Dorchester hospital hit by flu cases
THE chief executive of Dorset County Hospital NHS Trust says staff are struggling to cope with an "unprecedented" influx of patients...
Dashing Royal Marine gets his girl – in the seasonal aisle at Asda
IT was like a scene out of An Officer and a Gentleman. Dressed in uniform and looking the epitome of chivalry, Matthew Drake melte...
£1M to upgrade travellers' homes
NEARLY £1M is being spent on improving accommodation for gipsy and traveller families in south Somerset. Old-style mobile homes...
New Year Honours
OLYMPIC heroes will have another medal to go with their Beijing golds after being named in the New Year Honours list for their...
Fatal crash in north Dorset
AN accident blackspot near Gillingham has claimed the life of a 21-year-old man.David Lewis of Bayford Hill, Bayford, died after the...
Glovers star has operation
YEOVIL Town footballer Darren Way has a had a further operation on his hip after being moved from Dorchester to Bristol.The midfielder,...
Woolworths branches close in Somerset and Dorset
AFTER 99 years of serving the British public, Woolworths stores across the area close this week. Staff and customers said an emotional...
Appeal after OAP struck by train in Yeovil
POLICE are appealing for witnesses after a 73-year-old woman fell into the path of a train at Yeovil Junction on Christmas Eve. Officer...
Man in court after alleged sex attack in Yeovil
A 44 YEAR old Yeovil man has appeared in court charged with an alleged sex attack on a teenage girl in the early hours of Friday morni...
Angela loses more than nine stones
A MOTHER of three from Charlton Marshall has been enjoying a slimmed down Christmas after losing nine stones and two and half pounds...



