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BASKETBALL: Shield shooting with Evolution
BRIDPORT Evolution have been presented with their 2013/14 kit by new sponsor Shield. Shield, who manufacture red dot reflex sights for the military and leisure shooting sectors, have been linked with the club for a number of years and currently
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Juniors bag eighth place in Newquay
BRIDPORT’S junior rowers have finished eighth in the Under-16 County Gig Champion-ship. The intrepid Bridport crew consisted of a mixture of Beaminster and Colfox school pupils – Rex Fisher, Sam Weston, Jake Preston, William Aburrow, Anya Loudon
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Bridport made to work hard for win
BLANDFORD 112 (6pts) lost to BRIDPORT 114-9 (18pts) by one wicket BRIDPORT made hard work of seeing off a depleted Blandford side in their penultimate game of the season at Brewery Field. The West Dorset outfit appeared to be cruising at one
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Conger helps Adam land shore prize
RNLI Open West Bay AFTER having to cancel last year’s match due to the severe flooding that affected most parts of England, all were hoping for some great weather this time. Just a few hours before the start heavy rain appeared, although it
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Uplyme have no answer
ASHBURTON 244-5 (22pts) beat UPLYME & LYME REGIS 167 (5pts) by 77 runs KILMINGTON 183 (9pts) lost to UPLYME & LYME REGIS SECONDS 193-7 (19pts) by 10 runs UPLYME & Lyme Regis were brushed aside at Ashburton in their latest Devon League
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Doff a cap to Hank
Hats Off to Roger, the titfer whatever the weather. Hank Wangford, incorrigible hat lover, returns to the hat epicenter of Britain to open his beloved Bridport Hat Festival on Friday September 6 at Bridport Arts Centre. Backed by the stellar Lost
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Mosterton pre-school celebrates its Ofsted rating
MOSTERTON Pre-school is overjoyed to have been ‘marked up’ by Ofsted upgrading from a ‘satisfactory’ to ‘good’ rating. The Ofsted inspector said the children benefited from exciting and well planned outdoor environments and developed independence
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Hat auction raises record sum of £750
TWO hours of frenzied titfer tat bidding saw a record total made at this year’s hat auction. As a preview to the now annual Bridport Hat Festival, the auction was held at the Bridport and West Dorset Club and raised £750, significantly up on previous
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There will be mud at Kamikaze Banzai Charge
ACTION men and women will be throwing themselves into the Kamikaze Banzai Charge at Beaminster in September. Some 500 runners are expected to tackle the eight-mile cross-country course with obstacles engineered to test fitness, nerve and determination
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Talent will out in new Melplash Show competitions
COMPETITION was stiff and the standard high for the first rural craft prize at this year’s Melplash Show. There were 16 entries covering a wide variety of rural crafts and judges Peter Yeates and Stuart Gay, working to a very complex and detailed
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Taking a look at the world's best jewel thieves
HAVANA Marking has made a name for herself with her gritty documentary films shining the spotlight on extraordinary stories. Her latest offering, which will be screened at the Electric Palace next week on September 4, takes a good hard look at
