Bob Downes was 19 when he began working as a porter at Shillingstone station in 1962, before training as a signalman. "There was always a busyness about the station, I miss it so much," he says of his ...

Image source, G A Richardson, Somerset and Dorset Railway Trust Bob Downes was 19 when he began working as a porter at Shillingstone station in 1962, before training as a signalman. "There was always ...

The Met Office has issued new yellow weather warnings for rain across the UK, with up to 50mm of rain forecast go trigger ...

The Somerset and Dorset Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) funds have chosen Local Pensions Partnership Investments (LPPI) as their new pooling partner, ahead of the government’s 30 September ...

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An East Somerset Railway spokesperson said: “A new platform was built with Heritage Lottering funding from 2018 and from 2022 ...

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BRITS should expect wind gusts of up to 75mph on Thursday as the Met Office issues a yellow weather warning. The yellow ...

A Somerset location has been named in a new list published by The Times of the “most irresistible autumn escapes” in 2025.

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