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Cancer survivor rides out for charity
CANCER survivor and Bridport postman Tom Pattinson-Smith is getting on his bike to tackle a 60-mile charity ride. He will join other survivors from Dorset and the south west in this year’s Rotary Dorset Bike ride. Cancer Research UK will receive
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Crash pilot makes plea to save rescue helicopter
A PILOT is calling for the coastguard helicopter to be saved after he was airlifted following a crash. Marc Taylor, of Abbotsbury Road, Weymouth, was paragliding near Swyre when he lost control and crashed into a field. The 28-year-old was
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Salute to the RNLI
VISITORS braved unpredictable weather at the RNLI Fun Day at West Bay. But the annual event, organised to raise funds for the lifeboats and lifeguards service, saw an impressive turnout. The event on Sunday included cream teas served at the
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Call for lower speed limit on 'crazy' road
THE first man on the scene of a fatal accident has described the A35 as the ‘road of death’. Keith Baldwin was on his way home to Kingston Russell with his family when he came across the scene by the Woodlands Farm Kennels on Monday. He said
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A35 named 'road of death' after fatal accident near Bridport
THE first man on the scene of Monday’s fatal accident has described the A35 as the ‘road of death’. Keith Baldwin was on his way home to Kingston Russell with his family when he came across the scene by the Woodlands Farm Kennels. He said the
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Delighted crowds flock to the Melplash Show in sunny Bridport
THOUSANDS of sun-kissed spectators flocked to the West Bay showground to attend the much loved Melplash Show at Bridport. Organisers said the beautiful weather and record number of entries into the livestock and horticultural competitions and record
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Ecstatic Lyme Regis students pick up their GCSE results
THERE were tears of joy as delighted students picked up their GCSE results at the Woodroffe School in Lyme Regis. Thanks to pupils' hard work the school achieved an excellent set of results, with 83 percent of students achieving five A*-C grades
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Drink driver who caused horror crash on coast road is jailed
A DRINK DRIVER has been jailed for causing a serious crash on the coast road. Christopher Andrew Gower was one-and-a-half times over the legal alcohol limit when he got behind the wheel of his car, Dorchester Crown Court heard. Transporting
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Excitement as Bridport and Beaminster students discover GCSE results
TEARS, screams of joy and phone calls to mum – today’s the day the long-awaited GCSE results are revealed to students who lined up to receive the fateful brown envelopes. At Sir John Colfox School in Bridport and at Beaminster School queues formed
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Swannery opens bug hotel
HOW about this for bedbugs or, more accurately, bug beds? A multi-storey ‘hotel’ for thousands of insects has been built at Abbotsbury Swannery. The palatial accommodation for mini-beasts was designed and constructed by Swannery staff member
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New proposals spark fresh fears for wildlife
DORSET Wildlife Trust is warning that changes to the Common Agricultural Policy will stifle Dorset wildlife. It warns proposals being discussed between the EU commission, MEPs and agricultural ministers could unravel years of improved biodiversity
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So much musical talent at festival
I would like to say how great it was to attend the Event 4 music festival at Bradpole on Saturday and Sunday August 10 and 11. The artists taking part showed just how much musical talent there is in and around Bridport. Congratulations to all
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Get tougher with ‘ignorant’ cyclists
There is a lot of talk from the government trying to encourage more cycling by giving extra money to the cities for cycle paths etc. I feel more should be done to prosecute those who break the law with no lights at night, ignoring one-way streets
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Thanks, our event was such a success
Thanks, our event was such a success May we thank all the organisations and individuals who worked so hard to make West Bay Day 2013 a success. Despite the typically British weather a lot of people had a lot of fun and we raised about £1,000 for
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People ignore the signs at their peril
Yet again people are ignoring the warning signs at the end of the promenade at West Bay adjacent to Eype beach and taking their life in their hands. I understand the attraction of a short cut, but this area and these cliffs, both west and east
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Don’t allow area to be ‘urbanised’
Having visited West Bay for many years, this year has been my first experience of the West Bay ‘enhancement’ scheme. Not only does the pinch point cause problems with its double issue of the car park exit and the give-way instruction to leaving
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Social isolation if bus service is lost
Once again there is a threat to discontinue our one and only once a week bus 76 into Bridport via Whitchurch Canonicorum. This village is too far from the main road to enable pensioners to walk to the A35 to catch any other bus. Five non-drivers
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Help the traders to fight recession
We have posh toilets in the South Street car park in Bridport where, in winter, the doors swell and won’t close and loss of car parking – but needed. In the East Street car park, there are fancy ideas, loss of car parking and toilets? We’ll wait
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Act if motorists park cars all day
MATTHEW Piles, Dorset County Council traffic manager, obviously doesn’t understand the existing parking scheme. The sign pictured on The News’ front page (August 15) reads ‘one hour. No return within one hour”. Since when is one hour all day
