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Celebration as school rises from the ashes
POWERSTOCK pupils will be celebrating as their new school finally opens next month. A devastating blaze ripped through the main Grade II-listed building during October half-term in 2011. The Rt Rev Nicholas Holtham, Bishop of Salisbury, will
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Owner fights to save cat savaged by dogs
A WOMAN is devastated after her beloved cat was viciously attacked by a pack of dogs. Lynne Burningham has hit out against ‘irresponsible’ pet owners who she says are to blame for such incidents. She rushed to rescue her treasured cat Daisy
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Post office will stay open until December
LYME Regis Post Office has been granted a stay of execution as the current sub-postmaster has agreed to stay on until at least December. Leslie Gilbert said he had told the Post Office he would continue running the post office on Broad Street as
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Pensioner falls onto rocks
A PENSIONER was rushed to hospital with a suspected broken arm after attempting to climb the cliffs on Charmouth Beach. The man, who is 68 years old, was visiting the area as part of a day trip and tried to climb the cliffs approximately 100 metres
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Bridport's Tessa Bide bringing her show to town
Bridport’s very own Tessa Bide is coming to Bridport Arts Centre with her first devised, one-woman show for children, The Tap Dancing Mermaid. Come along and hear The Moon’s story about a tippety-top tap dancer who he has been watching at night
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Ssshhh! Woodroffe students hold a silent disco for charity
STUDENTS will be gripped by ‘silent’ Saturday night fever as they don headsets and dance the night away in aid of the UK’s leading cancer charity. A-level pupils from The Woodroffe School in Lyme Regis have organised a silent disco at the Bridport
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Buskers hit the seafront
THE gloomy weather couldn’t put off Lyme Regis’s buskers as the seafront was filled with the sounds of music at the weekend. B Sharp were staging their annual busking festival as part of this year’s ArtsFest and musicians were busy in the town
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We're still going mad for Maddy Prior
Maddy Prior, one of the most enduring and respected artists in British music, will be appearing at the Marine Theatre as part of Lyme Regis Arts Fest 2013. Since she first appeared on the music scene with Tim Hart in the late 60s, Maddy Prior has
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Wacky hair day to help Weldmar Hospicecare Trust
LET your hair down and help raise money for a good cause. Weldmar Hospicecare Trust is asking residents, schools and businesses in Dorset to get out the hairspray for the third Wacky Hair for Hospicecare day to raise money for the Joseph Weld Hospice
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British masters of the understatement
It has been said many times that the British are the masters of the understatement. Your article on page two of September 5 endorses this. I refer to the story about a ‘40-tonne’ rock that fell from the cliff at Golden Cap. According to Mr Bale
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Youngsters on Dorset Fire and Rescue scheme with Jobcentre Plus
YOUNGSTERS blazed a trail when they completed a course to help guide their futures. Five young people successfully completed the first of two pilot schemes run by Dorset Fire and Rescue Service in partnership with Jobcentre Plus. The course
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Listen up and spend money more wisely
I HAVE followed with amazement the on-going saga of the closure of public toilets in Bridport. While supporting Ros Kayes in her attempt to save the East Street toilets, I would like to make the following comments: 1. Bridport has effectively one
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Share your views on all these issues
MAY I bring your attention to the three issues currently of concern to Bridport residents, as they appear to be gaining pace with hardly a thumbs up from the community at large? Parking meters: A cash raid with little or no consideration to the
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Turn away tourists and we’ll lose them
I WAS flabbergasted to read in the Lyme Regis news the comments of our mayor suggesting that we stop tourists entering the town when it is busy. As we all know our town is very much dependent on tourists. It is the income from these tourists that
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Vital to public to retain post office
ASSUMING the facts reported in the edition of the Lyme Regis News dated September 19 are correct, and that this important post office is facing closure soon a few facts need to be discussed. I worked for the Post Office for 35 years as a post office
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Less and less from our county council
DORSET County Council leader Spencer Flower thinks the axing of local bus services will ‘empower local groups to work together’. West Dorset District Council thinks less public toilet facilities in Bridport are ‘an improvement’. The same council
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Groundbreaking fishing scheme could become global model
A GROUNDBREAKING scheme first used in Lyme Bay is proving to be the real ‘catch of the day’ – and it could become the model for sustainable fishing worldwide. Lyme Bay Fisheries and Conservation Reserve management team and local fishermen were
