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Lyme Regis: Hub is continuing to aim high
EFFORTS to re-open The Hub are continuing as it bids for up to a further £100,000. Project leaders have just become aware of a fund to put solar PV panels on the roof of its Church Street building to generate its own electricity. British
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Lyme Regis: Grant-giving chaos leaves some ‘fuming’
GRANT-GIVING at Lyme Regis Town Council proved controversial once again, with one councillor declaring: “I’m absolutely disgusted”. The council was asked to consider funding applications from 26 organisations who had requested a combined £52,038
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Lyme Regis: Jubilation as The Hub secures £60,000 funding
THERE were scenes of jubilation at the Woodroffe School when it was announced The Hub had secured £60,000 Lottery funding. The youth centre project beat off competition from Portland Gig Rowing Club in a phone vote to win the Jubilee People
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Charmouth and Lyme Regis: Well-known faces join the libraries campaign
TWO big names have thrown their weight behind the campaign to save Dorset’s libraries. Cabinet minister and West Dorset MP Oliver Letwin and Oscar-winning scriptwriter Julian Fellowes have backed calls to Dorset County Council to safeguard them from
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West Dorset: Teachers march to protest at pension cuts
HUNDREDS of striking teachers demonstrated at a rally against pensions changes. The 500-strong group of protesters marched through Dorchester from County Hall to the Corn Exchange. The demonstration came as schools in Bridport and Beaminster faced closures
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Bridport: Sunday lunch at the Bull the best in UK, says comedian
FUNNYMAN Ardal O’Hanlon praised the Bridport comedy crowd when he appeared at the Electric Palace. The actor and comedian performed the sold-out show at the top of the bill with resident compere Craig Campbell and rising star Seann Walsh. He told afterwards
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Bridport: £1.4m work on town hall brings traffic chaos
TRAFFIC lights and scaffolding on the £1.4million Bridport Town Hall project is causing chaos, it has been warned, Councillors have called for changes to signals phasing and signs to stop queues gridlocking the town centre. Shopkeepers also fear a loss
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Lyme Regis: Price hikes may force children out of school
FURIOUS parents fear they will be forced to pull their children out of Woodroffe School following changes to bus fares. Parents are facing a massive hike in school bus fares and with fewer seats available dozens of children will be in competition
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Bridport: Suspect held after man is stabbed
A 19-YEAR-OLD man was taken to hospital after being stabbed in Bridport. An ambulance was called to a property in Gore Cross Way in Bradpole at 4.14am on Tuesday, July 5. Medics treated the man before taking him to the Dorset County Hospital in Dorchester
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Batey’s blast bags Lyme fine victory
UPLYME & Lyme Regis 246 (20pts) beat KILMINGTON 160 (5pts) by 86 runs STEVE Batey fell just three runs short of a century as Uplyme & Lyme Regis produced a complete performance to stun Kilmington in the Devon League E Division. Buoyed
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Sophie in national title joy
SOPHIE Keech from Axminster, who plays at Lyme Regis Golf Club, is celebrating after winning the English Schools Under-18 National Champion-ships in Lincolnshire. The Year 10 pupil carded a 72 in her first round before breaking the course record with
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Everitt half-century boosts Beaminster
Beaminster 230-7 (20pts) beat FERNDOWN WAYFARERS SECONDS 114 (5pts) by 116 runs FRED Everitt produced a wonderful half-century to lead Beaminster to a crucial win over Ferndown Wayfarers at the Memorial Ground in Dorset League Division Two.
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Celebration as Bees take on Magpies
TREVOR Senior is feeling upbeat ahead of this weekend’s momentous friendly against Dorchester Town at St Mary’s Field (4pm). Not only will the encounter herald the club’s 125th anniversary but it will also be the Bees’ first outing as a Premier Division
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Roberts roars to a treble
NICKY Roberts was the Bridport Bandits’ star, winning all three of his races in his experimental Peugeot in the latest Wessex Autograss meeting. The Bridport club achieved a one, two, three in one of the races with Troy Carter and Ollie Dowding coming
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Six wickets but Lewis can't rock House
COMPTON HOUSE 250-9 (20pts) beat Bridport 167 (8pts) by 83 runs A STUNNING spell of bowling from Wes Lewis was still not enough to turn Bridport’s fortunes around at Compton House in Dorset League Division Three. The talented bowler snared
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Jesters have last laugh at Beehive
BRIDPORT & District Table Skittles League recently held their finals and presentation night at the Beehive. The Jesters were the big winners once more, claiming the Division A title ahead of Secondhand. Music was provided by One Night Stand and trophies
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Chard swim team brings its A game
CHARD & District Swimming Club have been taking part in the Southern Junior League competition over the last three months, for swimmers aged nine to 12. Their success this year earned them eighth place overall out of the 27 clubs taking part, and a place
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Champion show for Colfox four
TWENTY-FOUR students from Colfox School were selected to represent West Dorset at the Dorset County Championships. The most notable performances came from newly-crowned county champions Rhys Kirkpatrick (800m), Will Bowen-Ashwin (hammer), Holly Butt
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Top scores and close calls in Bridport medal match
SEVENTY-SIX players took part in the men’s monthly medal, which incorporated the county qualifiers on a perfect morning for golf. Not surprisingly there were some very good scores and some very close ones with the top three places in all three
