A BOURNEMOUTH man suffered a severe allergic reaction after drinking a hot chocolate from a Costa Coffee

A MAN has been arrested after police discovered a cannabis factory at a Bournemouth property.

Latest across Dorset after Christmas Covid rules announced

A PLANNED Christmas market in Christchurch has been thrown into doubt after drawing opposition from police.

POLITICIANS would not be drawn on which tier of coronavirus restrictions BCP and Dorset Council areas would go into but warned of the potential economic damage of stricter measures.

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CORONAVIRUS cases in Somerset are still on the rise, with lockdown set to end next week.

A FURTHER two members of staff at a Somerset primary school have tested positive for Covid-19.

A BRIDGWATER supermarket has teamed up with a number of community organisations to help families which have been struggling during the coronavirus pandemic.

THE chairman of Somerset County Council is being urged to resign after an apparent slur about gypsies.

WINTER nights will light up at Abbotsbury Subtropical Gardens as spotlights will bathe the exotic trees and plants in a rainbow of colours.

Controversial increases and extensions to parking charges in Dorset could bring in an extra £800,000 for Dorset Council per year, a report has revealed.

A CHARITY is bringing local people together virtually to tackle lockdown loneliness.

The map predicts the probability of local authorities having at least 100 cases per 100,000 people over the coming weeks and becoming a 'hotspot' on its map.

The temporary easing of measure will last between December 23 and December 27

CORONAVIRUS cases in Somerset are still on the rise, with lockdown set to end next week.

A FURTHER two members of staff at a Somerset primary school have tested positive for Covid-19.

THE chairman of Somerset County Council is being urged to resign after an apparent slur about gypsies.

KEY workers in Somerset are calling on people not to let up so as to keep Covid-19 infection rates down during the last week of lockdown.

Strictly Come Dancing fans can expect something a little different this year as the coronavirus pandemic made the usual live show impossible

NINE hundred trees will be planted in Chard and Martock thanks to the Forestry Commission’s Urban Tree Challenge Fund.

FIRE crews tackled two 'deliberate' vehicle fires in Crewkerne this morning (November 25).

TWO cars were deliberately set on fire in Yeovil in the early hours of this morning (November 25).

CHARD united last week to pay tribute to Mike Gage - the ‘deer whisperer’ - who passed away recently.

RESIDENTS in South Somerset have the chance to give their views on Covid-19 road closures in town.

A welsh councillor said that the mum believed the pandemic was 'a kind of conspiracy'

Bath Rugby were beaten 19-12 at home to Newcastle Falcons in the opening game of the 2020/21 Gallagher Premiership

Plans to redevelop the brownfield site are being considered

Several places in the South West were included in the list

122 new cases have been confirmed in a single day across the area