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Motorists faced delays after vehicle fire on A35 at Morcombelake
Motorists faced 'significant traffic delays' after a vehicle caught fire on the A35. The road was closed in both directions for around one hour, after the vehicle caught fire just after 11am this morning on the eastbound carriageway. Two fire
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Dancer Valerie Pye destined to become a star
IT was this snippet in the 50 Years Ago section that prompted Valerie Pye to get in touch with these glorious pictures of her exciting past when she was a dancer and comic actress Valerie Brooks. Although popular in those days ‘blacking up’ was
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Dorset bus services facing cuts
DORSET’S supported bus network is set for a shake-up with some services being scrapped to save money. Now local bus users are being asked what impact planned changes to Dorset services will have on them. Among the changes proposed is the scrapping
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'Girl racer' over the moon with new power-assisted wheels
SUPER wheels for a super-wheelchair have allowed a Bridport woman to do her job more quickly – and make her a lot less tired at the end of the day. Sarah Adams, who is married with two grown-up sons, works as a pharmacy technician in two hospitals
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Dorset Business Awards contest back by popular demand
BACK by popular demand to the Dorset Business Awards, in association Bridport News sister papers the Dorset Echo, and Daily Echo, the Retail Excellence Award sponsored by the Dolphin Shopping Centre is looking to discover and highlight the best examples
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New Hardy Players set for open-air play
THE New Hardy Players are performing an open-air play in Bridport again this year. The players, based in Dorchester, will perform The Woodlanders on the Millennium Green tomorrow, August 30, at 7pm. The performance is at the invitation of Friends
