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Lyme Regis: Club pays tribute to stalwart while helping Sam out
UPLYME Football Club is paying tribute to the memory of one of their most loyal supporters and at the same time hope to help a young cancer sufferer in the village. Ron Matthews passed away in January and club chairman Gavin Fowler said: “Ron
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Book loan figures from libraries slammed by campaigners
LIBRARY campaigners claim that new figures showing a drop in the number of books issued are ‘insignificant’ and are a result of reduced opening hours. In Lyme Regis there was a four per cent decrease in the number issued last year compared with 2009,
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Lyme Regis: Appeal to look out for basking sharks
SIGHTSEERS and fishermen are being urged to watch out for basking sharks off the Cobb. The Marine Conservation Society (MCS) says that the giant fish have been spotted earlier than usual in the country’s waters – including off Lyme Regis. Day trippers
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Golden Cap: Archaeologists to excavate burial mounds
ARCHAEOLOGISTS are to excavate historic burial mounds at Golden Cap before they are lost to the sea. A team from the National Trust is holding a dig at the Bronze Age monument on the cliff top. They will probe the three of the five earthworks – which
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Bridport: Alfie's transplant hopes are dashed
Alfie Slater’s life-saving bone marrow operation has been cancelled. The three-year-old – who was due to have the procedure on Monday – has instead been put on a drug’s trial taking treatment only licensed for adults. The Bridport boy
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West Bay: Tourism leader calls for water tests amid pollution fears
TOURISM leader John May has called for water tests at West Bay amid pollution fears over swimming waters. He has demanded that West Dorset District Council keep track of water quality at East Beach, which is a bathing beach with lifeguard cover
