Defra (the government department for food, environment and rural affairs) has announced that oilseed rape tainted with genes from a weed resistant GM plant that is not licensed to be...
Comment on this storyCAMPAIGNERS have expressed fears about widespread contamination after a crop containing genetically modified seed was illegally grown on a farm in Somerset. Defra (the government department...
A PENSIONER from Glastonbury was critically injured when she was struck by a train on Christmas Eve. The 73-year-old woman was hit by the train after she fell from the platform at Yeovil...
JOB losses and service cuts are among the money-saving moves being considered by Mendip District Council. The local authority says it is planning "radical changes" because of huge cost...
MENDIP residents who struggle to use conventional public transport can now take advantage of a revamped service. Mendip Dial-A-Ride has boosted its fleet with three new, fully accessible...
HOPES OF reviving a Post Office service in Broadwindsor have faltered as an interested party backed down after learning it would have to have to pay for extra security measures. The village...
LIBERAL Democrats in west Dorset are up in arms because the district council has not instituted an official recycling scheme for Christmas trees. Dorchester town and west Dorset district...
CAMPAIGNERS across Dorset were celebrating this week after the Government scrapped plans to stop GPs dispensing medicine. Care services minister Phil Hope has told the House of Commons...
EXTENDED opening hours for Christmas may be changed next year after the failure of late-night shopping to attract extra business to the county town. Traders in Dorchester agreed to keep...
PROMINENT people in the Bridport and Beaminster area have unveiled their New Year's resolutions. Beaminster Town Council chairman Douglas Beazer said: "My commitments over the years have...
AS the death toll in Gaza escalates, a group of Sherborne activists are preparing to add their voices to the global protests. For Hassan Qasrawi of Milborne Port the past week has been a...
See this week's colourful picture spreads featured in Western Gazette editions across Somerset and Dorset.
"675cc isn't much good for a Street-fighter - they're all about mid-range grunt."
Just as I was leaving to go and ride Triumph's 675cc Street Triple R I received a phone call from a friend who has a soft-spot for Street-fighters, which are generally un-faired, flat-barred versions of...
Comment on this storySportsview by David Eidlestein AS the half-time whistle signals the midway point of the Premier League season, I shall mark the occasion with a few random observations: 1, What on earth have...
Clayesmore Monday Leagues - Blandford Railway Monday Premiership: Riot FC 0, Hambledon Aqua 6; Mean Machine 0, Stone Raiders 11; Langtonites 8, Whatever 0; Real Blandford 2, Samba 2; Black...
Waterloo 2, Donhead United 4 Donhead reached the quarter-finals of the Dorset U16s County Cup with this victory over Waterloo. Donhead started slowly and paid for some lax defending when...
Oscar-nominated Mickey Rourke took to the red carpet alone to promote his new film, The Wrestler. The Wrestler tells the story of forme...
Rebecca Romijn and husband Jerry O'Connell have a double dose of celebrations as they welcomed healthy twin girls to their family. Doll...
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