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A black parking meter next to a sign explaining the parking charges at Old Market Yard car park in Sherborne

Night-time car park fee plan paused

Parking in nearly all of Dorset Council's car parks is free after 18:00.

Ian McKellen and Elijah Wood in a scene from the film The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring

Lord of the Rings coin collection to go on sale

Auctioneer Richard Bromell describes the commemorative Lord of the Rings coins as "very special".

A black parking meter next to a sign explaining the parking charges at Old Market Yard car park in Sherborne

Council votes to axe free evening and night parking

Drivers could have to pay £2.50 to park in Dorset Council car parks after 18:00 from this summer.

Gaia - an artwork of the Earth - suspended from the lower part of the ceiling of Exeter Cathedral.

Giant globe artwork to be displayed in abbey

Gaia has been displayed around the world and will be in Sherborne from 29 August to 12 September.

Custody photo of Timothy Biles. He has glasses and messy white hair.

Priest jailed for sexually assaulting boys in 1960s

Timothy Biles is found guilty at Bournemouth Crown Court of five counts of indecent assault.

Shoppers walking up and down Cheap Street in Sherborne. It is winter and it has been raining so the road and pavement are wet. People are walking on the pavement as well as on the street. There are shops on either side of the road.

Banking hub to 'relieve anxiety' as last bank closes

Sherborne's last remaining bank - Lloyds - will close in January but the new hub will open before.

Luke wearing a white top and a black cap.

'I went in for a tackle and heard my neck snap'

BBC South spends six months with patients and staff at Salisbury Hospital's dedicated spinal unit.

A blonde boy with blue eyes and wearing a blue T-shirt smiling at the camera with vegetation in soft focus behind him.

'I want to show teens it's ok to talk'

The film features people dealing with bipolar disorder, eating disorders, and self harm.

A landscape of hills covered in snow. The layer of snow is fairly thin with parts of the ground visible in places. The landscape is empty and bare under a fairly clear blue sky with just a few white clouds in the distance.

Dorset's Big Picture: Sunday's image of the county

Showcasing the best images sent to us from around Dorset.