The family of a mother of three who sadly died in a road traffic collision near Sherborne have paid tribute to their loved one.
Dorset Police received a report at 4.48pm on Thursday 1 December 2022 of a collision on the A30 between Sherborne and Yeovil, close to the junction...
If you’re thinking about ways to support others this festive season, why not connect with your local food bank using the BanktheFood charity app and donate? BanktheFood will ping you a list of urgently needed items and show the location of the local donation stations.
As more people struggle with...
Gales, freezing temperatures, ice and fog are set to hit swathes of the UK this week, according to forecasters.
A yellow wind warning is in force for southwest England and South Wales between 6am and 6pm tomorrow, with gusts of up to 65mph on land and up to 80mph in...
There will be free parking on selected days in late November and December at some car parks in the Dorset Council area.
To encourage residents to support local businesses by shopping locally and attending events, free parking will be available on Small Business Saturday which takes place on 3 December this year.
Dorset...
November 12th will see mass mobilisations across the world and put thousands of people on the UK streets to demand Climate Justice in solidarity with the Global Day of Action called by Egyptian groups at COP27.
The Climate Justice Coalition is calling for a UK National Day of Action during the...
It will come as little of a surprise to most of us that ‘permacrisis’ – the feeling of living through “an extended period of instability and insecurity, especially one resulting from a series of catastrophic events” – has been chosen as Collins Dictionary’s word of 2022.
Britain is a mess. With three prime ministers...
Local mental health charity, Dorset Mind has just announced the NEW ‘Courageous Conversations’ Conference that will shine the spotlight on the importance of talking about mental health. To be held for FREE and for the community, on 18th November2022 at Lighthouse in Poole; it falls close to International Men’s Day and within Men’s Mental Health Month – a very important audience when it comes...
September 10th is World Suicide Prevention Day, an important global awareness event. To mark it, local charity Dorset Mind are launching their campaign to #GetDorsetTalking. Although they don’t provide a crisis service themselves, the mental health charity knows that talking and raising awareness about suicide is key to removing the stigma that is a crippling barrier that stops people reaching out for support.
Many factors contribute to poor mental health and suicide, including...
A thunderstorm warning has been issued by the Met Office for much of southern England on Thursday, with the risk of torrential downpours which may cause travel disruption and, in a few places, flooding.
People attending the Glastonbury Festival could be affected.
The yellow thunderstorm warning is in place between 10am...
Inspired by the Green Space Dark Skies event in Dorset, we’ve pulled together a programme of events to celebrate and explore the outstanding landscapes of Dorset at Dawn and Dusk … and sometimes the hours between!
See Dorset in a new light as we head out to enjoy our outstanding...
