Western Daily Press (Saturday)
Sherborne named ‘best address in South West’
Gun used to prop open window
POLICE in Gloucestershire have seized a suspected firearm which was spotted when officers were on foot patrol.
The gun was being used to prop open a window in Gloucester when it was spotted by officers.
The officers immediately called their firearms colleagues to the scene. The item was seized by the force.
Taking to X, Gloucestershire Neighbourhood Police said that it was believed the item had been deactivated. Enquiries are ongoing, they added.
THE “handsome and historic” town of Sherborne has been named the best place to live in the South West.
The town in Dorset, famous for the striking Sherborne Abbey, receives the accolade in the annual Sunday Times Best Places to Live guide.
The charming town has plenty to offer: the historic Sherborne Abbey is worth a visit alongside nearby Sherborne Castle, with its annual medieval Pack Monday Fair the ideal place to go if you’re looking for an autumn activity.
The area is also home to great schools, including the prestigious Sherborne School, which has produced some outstanding talents and has plenty of famous past alumni.
The Sunday Times writes: “A busy high street and high-class education help to make this community-centred, cultured town our best address in the South West. Sherborne is handsome and historic, but it’s the friendly, energetic population that really makes it stand out.
“There are more than 200 community groups covering every conceivable interest, while the opening of Sherborne House as a high-end arts and community centre later this spring will add extra cachet to a town that already has a perceptible spring in its step.”
Helen Davies, editorial projects director and Best Places to Live editor, said: “This guide is a celebration of towns, cities and villages that are each a fantastic place to live in 2024, from Dunkeld to Knutsford, Falmouth to Leeds. Wherever you are on the property ladder, there will be somewhere to suit you.
“These are all places where you can feel grounded as well as upwardly mobile: they have a mature sense of community, lively, supportive high streets and an eye to the future, whether that is eco-friendly measures, transport and regeneration, or imaginative inclusion of new housing.”
The places in our region that made the shortlist also include: Cirencester, Gloucestershire; Clevedon, Somerset; Isle of Purbeck, Dorset; Tisbury, Wiltshire.
North Berwick in East Lothian was named the overall winner of Best Places to Live.