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Town is not the same as Swanage
There is a general feeling that the person who designed the West Bay mess had never been to West Bay – has the same occurred with on street parking in Bridport? The Dorset County Council traffic manager says the proposed changes will discourage
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Scheme designed as moneyspinner
The pattern is always the same. A central revenue-collecting organisation such as Dorset County Council wants to squeeze more money out of the public, so it invents a scheme to do so. It knows this will be unpopular, so in an attempt to hide its
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Muddled logic to transport troubles
If it ain’t broke don’t fix it, is the expression that sprang to mind when I read the headline on on-street parking in the News (August 15). You reported some very sound reasons why this idea should be shelved, but the key inference by the traffic
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U3A invites to you to join their choir in Bridport
THE formation of a new choir has got something to sing about. The songsters are coming together under the banner of the local University of the Third Age group. The first choir practice takes place next month at Bridport Rugby Club. Show
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Traffic in county town doesn’t flow
There’s good reason to be concerned about the introduction of parking meters on Bridport’s streets. Shortly after the same happened in Dorchester, I received a ticket for parking for a few minutes on a Sunday afternoon. I had been dropping
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Proposal to make you pay, pay, pay
IN your article, ‘Bid to scrap free parking’ I have never heard so much rubbish as in your quote from Matthew Piles, the Dorset County Council traffic manager. He says that the intention is to promote economic growth in towns, (drive away I would
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No thought’s been given to vehicle flow in harbour
My family and I have been visitors to West Bay for many years now and have been following the lively comments made concerning the recent road prioritisation ‘improvements’ made with the intention of facilitating easier traffic flow both into and out
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Don’t go down same route as Dorchester
I read with dismay that Dorset County Council wants to install parking meters in Bridport. Being midway between Dorchester and Bridport my family used to regularly split shopping trips between the towns, until meters were installed in Dorchester
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Pupils raise £130 for hospital that saved the life of their parish priest
SCHOOL children went on a fundraising mission to thank hospital staff who saved the life of their parish priest. Sticklands Primary School in Evershot raised a total of £130 for Dorset County Hospital through a Yummy Healthy Sale of nutritious
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Trick Factory skatepark loses its local asset status
BRIDPORT’S Trick Factory has been taken off a list of community assets. In April, West Dorset District Council agreed that the indoor BMX and skate arena on the St Michael’s Trading Estate could be put on a register of buildings with community
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Busman’s holiday for top conductor in Lyme
A FAMOUS conductor helped bring music to the ears of Lyme Regis as he stepped up to take the baton for a special surprise performance with the town band. Mark Peacock is the associate conductor of the world’s eighth best band, The Fairey Band,
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Royals’ thanks for Lyme's best wishes on baby
THE town of Lyme Regis has received a right royal letter of thanks for its good wishes on the birth of Prince George. Town Mayor Coun Sally Holman sent a letter to the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge on behalf of town councillors and the people of
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Lyme Regis shellfish pair set to bring back mollusc
LYME REGIS and its population of molluscs will become the focus of a new research project next month. Martin Howse, 44, and Kathrin Guenter, 42, both from Berlin, will be arriving on August 30, to conduct scientific and artistic research into the
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Major backlash to Bridport parking meter plan
DORSET County Council’s proposal to introduce on-street parking charges has stirred up a hornets’ nest of opposition in Bridport. Now former mayor of Bridport Coun Dave Rickard is calling on the county council to work with the town council and
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More memories of Coronation parties
THE pictures from the St Michael’s Lane Coronation party sparked a great deal of interest and not a few very nostalgic memories for many people who were part of that ‘family’. Particularly so for Betty-Jayne Scadding who kindly loaned us these
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Bridport photographer's dangerous snaps
PEOPLE are still putting their lives at risk on the beaches of West Dorset – to the despair of professionals and onlookers. David Richards of Wanderwell in Bridport could barely believe his eyes when he took these pictures, right. He said:
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Bridport milliner's hat mission
A BRIDPORT milliner has more than one reason to look forward to the forthcoming celebration of hats. Fiona Neylan will be showing her creations at the Bridport Hat Festival on September 6 and 7 but also hopes that the event will raise awareness
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Saved skipper grateful to Lyme Regis lifeboat
THE skipper of a speedboat who was rescued after it capsized has spoken of his gratitude to Lyme Regis RNLI. Dan Strawbridge, 22, a farm worker from Colyton, was aboard the speedboat with three others when they were thrown into the sea after finding
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More auditions for West Dorset movie hopefuls
FRESH auditions are being staged in West Dorset to cast more extras for the star-studded Far From the Madding Crowd movie. The blockbuster is being shot in the Bridport, Beaminster and Dorchester areas from mid-September to the end of October.
