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Bridport: Man wins battle for his wife to live in UK
Ross Clarke is celebrating the beginning of his married life – 18 months after his wedding. Immigration officials have just agreed to let his Malaysian wife live with him in the UK. Mr Clarke met Radhika Mohendas while studying at Northumbria University
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Bridport Prize: Get your entries in for prestigious contest
WRITERS have until June 30 to get their entries in to the Bridport Prize for a chance to win £5,000 for a short story or poem. Entries are up by 1,000 on this time last year – with significantly more Dorset writers vying for the Bridport and Lyme Regis
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Bridport: Remodelling town hall uncovers many defects
WORK on remodelling Bridport’s Town Hall has uncovered a wealth of structural defects. However, getting them fixed will ensure the building, built in 1786, is fit for the next 200 years, said town clerk Bob Gillis. Reporting to the finance and general
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Lyme Regis: Siege of 1644 marked by street procession
ONE of the proudest moments in Lyme’s history was marked with a procession through Broad Street. The Siege of Lyme in 1644 lasted for six weeks when Prince Maurice approached the town with a force of 6,000 men. The people of the town held strong and
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Lyme Regis: Restaurant terrace plans being debated
MARK Hix’s Lyme Regis restaurant could become one of the town’s most important contemporary buildings under new proposals. Architect Stuart Case said the iconic glass and timber building in Lister Gardens would be further enhanced by a new outside terrace
