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Lyme Regis: Wallaby spotted grazing in a garden in Blue Waters Drive
RESIDENTS of a Lyme Regis street had an unexpected and rather unusual early morning visitor. More common to countries such as Australia and New Zealand, a wallaby happily jumped around and grazed in a garden in Blue Waters Drive. Resident Jan Cooper
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Bridport: Parents on stranger alert after suspicious incident
PARENTS are on stranger alert after two men approached youngsters in a park in Bridport. The three boys were in a play area in a cul de sac on the Cherry Tree estate when the men pulled up near them in a silver van. The youngsters fled and raised the
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Powerstock Cinema opening: Julian Fellowes is guest of honour
OSCAR winner Julian Fellowes was the guest of honour at a premiere of a different kind at a village hall in west Dorset. The writer, director, actor and peer officially opened the new cinema at Powerstock Hut when it showed its first movie – his family
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Lyme Regis: New mayor is ready to lead
LYME’S new mayor Sally Holman said she is looking forward to the challenge of leading the new town council. Coun Holman was voted as the town’s first citizen at the Annual Meeting last Wednesday, the first gathering of the new council since the May 5
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Lyme Regis: Teenager's threat to throw herself from Cobb
A TEENAGER threatened to throw herself off The Cobb in an early hours rescue drama. Police, coastguards and paramedics were all called to Lyme Regis harbour after concerned friends raised the alarm. Coastguards and paramedics stood by
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Bridport: Drug using neighbour from Hell thrown out of social home
POLICE and Magna Housing have evicted a ‘neighbour from Hell’ who was using a Bridport flat for drugs. They threw out the man, aged in his thirties, from the property in Downes Street in the town centre after he was convicted of offences involving heroin
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Scadding hails Trev
ADRIAN Scadding is “over the moon” after Bridport received the green light to return to the Toolstation Western League Premier Division next season. The Bees’ chairman, who has been at the helm for six years, received confirmation last Friday
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Senior's delight after promotion
JUBILANT Trevor Senior received confirmation of Bridport’s promotion and then targeted a top-half finish in the Toolstation Western League Premier Division. Senior was informed last Friday morning that Oldland Abbotonians had been denied elevation after
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Uplyme trio have Filleigh in a spin
UPLYME & LYME REGIS 210-8 (20pts) beat FILLEIGH 140 (6pts) by 70 runs UPLYME & Lyme Regis’ trio of slow bowlers spun their side to victory at Filleigh in Devon League E Division on Saturday. Jamie Toates returned figures of 4-26 in his nine overs
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Jet-setting swimmers
MEMBERS of Chard & District Swimming Club jetted off to Barcelona for some Spanish sun and a week’s swim camp. After a hectic weekend competing in the national final of the Arena League in Sheffield, there was no time to relax as a dozen swimmers boarded
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Uplyme brushed aside by Feniton
UPLYME & LYME REGIS SECONDS 158-8 (4pts) lost to FENITON SECONDS 159-2 (19pts) by eight wickets UPLYME & Lyme Regis Seconds were sent spinning to their second successive defeat in Devon League D Division East Two. Having been inserted against Feniton
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Skipper upbeat in spite of first loss
STALBRIDGE SECONDS 175-9 (20pts) beat BRIDPORT 158 (11pts) by 17 runs MARK Smith refused to be downhearted after Bridport tasted their maiden Dorset League Division Three defeat of the season. Skipper Smith, in his first campaign at the helm, watched
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Kitson downs Baker's boys
CHRISTCHURCH 280-6 (17pts) beat BEAMINSTER 195-5 (5pts) by 88 runs CENTURION Mikey Kitson single-handedly wrecked Beaminster’s quest to open their Dorset League Division Two victory account. The Christchurch opener plundered a magnificent 123 at
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Beaminster fall again
BEAMINSTER Seconds collected their first Division Four points of the season – but were hammered by eight wickets at table-topping Child Okeford. Batting first, Beaminster were skittled for 102 as only opener Hacon Edgley (32) offered meaningful resistance
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Bees' lucky 13
SUPERSTITION dictates Friday the 13th to be a day when bad luck strikes. It is doubtful Trevor Senior concurs. Having boldly predicted last August that his charges would be genuine promotion contenders, not even the Bridport boss could have envisaged
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Merlins' mission thwarted
MOSTERTON Merlins just failed to take the Yeovil League’s Div-ision One title – finishing on 468 points, only 11 behind winners Barrington. By winning 16 matches, Merlins actually scored one win more than the champions. The player averages show the
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Lesley and Gerry take top honours
GERRY Dudgeon and Lesley Begley clinched top honours at Bridport Tennis Club’s first mixed doubles tournament of the season. Five men and five ladies entered the event and after playing a total of four sets of eight games, the results were very close
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Wilson's prize after rain stays away
LOOKING out over the course we all held our breath as the rain clouds gathered over Lyme and moved towards us. Happily, the clouds moved up the Marshwood Vale and left us dry. The combined competition of the Bush Plate, monthly medal and stableford
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Youngster Cottam illustrates his potential
THERE were some outstanding performances in the first of the junior order of merit competitions at Lyme Regis Golf Club. Of particular note was the performance of 11-year-old Lewis Cottam, who scored an excellent nett 63 to win the event. David Lyon
