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Pupils design giant banner in bid to stop speeding and illegal parking
A GIANT banner is reminding motorists of a Lyme Regis school’s road safety campaign. Following long-standing issues with parking and speeding vehicles near the school, pupils at St Michael’s primary were challenged last term by local police to
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Business booms as tourists flock to enjoy sunshine
BUSINESS has boomed this summer across Lyme Regis as thousands of tourists flocked to the town to enjoy the summer sun. Met Office statistics show the summer has been the hottest and driest since 2006, and with the temperature being warmer by 0.8C
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£10k windfall secures historic West Dorset site’s future
A £10,000 Lottery grant has assured the future of Netherbury’s historic Reading Room. Village hall committee spokesman Mike Morse said residents were delighted with the news. He said: “It is fantastic news for the village hall committee and
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Battle bus rolls in to West Dorset to combat badger cull
CAMPAIGNERS against the government’s badger cull have been out in force in West Dorset to drum up support. Members of the Dorset for Badger and Bovine Welfare and their Badger Battle Bus were in Beaminster at the weekend spreading their message
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Cheers for an unforgettable stay
We had a wonderful time visiting your resort on Bridport Carnival weekend, the customer service made us feel particularly welcome. Having cycled from Weymouth, we were greeted by friendly staff at the Haven where we pitched our tent. This was
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Thanks, we’ll keep the wheels turning
We would like to express many thanks to everyone who was in Bridport on the morning of Saturday, July 27 and who visited our fundraiser at Bucky Doo Square. The generosity of the people that morning helped us raise £220 for Wheel Keep Dancing,
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Number 71 bus vital for elderly
I have appealed for help from West Dorset MP Oliver Letwin on a couple of issues of great importance to the people of Lyme Regis. It seems that, like many of our local bus services in the resort, our much used Number 71 is to have its funding cut
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Slow speed causes driving frustration
Driving back to Bridport on the Dorchester bypass on August 28 at 10.30pm I joined a slow convoy of cars behind a 20mph tractor pulling a trailer of bales. It would have been courteous to have pulled in to allow the cars to pass instead of driving
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Banter and bingo a terrific success
Our bingo evening in Bridport was a great success. Some 35 people enjoyed the calling and ‘banter’ ably supplied by my son and daughter Emma and James. Between the bingo, raffle and tea sales £339 was raised on the night. This is being
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Concerns over the lack of ladies’ loos
The debate continues concerning Bridport’s lost public conveniences. Lost in the sense of vanished and also deprived of help by the authorities. What stymies the debate is the absence of further counter-arguments on the part of the district
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It’s a ‘lovely town’ so keep it that way
THE town doesn’t want parking meters. The town council doesn’t want parking meters. The people of Bridport and its surrounding villages are signing a petition in their droves against parking meters. Yet the county council is suggesting that
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Three logjammed days shed light on conditions
Thursday, August 22 saw traffic backed up for, so they say, five miles in all directions, from Bridport, caused by traffic going into the Melplash Show using the entrance at Broomhills. This entrance is the one with proposals for the waste transfer
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Leave our parking system well alone
Is it not time that the people and the town council members of Bridport said that they will not be dictated to any more by Dorset County Council? Are all these crazy schemes just another way to claw back some of the vast amounts of money spent
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Pitfalls surround Stoney Head site
With reference to the suggestion that the new waste depot be sited at Stoney Head, may I point out the following pitfalls this course of action would invoke. The entrance to the site would be straightforward, while the exit would be highly dangerous
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Retail use approved for historic building
WEST Bay could have a new shopping opportunity in one of the harbour’s most historic buildings after planners rejected English Heritage objections. Councillors on the West Dorset District Council development control committee gave the go-ahead
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Councillor's appeal against assault conviction fails
THE CONVICTION of a Bridport Town Councillor has been upheld on appeal. Philip Colfox, aged 50, had been found guilty of assault by beating at Weymouth magistrates’ court in June. The charge related to an incident following a dispute about
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Guitarists strum up to set world record on Lyme beach
MUSICIANS are fine tuning their guitars for next weekend’s world record attempt on a Dorset beach. Geoff Baker, who has organised the Guitars on the Beach event, now aims to make Lyme Regis the live music capital of Dorset. He will write to
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Your vote can make us top market town
BRIDPORT is in the running to be named the nation’s favourite market town. Named as one of the top ten in Britain, a campaign is under way to get locals and visitors voting to make the town the top of the poll. The ten nominees in the favourite
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COUNTRY NEWS: Wood turner wins rural crafts competition
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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Glamorous life of TV entertainer Valerie Brooks
HERE we continue the story of star Valerie Brooks – or Mrs Pye, housewife of Swyre, as she’s been for the past 43 years. Mrs Pye featured in our 50 Years Ago section in July and she got in touch to tell us her story and share her glorious pictures
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Volunteers revamp Bridport Children’s Centre
A TEAM of local youth volunteers provided some much appreciated voluntary work at Bridport Children’s Centre. The group revamped the garden, repainted the fences and play house, and painted an underwater-themed mural on the wall of the café.
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Appeal for witness after violent assault on Lyme man
POLICE officers in Lyme Regis are appealing for witnesses following a violent assault in the town. The alleged assault happened at 1.13pm on Thursday, August 22, on Silver Street following an altercation between a local man and an unknown assailant
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Bridport Town Council considers buying toilets
BRIDPORT Town Council is considering buying the public toilets in East Street when they come up for auction next month. A report on the options – and the financial implications – will go to the finance and general purposes committee meeting next
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Young buskers hit the streets
LYME Regis seafront will once again be alive with the sound of music as B Sharp’s team of buskers take centre stage. Founded in 2007, the children’s charity aims to get young musicians out onto the streets performing and raising money. This
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Bridport councillor in parking meter battle
A BRIDPORT town councillor is prepared to take direct action to stop on-street parking meters being introduced. Coun Phil Lathey’s move follows a 3,000-strong petition collected within a week. The petition has empathised the strength of local
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Bumper summer for Lyme Regis as tourists flock to the town
BUSINESS has boomed this summer across Lyme Regis as thousands of tourists flocked to the town to enjoy the summer sun. Met Office statistics show the summer has been the hottest and driest since 2006, and with the temperature being warmer by 0.8C
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Bridport and West Bay boom thanks to Broadchurch and sunshine
BRIDPORT and West Bay have had a bumper summer with tourists flocking to the Bay and the historic market town – sharing a predicted £67 million income from tourism in Dorset during the August bank holiday week. The season’s success might have started
