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CROWDS gathered in Bridport to celebrate the return of the annual Christmas Cheer event in the town.

PUPILS across west Dorset celebrated an excellent round of GCSE results last week.

Yeovil apprentices recognised for hard work during pandemic 50 successful apprentices have been celebrated Eleanor House (left) and Joshua Wiltshire (right) GET THE BIGGEST STORIES FROM ACROSS SOMERSET STRAIGHT TO YOUR INBOXInvalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later. SIGN UP When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Sometimes they’ll include recommendations for other related newsletters or services we offer. OurPrivacy Noticeexplains more about how we use your data, and your rights. You can unsubscribe at any time. Thank you for...

A SCHOOL'S prize giving ceremony was a 'celebration of student achievement in a very difficult year'. The awards were awarded to students in years 11 to 13 at the Sir John Colfox Academy in an event before the Christmas holidays. The ceremony took place during the school day with students from each year group bubble receiving their awards in a Covid-secure manner. Staff said it was important the ceremony went ahead considering what everyone had been through this year. Unfortunately, the school could not invite parents of students or students who left to go to university last year �...

Schoolboy sets up farming business after renting neighbour's land to rear flock of sheep He was just 12 when he found a patch of land to start 'Will's Lambs Will Banham, 13 A 13-year-old entrepreneur schoolboy has set up a farming business after renting a neighbour's land to rear his flock of sheep. Young farmer William Banham has fed, watered and wormed eight animals before taking them to be slaughtered and selling on the produce. William, of Long Bredy, Dorset, who's not from a farming background, started out at the age of six, learning the ropes and determined to be his own boss.