
Heroes of pub blaze
THE manager of the Kingsdon Inn has praised firefighters for salvaging what they could when flames engulfed the pub. More than 80 fire...
Rapist fails in appeal to clear his name
A CHARD man convicted of a savage rape has failed in a bid to clear his name at the Court of Appeal. Ryan Tony Carrara, 30, of Holyrood Street, was jailed for six years at Aylesbury Crown...
