A library has been forced to close temporarily following the partial collapse of its ceiling. A structural engineer has been appointed to assess the situation at Charminster Library on Strouden…
A group of MPs have called for an urgent meeting with the government over a local authority's funding settlement.Somerset's six Liberal Democrat MPs said Somerset Council had been offered a…
An additional 100,000 people will have food waste collected when a new service begins.Residents of Poole and Bournemouth in Dorset who do not yet receive kerb-side collections will see them…
BBCMichael Matthias said he had been helping the gas company where he couldIt has been a "tough few days" for thousands of people after a major gas outage affected 4,600…
A missing dog that was spotted part way down a cliff has been rescued by a coastguard team.Boscastle Coastguard said they were paged at 10:45 GMT on Monday to reports…
The initial cause of death for a couple found dead in a campervan following a cider festival in the New Forest has been given as carbon monoxide toxicity, a coroner…
Tristan PascoeDorset political reporterGetty ImagesBeach huts on Mudeford Spit have sold for hundreds of thousands of poundsBeach hut owners will have to pay full council tax on what are being…
A rural GP surgery is building more clinical spaces after receiving funding from the NHS.Axbridge and Wedmore Medical Practice in Somerset is one of 16 GP practices in the county…
Caroline RobinsonSouth WestBrendon WhiteJay Cowen said getting the photo at the right second was "one in a million"A humpback whale that has become a regular visitor to the Isles of…
The Ships ProjectDirector of the Ships Project Mallory Haas with the 500th tyre retrieved from the seabed in Plymouth Sound Volunteer divers who have been working in Plymouth Sound are…