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Putting profit first regardless of effect
I FULLY realise as to why Bridport residents are ‘up in arms’ about the proposed cuts to the town’s bus services. (Bridport News, September 19) However, the proposal is not unexpected as it is simply an extension of the coalition government’s policy
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Don’t scrap bus services that are running on full
Committed as it is to public service, Dorset County Council and its transport contractors are proposing to withdraw a whole raft of local bus routes. I can speak only for the 210 Litton Cheney to Bridport service but I am sure that it is no different
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Judge's warning over child images as Burton Bradstock man jailed
A JUDGE says a message needs to go out to ‘wicked’ people who download images depicting child abuse that it is ‘not worth the gamble’. Judge Roger Jarvis spoke out as he sentenced Kevin Cox, of Lower Townsend, Burton Bradstock, to 12 months in
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BEES: Senior calls for a ruthless streak
BRIDPORT boss Trevor Senior wants his players to become more ruthless in front of goal. The Bees have been playing great football of late but have not always killed off their opponents as quickly as they could have done – a weakness that may start
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There is a need for step up/step down
WE are glad that Monitor has highlighted Dorset Healthcare University NHS Foundation Trust staffing inadequacies, as we predicted them and have been concerned about these ever since the changes in mental health services on April 23. In addition
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Lack of loos will mean fewer visitors
I AM glad that our town council has voted to ask the district council to halt the auction of the East Street toilet block. Our town relies, for its prosperity to a considerable extent, on the business brought into the town by all the visitors who
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Plea for shots of horse-drawn ride
My daughter got married on September 7, the same day as the Hat Festival, and she had a horse-drawn carriage that came through the town. If anyone took photos of her as she made her way to and from the service, would you please be kind enough to
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High alert at marina after spate of thefts
BOAT owners and fishermen have been put on red alert by police after a series of marine related thefts in the Lyme Regis and Charmouth area. Following the theft of two boats, one from Lyme and one from Charmouth, outboard engines, and fuel, more
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Secret of success? Total free parking
A few weeks ago we visited our daughter, who lives in the market town of Witney in Oxfordshire. The first thing I noticed was how busy it was, no boarded up shops, no shops to let, and this was an ordinary Tuesday afternoon. In the centre of
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No link between crime and blackout in Dorset
CRIME generally isn’t going up in blacked out parts of Dorset, police say. Dorset Police have announced that early research shows no link to increases in crime as a result of lights being switched off in selected areas. In the Bridport area
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Emergency services tasked after car drives into hedge near Beaminster
EMERGENCY services were tasked after a car swerved from the road and overturned in a hedge near Beaminster. The A3066 was closed between Bridport and Beaminster at around 8.45pm on Wednesday evening. The incident involved a black Honda Civic
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Police issue warning after multiple marine thefts in Lyme Regis and Charmouth
BOAT owners and fishermen have been put on red alert by police after a series of marine related thefts in the Lyme Regis and Charmouth area. Following the theft of two boats, one from Lyme and one from Charmouth, outboard engines and fuel, more
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LYME: Edwards is happy with away point
CREWKERNE 2 LYME REGIS 2 THE Seasiders came from behind twice to earn a point at Henhayes with Aaron Cleal and Ben Whittington getting the all-important goals for the visitors. Lyme boss Tim Edwards felt a draw was a fair result in the end
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Author and farmer John Carter publishes his fourth book
AUTHOR and farmer John Carter has just published his fourth book – A Country Collection. The collection centres round stories and poems he has written over the years with contributions from other local country people. There are also pictures, sketches
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Mass uproar after claims over phone provider turning off mast in west Dorset
A MAJOR phone provider has turned off a mast in west Dorset, leaving customers without coverage, it is claimed. And a Bridport man said the blackout is costing him much-needed work. The switch-off of the masts used by phone provider EE (formerly
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Bridport Town Council could pay £13,000 compensation a year for lost parking revenue
BRIDPORT Town Council could end up paying £13,000 a year in ‘compensation’ to Dorset County Council for lost parking revenue on market days. Dorset County Council has stirred up a hornets’ nest of opposition with proposals to introduce on-street
