The Cranborne Chase Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty is following Exmoor and been designated an international dark sky reserve.

Two men have been arrested this morning following an investigation into reports of racist comments during yeovil's abandoned FA Cup tie with Haringey Borough

Yeovil are facing an FA and police investigation after their opponents walked off the pitch due to a reported racist incident.

A woman's died and a man's suffered life-threatening injuries in a crash in Bournemouth.

The South Western Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust (SWASFT) will be running events right across the South West today, as part of this year's Restart a Heart day.

Reports of horses and hounds from a hunt causing problems on a road near Sherborne are being investigated.

A former soldier from Yeovil has published a comedy book to help others suffering from depression

Scientists working with a group of koalas at Longleat have discovered vital genetic clues which may help to secure the long-term survival of the iconic Australian marsupial in the wild.

School pupils in Dorset are being warned they need to behave better on buses.

Free tourist bus coach parking is being offered at two locations in the Mendips - following an 18-month trial.

'Patchy, unreliable and in some places non-existent', that's the findings of a major report from businesses across Somerset looking at their access to broadband.

Hundreds of extra police officers have been pledged for the region after the Home Secretary announced what she calls an 'uplift' in officer numbers.

It's claimed Northern Ireland could in the future vote to forge closer ties with the rest of Ireland because of Brexit.

Kevin Yates, aged 60 and of Hayes Close, was sentenced at Bournemouth Crown Court on Monday, 7th October, after being found guilty of owning materials that could create an explosive.

A decision which could see the closure of up to eight Devon & Somerset fire stations has been pushed back until December.

Dairy farmers in the South West say they're worried about the rise in sales of plant-based milk alternatives and are urging shoppers to support local milk producers.

There's a warning about the state of the dairy industry, as a major regional farming event gets underway at the Bath & West showground.

Team GB have announced their Sailing squad for next year's Olympic Games in Tokyo.

Police have welcomed the jailing for a man who carried out a series of burglaries in Yeovil.

Almost £180,000 has been saved this year from the Dorset public purse by residents filling out a form online about voter registration.

Somerset County Council's has issued a message to any parents who feel they're struggling saying help and support is on offer and shouldn't be seen as a last resort.

A settlement of £674,000 has been agreed after a long-running dispute over Somerset's learning disabilities service.

A pedestrian died at around 5am this morning after an accident with a car on the A38 at Brent Knoll.

The M5 remained closed all night after an accident involving two lorries - but two of the three lanes reopened at 720am.

Police in Taunton believe there may be more victims of man who raped a woman while she slept.

A woman from Dorset has been fined for using Batman, Supergirl and Harry Potter trademarks on costumes.

Users of the new England Coast Path, which stretches through Somerset, are being asked to help shape it.

South Somerset District Council has bought Glastonbury's B&Q site for £4 million - which it now intends to generate a return on.

As National Air Ambulance Week gets underway today, Dorset and Somerset Air Ambulance is playing a starring role in a new document.

Paramedics at South Western Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust (SWASFT) are beginning a brand new university course to help them to manage patients in hazardous environments.

A helicopter crew based at RNAS Yeovilton has been deployed to the Bahamas.

A motorcyclist, aged in his 40s from Wiltshire, was airlifted to hospital yesterday after a crash in West Dorset.

Someone fell eight metres while climbing in a quarry near Shepton Mallet yesterday.

As the cold weather starts to set in, officials in Dorset are running a competition to name their gritting vehicles.