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A Beaminster primary school has been put in special measures
A MAJOR programme of improvements is underway at St Mary’s Primary School in Beaminster after Government inspectors put the school in ‘special measures’. Following the school’s latest inspection in June, Ofsted has decided that the primary school
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Salute to the US's Second World War GIs
IT’S been 70 years since American GIs were over here and Bridport did its best at the weekend to acknowledge the debt owed to those brave soldiers. The salute came in the form of a re-enactment weekend at Highlands End. Cheryl Ludgate, Bridport
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Lights, camera, action! Hollywood actress set to come to Lyme Regis
LYME Regis will be getting a sprinkle of Hollywood glitz and glamour on Friday, October 4, as A-Lister actress Natascha McElhone comes to town. The actress, who will be appearing in the latest remake of Romeo and Juliet, will be taking time out
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Housing company give schools a hand
A WEST Dorset housing company has given a helping hand to two schools. Staff at Magna Housing gave up their normal working day to take part in the community project. The team of tradesmen installed external floodlights to a school’s playground
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Museum acquires doctor's 19th century biography
BRIDPORT Museum has acquired a handwritten 19th-century biography of one of the town’s most famous figures. Curator Emily Hicks said the biography will help deepen the town’s understanding of Dr Giles Roberts. Born in West Bay in 1766, Dr Roberts
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Buckham's the best yet
DORSET and Somerset solicitors Pardoes have praised TV Martin Clunes and his wife Philippa for helping raise nearly £200,000 for charities over the last few years. Martin and Philippa organise the annual Buckham Fair event on their farm in Beaminster
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Bridport's charms reach a worldwide audience thanks to YouTube
THE charms of Bridport are reaching a world-wide audience thanks to YouTube and three professionally produced videos. The videos went live on the Spirit of Bridport’s YouTube channel last Saturday with a launch at The Bull Hotel. The room was packed
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Wendy braves Icelandic chill to raise £300 for Dorset wildlife
EVEN for an experienced marathon runner taking one on in Iceland was a challenge. But committed and determined Dorset Wildlife Trust’s Wendy Bainbridge didn’t let that stop her. She took part in the Islandbank Reykjavik Marathon and raised
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It's the ploughing match of the day
Crewkerne Young Farmers Club is holding its 50th annual ploughing match on Saturday at the Hinton Park Estate, Hinton St George. There’s a great deal of interest in the special veterans class, which is being held to celebrate the 50th anniversary
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Personal tribute to ‘Wipers’ heroes
I AM sure Marilyn Sealy of West Bay will forgive us for taking a temporary break from her family photos this week so we can carry this story as a follow up to Will Sanders’ story (Looking Back November 14, 2012). We told the story of Barbara Montgomery
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Bridport-Japan exchange set for expansion with new adult programme
THE Bridport-Japan exchange is being expanded with the launch of a programme for adults. Youths from Bridport have been heading off to the Far East for the past 16 years in the Young People’s Exchange Programme link with Tokyo’s Koyamadai Educational
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Youngsters get skipping chance with professional boxing trainer
EAGER youngsters from West Dorset have been learning to skip like a boxer. Professional boxing trainer John McCormack runs Skip2bfit, a new national school campaign. Staff, parents and youngsters at Bridport Primary School took part in the
