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Trip of a lifetime as students travel to Kenya
A TRIP to Kenya proved to be the experience of a lifetime for a group of Bridport students. The team of six from the Sir John Colfox School travelled to Africa in the summer holidays with Camps International to undertake a number of community projects
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Looking back on Lyme Regis
Lyme Regis Museum will be holding an exhibition in the town's library charting the history of Broad Street. Called "Butcher, Baker, Candlestick maker", they will display pictures of how the town has changed with pictures dating back to the 1940s
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Uproar over plans to cut bus services
BRIDPORT residents are up in arms about proposed cuts in the town’s bus services. Dorset County Council is consulting on cuts which include the loss of the Saturday services on several routes. People in Jessop Avenue are mounting a campaign
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Concerns raised on coast road closure
DOZENS of people packed a meeting to raise concerns about plans to close Abbotsbury to traffic for three months. The move is part of a Wessex Water scheme to replace old and burst water mains. The work is scheduled to start on January 6 and
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Have your say on how to spend EU funds
WEST DORSET organisations are being urged to take part in the decision-making process on how European funds are spent in the county. The Chalk and Cheese Local Action Group provides an opportunity for the rural community to join in the debate raised
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Dorset pubs are listed in bible for real ale
REAL ale campaigners are celebrating after a round of west Dorset pubs were singled out for praise. The latest Good Beer Guide, published by the Campaign for Real Ale, includes 31 pubs in the area. Palmers’ thatched Bridport brewery provides
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Help Charmouth scouts reach number one spot
IT MAY not be the X-Factor, but the 1st Charmouth Scout Group are pleading for your votes to help them secure a number one spot. The scout group, which currently has 39 members, is looking for ways to raise money to refurbish their dilapidated
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'Let's talk to break taboo' say campaigners
MEMBERS of a local support group say they are determined to get more people talking about bowel cancer. The West Dorset Semi Colons bowel cancer support group recently launched their website in a bid to raise awareness and get more people to join
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Drink driver banned for two years
A DRINK driver has been banned from driving for more than two years. Kinga Sokol, of Yawl House, Uplyme, was more than three times over the legal limit when she was stopped by police on the night of June 2, 2013. The police saw her drive her
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Businessmen to tackle oar-some feat of rowing across the Atlantic
TWO businessmen will attempt to break a century old record as they try to row across the Atlantic in less than two months. Elliott Dale, 54, from Lyme Regis, and Chris Walters, 55, from Taunton, will take on the challenge in June 2014 to raise
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Cyclists ride out to help autism
CYCLISTS rode through a rainy start to raise hundreds of pounds for a Dorset charity. The group of 33 riders set off to pedal 37 miles in aid of Autism Wessex. Dorchester mayor Stella Jones sounded a claxon to start off the riders from Charles
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Windy weather for Eggardon Kite Festival
A BLUSTERY day was had by all at the Eggardon Kite Festival. Flying fans flocked to the west Dorset venue to take part in the annual event, which included kite workshops and other activities. Kite flyers young and old took their creations to
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Bridport's wait for superfast broadband
Bridport and its surrounding area faces a longer wait for superfast broadband access than other towns in Dorset. And that is forcing local businesswoman Nichola Ross Martin to relocate. Her tax consultancy firm, which includes five commercial
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Patients angry as GPs leave Lyme Regis surgery
PATIENTS have been left angry and confused after Lyme Regis Medical Centre revealed two doctors are set to leave at the end of October. The news comes as the centre , run by Virgin Healthcare, is still searching for a replacement for a doctor who
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Plan to return Roundham House Hotel to home sweet home
THE owner of Roundham House Hotel is planning to turn his business back into a private home. Steven Hynes spoke to Bridport Town Councillors at their planning meeting to make his case for converting the Edwardian country house back into a home.
