PLANS for a new Aldi foodstore at Sturminster Newton’s North Dorset Business Park are among the latest planning applications submitted to Dorset Council.

There was a point back in the mid-2000s when Bournemouth earned a certain singular, and highly unlikely, national title.

Labour MP Neil Duncan-Jordan leads cross-party call for an Essentials Guarantee, urging Universal Credit reforms to cover food, heating and hygiene needs.

MAN v FAT Football Bournemouth helps men with BMI over 27.5 lose weight through weekly football, shedding 71 stone in a year. Join for fitness and support.

Government caps student loan interest rates at 6% from September 2026, protecting UK graduates from inflation hikes. Applies to Plan 2 and Plan 3 loans.

UCS College Group in Somerset celebrates students’ achievements with Value Added Awards, recognising progress, resilience, and community spirit across campuses.

The group will be hosting a Come and Sing event on June 13 at Wellington Prep School, while inviting individuals to join rehearsals.

Southbrook, Cannington, will close 13–14 April for Wessex Water repairs, Somerset Council confirms. Diversions in place; check public notice for details.

Avon and Somerset Police launch Five-Year ASB Plan to tackle anti-social behaviour in the region, focusing on prevention, victim support and community safety.

Over 14,000 Somerset residents joined the RSPB Big Garden Birdwatch, spotting house sparrows, blue tits, and starlings. Greenfinch decline prompts new advice.

Comedian Paul Tonkinson is headlining the Lyme Regis Comedy Club at the Marine Theatre on April 17, joined by Jeremy Flynn and Ben Treloar

The re-opening of garden paths running through Lyme Regis has been delayed following severe weather

The trees of a Lyme Regis gardens will be lit up blue this April to mark World Parkinson’s Day with a powerful show of solidarity.

A RETIRED couple have hit out at proposals to shut Charmouth Fire Station saying their west Dorset home would have been destroyed had the village's firefighters not been around

Campaigners have blasted a water company claiming inaccuracies have made the latest data for sewage spills “unreliable”

Avon and Somerset Police launch Five-Year ASB Plan to tackle anti-social behaviour in the region, focusing on prevention, victim support and community safety.

Over 14,000 Somerset residents joined the RSPB Big Garden Birdwatch, spotting house sparrows, blue tits, and starlings. Greenfinch decline prompts new advice.

The group will be hosting a Come and Sing event on June 13 at Wellington Prep School, while inviting individuals to join rehearsals.

Lidl has more than 1000 stores across Britain, employing more than 35,000 workers

Clinton Rogers reflects on subjective news judgement, media priorities at BBC and UK press, and the balance between public interest and audience clicks.

Avon and Somerset Police launch Five-Year ASB Plan to tackle anti-social behaviour in the region, focusing on prevention, victim support and community safety.

Somerset MP Adam Dance urges government action to support domestic abuse survivors in rural UK, citing housing, transport, and Child Maintenance Service flaws.

The group will be hosting a Come and Sing event on June 13 at Wellington Prep School, while inviting individuals to join rehearsals.

Silver Street, Chard, will close for 19 evenings from 17 April for resurfacing works by Somerset Highways. Alternative route provided.

Over 14,000 Somerset residents joined the RSPB Big Garden Birdwatch, spotting house sparrows, blue tits, and starlings. Greenfinch decline prompts new advice.

The overall county winner will be announced in June

Thousands signed a pretition calling for the parking to be restored

Bath Rugby host Northampton Saints at the Recreation Ground on Friday night in the quarter-final of the 2025/26 Investec Champions Cup

"This one facility will be generating over £43bn worth of economic activity over the decades to come"

Fire crews from across Somerset tackled the blaze a year ago