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West Dorset: Tributes to farmers' champion
TRIBUTES have been paid to a former councillor and NFU chairman who has died, aged 87. Justin Mallinson will be remembered as much for civic contributions to a county he loved as for his farming. He was a former president of the Melplash Agricultural
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Top lots at promises auction
AN auction of promises will take place on Friday, June 10 at 7pm in the Woodmead Halls. It is being held to benefit the Share in the Shelters fund project. Auctioneer for the night will be West Dorset MP Oliver Letwin, and one of the prizes will be
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Bridport: Forum to monitor cuts at hospital
MEMBERS of Bridport’s 50+ Forum will be monitoring the closure of parts of Langdon Ward during the summer. To save money the NHS says because of decreased demand in the holiday season it makes sense not to use some of the bays in the elderly care ward
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Lyme Regis: Hundreds turn out for boat blessing ceremony
THE Blessing of the Boats service at Lyme Regis was one of the best attended for many years. Around 300 people – visitors and residents – joined in the service outside the RNLI lifeboat station on Sunday. They paid their respects to those who have lost
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Charmouth: Library land mystery help is needed
CHARMOUTH campaigners are appealing for help to solve a mystery surrounding their library building. The Friends of Charmouth Library hope some new information could bolster their campaign. Friends chairman Hazel Robinson said: “Myth, rumour and old