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Bridport skatepark gets £5,000 boost
BRIDPORT Town Council is to pump more cash into refurbishing an outdoor skatepark. Councillors have already agreed to put in £10,000 for resurfacing and members of the finance and general purposes committee have now voted to inject £5,000 more
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COUNTRY NEWS: Coastline changes put species at risk
COASTAL erosion and climate change are putting some species at risk, warns the National Trust. The trust has unveiled a list of the six species it feels will be particularly affected around the constantly changing coastline. Research shows
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Local nets contributed to war win
RICHARD Hindson from Burton Bradstock writes to us after seeing the Looking Back reference (Bridport and Lyme Regis News, August 29) to WS Edwards and the production of submarine nets. He sent in copies of extracts from a book (sadly unnamed) with
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Shots from a family album
HERE are more photographs from Marilyn Sealy of West Bay, who has lent us nearly 50 of her family photographs. We’re sure there are quite of few of them that will bring back memories for many of our readers. It’ll take us some weeks to publish
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Get involved to change politics
THE party political conference season has arrived once again. The best case scenario is for the voting public to see the parties who seek their votes testing out their new policies in the heat of open and public debate, having the integrity and
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Install cameras to deter car thieves
RE the police recommending people to ‘remove all valuables from their vehicles’, when visiting beauty spots in the area. In an age where camera technology is so advanced that even paying for parking tickets can be monitored, why can’t some sort
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Support rally for more hearing loops
More and better hearing loops are needed in public places across the UK to help improve the accessibility of facilities and services for people with hearing loss. To help address this issue our charity is hosting an International Hearing Loop Conference
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Selling the public toilets a travesty
I WOULD like to add my objection to West Dorset District Council selling off the public toilets situated in the East Street car park. I consider this decision to be a grave travesty of justice. These facilities are surely funded out of monies
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Aid badgers from armchair comfort
I’M writing to alert your readers to tell them how they can, in one small way, help to save our British badgers without leaving their armchairs. The National Trust is currently being asked by some of its members to vaccinate badgers on their land
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We may need border patrols
WHAT a wonderful idea the mayor of Lyme Regis has had to stop visitors, coming to our tourist town when its full. I would go one further and set up border posts on the roads leading into the town. If the border patrols see a Mercedes or Jag
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Audit should have been taken first
SO West Dorset District Council has finally agreed to remove the hated pinch point at West Bay! But, it says, it is subject to a ‘safety audit’ before removing it, and not until next spring. If a ‘safety audit’ is so essential, it would have
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Registration for GotB was at 4pm
I would like to make a comment on the letter submitted by Mary Cole of Isleworth, Middlesex. I travelled more than 500 miles to be a part of the Guitars on the Beach attempt at a vast expense. I was at the beach from 9am till the end of day
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Privatising Royal Mail is just wrong
I AM saddened that another Great British institution is being privatised by the Lib Dems and Conservative government. Not even Margaret Thatcher as PM dared to attempt to privatise the Royal Mail which has been a public body for more than 250 years
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No hassle and no meters in Barfleur
SO Lyme Regis is to be officially twinned with Barfleur in France? And Dorset County Council is proposing to impose parking meters on the streets of Lyme Regis? I’ve just returned from a couple of days in delightful Barfleur. There I parked
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Many thanks for your help during carnival
ON behalf of all members of the Bridport Carnival Committee, I would like to thank all of our stalwart supporters and sponsors for helping to make this year’s carnival such a success. From the months of planning and work behind the scenes to the
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Bridport fights to keep its on-street parking free
THE Bridport News is backing the town’s campaign to keep its on-street parking free. Dorset County Council’s plans to introduce charges for on-street parking have mobilised traders, residents and politicians to fight to keep Bridport free.
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Lyme Regis Post Office facing imminent closure
LYME Regis Post Office is facing imminent closure and could be shut within the next few weeks. The current sub post master Leslie Gilbert said he intends to end his association with the post office but hasn’t given a firm date yet. Town councillors
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West Dorset woman take up reigns as regional ambassador for the Meningitis Research Foundation
A WEST Dorset woman has become a regional ambassador for the Meningitis Research Foundation. After a tragic death in her own family, Catherine Schrier from Beaminster hopes that she can help raise awareness of the disease as part of Meningitis
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BEES: Strike duo can give Bridport fire
BRISLINGTON 2 BRIDPORT 1 KEV Leigh is adamant Bridport’s fortunes will change when Steve Smith and Ryan Dovell return to the fold. The attacking duo are both expected to train tonight and could feature in this Saturday’s home clash against
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Bridport Town Council want stop to sale of redundant toilet block
BRIDPORT Town Council is to ask for the sale of a redundant toilet block to be stopped while it investigates the possibility of running it as a community enterprise. At Tuesday’s full council meeting Coun Ros Kayes made a plea to councillors to
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LYME REGIS: Fort held in season opener
LYME REGIS 3 ILMINSTER RESERVES 1 TIM Edwards was more than satisfied with his side’s performance in their season opener at Davey Fort. The new Lyme Regis boss watched his men control the game throughout with the Ilminster being limited
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GIG ROWING: Draw to fund Bridport's boat house
BRIDPORT Gig Club’s Grand Summer Draw, staged to raise money towards the refit of the decommissioned toilets on West Bay’s Fisherman’s Green to provide a new boat house, has been drawn. The draw was officiated over by Reverend Phillip Ringer and
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People's plea to safeguard centres from cuts
BRIDPORT’S youth centre and the level of care provided at the Sidney Gale old people’s residential home must be saved at all costs, say town councillors. As local people are being given the chance to have their say on adult social care services
