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Hospital's finances are £400k better off than expected
HOSPITAL finances at Dorset County Hospital are in better shape than expected – despite increased demand for services. Governors heard at their meeting on Monday that the hospital was £400,000 better off than the planned position – although £233,000
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A35 cleared after crash on Dorset/Devon border
There has been a crash on the A35. It took place just over the border, near Axminster, at about 3pm today (Thursday). The road was blocked in both directions between Hayne Lane and Worham's Lane and there was slow traffic in the area. This
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Lifeboat week raises more than £36,000 for the RNLI
A fundraiser for the RNLI has raised more than £36,000. Lyme Regis Lifeboat Week, which took place from July 27 to August 2, raised an incredible £36,500 for the life-saving charity. Brian Cursley, treasurer of the Lyme Regis and Charmouth
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'More needs to be done to help dementia patients and their carers'
More work needs to be done to help dementia patients and their carers – according to the boss of Dorset County Hospital. Patricia Miller, the hospital’s chief executive, says there is a debate needed about whether national dementia standards are
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Major emergency response after concerns for man's welfare
A major emergency response was called to Lyme Regis after it was reported that there was concern for a man's welfare. Several police cars, ambulances and Dorset & Somerset Air Ambulance were called to Anning Road at 9am yesterday (Thursday).
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Rugby: Bridport beaten in French friendly
BRIDPORT were beaten by Rugby Club Lege-Cap Ferret 87-5 in a home pre-season friendly, that saw the club repay the favour after the Blues went to France earlier this year. Following their successful junior trip in May to Rugby Club Lege-Cap Ferret
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Cricket: Uplyme & Lyme Regis seal instant return
UPLYME & LYME REGIS 179-6 (20pts) beat TOPSHAM ST JAMES 177 (7pts) by four wickets UPLYME & Lyme Regis confirmed their instant return to Devon League D Division East with a superb four-wicket win over 10-man Topsham St James at King George V Playing
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Get plenty of hat-isfaction with festival's favourite performer
EVERYONE'S favourite country singer has returned: Hank Wangford will perform with his band of Lost Cowboys at Bridport Electric Palace on Saturday, September 7. Back for a Bridport Hat Festival extravaganza, the authentic performer, known as country
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Big name band set for town gig
MORE than three decades after their debut album, The Christians are back - and they're coming to Bridport. Renowned for an endless string of soulful yet socially aware hits, The Christians enjoyed huge acclaim in the late 1980s and early 1990s.
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Cricket: Promotion ‘means the world’ says Beaminster's Ross Baker
BEAMINSTER captain Ross Baker admits promotion to County Division One “means the world to the club”. Baker led his side to a second promotion in three years after beating Wimborne & Colehill Seconds by seven wickets at the Leaze on Saturday, finishing
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'Very severe': Campaigners slam changes to bus timetable which will see withdrawal of early morning and late evening services
Early morning and late evening services are to be withdrawn from a popular bus route in a move labelled as 'very severe' by campaigners. First Wessex has published its winter bus timetable and there are changes to the X51 and X53 Jurassic Coast
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Calls for 'urgent' change as birds of prey are killed illegally
A WILDLIFE charity is calling for a review into the number of birds of prey that are being illegally shot. According to the Birdcrime 2018 report by the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB) there were 87 confirmed incidents of bird
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Hollywood star lends her voice to documentary by west Dorset charity
A Hollywood star has lent her voice to a powerful new documentary by a west Dorset-based charity. The film, from documentary maker Tim Tyson Short, is narrated by Kate Winslet and contains a blueprint for mitigating climate change and alleviating
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Concerns for paddle boarders and flares seen - call-outs for the lifeboat crew
The lifeboat crew spent more than two hours searching the coast after two flares were seen The Lyme Regis RNLI lifeboat joined a search on Thursday night after a fishing boat crew reported seeing the flares at sea. The volunteer lifeboat crew
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Column: Tributes paid to one of the bay's great characters
With the end of the summer on Saturday you may have thought West Bay would start to quieten down, but Sunday's glorious sunshine had different ideas. The Beyond Events West Bay Triathlon on Sunday had a fair few serious competitors taking part
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Wacky hat festival returns (and we can't wait to see your creations!)
Dust off your hats or create your own imaginative head wear as one of the town’s wackiest events is back this weekend. Bridport Hat Festival returns this Saturday with all the favourite activities, competitions and the ever-popular mass hatted photo
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Positive patient feedback at Dorset County Hospital despite 'unprecedented demand'
DORSET County Hospital continues to get good feedback from inpatient satisfaction surveys. It has come fifth in the country for its emergency department – despite the fact that demand is currently said to be at ‘unprecedented’ levels. Also scoring
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Bridport Arts Centre to be sold in bid to ensure it has viable future
The Arts Centre is to be sold to the owner of another entertainment venue in a bid to 'move forward with renewed vigour' and ensure it has a viable future. Bridport Arts Centre's board of trustees have agreed to sell the building to Alasdair Warren
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Is your blood pressure high? Nearly 5,000 people in Dorset are living with the undiagnosed condition
By Frankie Barron A blood pressure charity will be launching free testing stations to help people in Dorset living with undiagnosed high blood pressure. ‘Know your numbers week’ is an initiative created by Blood Pressure UK to find ‘missing
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'Big, bold step' to bring Dorset children in care outside the county back within months
Some Dorset children living in care outside the county could be back within months. Director for children’s services Sarah Parker says if all goes well Dorset could be bringing the first of its children back to the county within 12 months. Dorset