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No one should have to leave job and ‘slope off into the shadows’, says Queen’s daughter-in-law, amid calls for more support from employers

A MOTHER who built a memorial garden in honour of her son who died on his 16th birthday has spoken of her devastation after being told to remove it by a housing association. Emma Collins created the memorial garden on the patch of land in front of her ground floor flat after moving to her home on Weston Street, Portland, roughly a year ago. Emma, 48, has told how building the garden brought her comfort as it was created in honour of her son Daniel who died on his 16th birthday in a quad b...

Man arrested on suspicion of assault, making threats to kill and affray on Howard Close, Weymouth Picture: Josie Klein NEIGHBOURS have spoken of how they heard ‘shouting and screaming’ and loud music coming from a house in Weymouth hours before armed police swooped on the property to deal with a man who had a hammer and a knife. Police were called to the property in Howard Close, Wyke Regis yesterday morning following reports of a disturbance. Around 20 police officers, including arme...

Baker Estates’ Development Director, Graham Hutton and Aster Group’s Project Manager, Alyson Haynes - Credit: Aster Group Award-winning South West housebuilder, Baker Estates has teamed up with leading housing association, Aster Group to deliver 24 affordable homes at its Trayne Farm development in Barnstaple. The £2.5m affordable home investment includes six shared ownership properties available for purchase, with the remaining 18 homes available for social rent. As part of the first allo...

Shane Powell claims past associates are threatening and intimidating him and have stolen items from his property. He has now moved out for his own safety and is living at a new address while asking the Devizes-based Aster housing association to re-home him. Mr Powell, 34, of Oatfields, Staverton, said: “I have lived here for six years but I can’t stay here any longer. I just don’t feel safe. “I just feel very threatened by people I have known in the past. I have contacted the po...

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Stockbridge residents have accused a housing association of going back on its word after a property was sold off in the town. Sheila Coleman said that following the sale of a property in The Milsoms, Aster had said “they wouldn’t sell any more off”. The company has now made plans to sell a house in Roman Road. In response, the company said the house needed a “lot of work” and that it needed to strike a balance between selling off old housing and investing in new affordable homes...

A Wiltshire woman has pledged to run two 10km races every month throughout 2021 in memory of her friend who lost her battle with cancer last year. Victoria Goddard, who lives in Market Lavington and works for local housing association Aster Group, will run a total of 240km over 12 months in memory of her running friend, Lynn Everson, by raising money for Secondary1st, a small charity researching secondary cancer. Lynn Everson Victoria has already completed six virtual races and will compl...

AROUND 250,000 bees that were living in the chimneys of a house near Salisbury have now been rehomed. Deborah and Ivan Bone had happily shared their home in East Woodyates with the bees, making up five colonies, for more than 20 years, but concerns rose when more and more were spotted swarming around the property. With fears for Deborah who is allergic to bee stings, it was decided the colonies needed to be removed. “It has made a massive difference because although we’ve lived with...