A seven-mile stretch of the A31 is closed between Sturminster Marshall and Bere Regis following a crash.

Two Berkshire golf clubs are set to merge over the next two years.

Reading Golf Club will gradually invest in and improve the one at Caversham Heath before moving there permanently.

Part of Reading Golf's current site at Emmer Green will be sold off for development with the rest of remaining a family golf facility.

The club's general manager Gary Stangoe said: "There will be significant investment, we're hoping to bring a top course designer in to make some of the improvements and playability."

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Yeovil Town sign Chelsea defender Josh Grant and Bournemouth winger Alex Dobre on loan until the end of the season.

Hampshire captain James Vince joins Australian Big Bash side Sydney Sixers, replacing fellow England player Joe Denly.

Southampton striker Charlie Austin is suspended for two matches after he admits making an abusive gesture towards Manchester City fans.

The car ferry across the mouth of Poole Harbour in Dorset remains out of action, its operator has said.

The Sandbanks Ferry was forced to halt crossings before Christmas when fire fighters were called following a "serious hydraulic issue".

Motorists face a 25 mile detour (40km) to travel between Poole and Studland.

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Flybe, the airline which accounts for nine in 10 flights at Southampton Airport, has been sold.

Virgin Atlantic and Dublin-based Stobart Air will take over the struggling regional airline.

Flybe carries around eight million passengers a year from airports such as Southampton, Cardiff and Aberdeen, to the UK and Europe.

The airline, which also has valuable landing slots at Heathrow and links to its services from Manchester, was put up for sale two months ago.

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More than 800 doors of the type that failed fire safety tests are in use in Poole's council houses.

The rescue of the Exeter-based airline marks a return by Virgin to domestic flights.

Nicola Blackwood lost her seat in 2017 and has now been given a role at the Department for Health.

A charity has put out an urgent appeal for volunteers in Dorset to help house vulnerable young people.

Action for Children is asking homeowners to offer temporary accommodation to those aged 16 to 25 who would otherwise be on the street.

Simon Keys, coordinating the Independent Visitors project, told the BBC if people cannot offer a bed for the night, mentoring support is just as valuable

"The biggest thing is time, such a precious commodity for everyone these days," he said.

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The £1.5m budget is for the current financial year with most redundancies happening after April.

Oxfordshire County Council has reduced a planned cut following public consultation.

A mum whose premature baby died is helping to support other parents as a legacy to her son Robert.

Concerns about the future of a European school in Oxfordshire have been raised in a special debate in Parliament.

Pupils at the Europa School in Culham, near Abingdon, are taught subjects in a variety of languages.

The Conservative MP for Henley, John Howell, told the Commons that parents and teachers are worried about the possible impact Brexit might have.

He said: "We all feel the need to end the current uncertainty as soon as possible but this is felt no more keenly than at the school where the educational future of children is at stake."

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An arsonist who started a fire outside the front door of a home in Fallowfield Crescent, Witney, is being sought by police.

A 26-year-old woman and her two children were at home when the blaze was started at 23:00 GMT on Monday.

The woman was able to put the fire out and no one was injured, police said.

Nursery headteachers in Reading have teamed up to fight possible closures.

Reading's five state-funded nurseries say they do not know what funding they will receive beyond 2020.

The schools were set up and funded after WW2 to get women into work but the government is cutting back how much money they get in line with private nurseries.

Lisa Bedlow, headteacher of Caversham Nursery and New Bridge Nursery School, said: "Because we have to have legally qualified teachers and pay our staff a living wage, we wouldn't be sustainable if we reduce our budget any further."

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