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Motorway crash causing hour-long delays
A motorway crash has caused delays of up to an hour. Emergency services were called to a single-car crash around 10am today (Tuesday, July 30) on the M5 between junction 23 to Bridgwater, and junction 24 to Taunton. The M5 was then closed from
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Car crashes through hedge after careering off road
A car was left stuck on a grass bank after crashing off the road. The car crashed at around 2am on Sunday on the A37 at Long Ash Lane near Frampton. A spokesperson for Dorset Police said: "It was reported that the vehicle involved had left
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Temperatures set to soar as Dorset bathes in sun
Temperatures are set to soar with highs of 31C in some parts of Dorset later today. There is set to be plenty of sunshine across Dorset today which will develop into one of the warmest day's of the year so far, according to the Met Office.
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Farmland blaze sparks major emergency response
Farmland in west Dorset caught fire yesterday afternoon. Firefighters from Dorset, Devon and Somerset were part of a major fire service deployment after a field of cut crop stubble caught fire on Monday, July 29. Hose reel jets, fogging units
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Students celebrate big award win
Students at a west Dorset secondary school are celebrating a major award. The Sir John Colfox Academy are celebrating after being awarded ‘Ocean Friendly School’ status by the Marine Conservation Society. The school’s Blue Planet Club began
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Processions, races and fireworks: What to expect as carnival week returns
Fun filled activities and entertainment are set to take over Lyme Regis, as carnival week returns. The Lyme Regis Regatta and Carnival will be held from Friday, August 2 to Saturday, August 10 with a host of fun things to do around the seaside
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Road closure for bank reinforcement work
A ROAD in a west Dorset village will be closed to enable bank reinforcement work to be done. Tower Hill in Netherbury will be shut between its junction with Norton Lane and St Mary's Church, a distance of approximately 65 metres. It will be
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Home plan for 'essential rural worker' refused
A NEW farmhouse for ‘an essential rural worker’ at Loders has been refused planning consent by Dorset Council. The application, for a three-bed house with four parking spaces on a grassland site Cloverleaf Farm at Yellow Lane was rejected for not
