A FORMER paratrooper who served in Afghanistan said his family has been left to pay thousands of pounds out of pocket after their Universal Credit payments were stopped.

Part of Charminster Road has been cordoned off following an incident overnight. We will be bringing you latest updates as we get them.

A Dorset patient has shared his frustration after waiting 10 weeks for a GP appointment and learning his referral will take eight months.

Police ‘came under attack from missiles’ while dealing with an ‘illegal rave’ in Purbeck at the weekend, the force has said.

These images perfectly capture the dual nature of the village at the turn of the millennium.

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A home in Bridgwater was severely damaged by a fire in the early hours of Sunday morning (April 5).

Avon and Somerset Police has launched an appeal for a missing 16-year-old with links to Somerset.

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A section of the A38 remains closed until Sunday morning after a telehandler caught fire and caused severe road damage.

Davy’s Locker team open a new fishmonger for Chesil Smokery.

A RETIRED teacher has raised serious concerns about Dorset Council's parking permit system after being charged hundreds of pounds in unauthorised fees.

A LOCAL community has been left 'shocked' and 'horrified' after a fight involving hammers and broken bottles broke out in Bridport town centre over Easter weekend.

These are the charming Dorset railway stations lost in time that no longer exist

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Front Street and Dunkery Road in Chapel Allerton will close for 12 days from 13 April for drainage works, Somerset Council confirms. Diversions in place.

Avon and Somerset Police has launched an appeal for a missing 16-year-old with links to Somerset.

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Conservative MP Sir Ashley Fox raises flood risk concerns for Bridgwater, Moorland and Fordgate, urging better river maintenance by Environment Agency.

Watercombe Lane, Yeovil, will close for 31 days from 13 April for Wales and West Utilities gas mains works. Drivers advised to use alternative routes.

Townsend in Montacute, Somerset, will close for five days from 13 April for Wessex Water service works. Alternative route in place.

Wessex Water road closures in Yeovil: Five roads in Yeovil Without and Brympton parishes closed April–July 2026 for new water main installation works.

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An Ilminster boy with a rare heart condition who is on the waiting list for a heart transplant presented a £4000 cheque to the hospital that helped save him.

The political landscape has never looked so uncertain

The hospital will be reinspected soon

Fire walking is an ancient practice

Several major schemes across the wider south west will be progressed

Police were called to the Great Western Mail Line near Swindon at around 2:30pm.