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Beware of heavy rain and flooding as weather warning issued
Heavy rain is set to hit Dorset as a weather warning has been put in place. The Met Office has issued a yellow weather warning for the South West from 8am to midnight today, Monday, July 15. Torrential downpours are likely in most places with
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Technical issues on 101 phone line
A technical issue stopped 101 calls from being connected to the police service. Dorset Police issued a statement this morning that the service was experiencing "technical difficulties" with its 101 telephone number. 101 is the non-emergency
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What not to miss on the final day of music festival
It's the final day for the biggest music festival in West Dorset, with plenty of acts taking to the stages one final time. The Jurassic Fields festival kicked off on Friday, July 12 and continued on the Saturday, drawing huge crowds to West Bay
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A35 blocked due to crash
The A35 was blocked both ways due to a crash. The crash took place at around 8am between B3150 Stinsford Hill (Stinsford Roundabout) and Cuckoo Lane (Troy Town turn-off). Firefighters attended the scene as well as the ambulance service.
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Try this four mile walk following a medieval trackway
Medieval roads or, more realistically, trackways and paths suitable only for horse traffic and travellers on foot, criss-crossed Dorset. This varied walk follows a good stretch of the Medieval Northern trackway along the ridge between the River
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'Who turned this town into a tourist trap?'
WHAT has happened to Lyme Regis ? I visited it on Tuesday, July 9. The last time I went there was after the big storm that devastated the Cobb etc. It has now become a tourist trap. There is history there - Mary Anning and fossils.
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PICTURES: Beaminster School students arrive at Year 11 prom in style
BEAMINSTER School students arrived at their Year 11 prom in style. They turned up at the seminal event in vehicles ranging from tractors to sports cars to horses. The celebratory evening was held at Haselbury Mill on Wednesday, July 3.
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Celebration of summer gardening at upcoming society show
A popular summer show celebrating gardening and the natural world is set to return this year. The Uplyme and Lyme Regis Horticultural Society will be holding its summer show at the Uplyme Village Hall and Playing Field on Saturday, August 3 from
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Popular festival showcasing international talent set to return this summer
A festival celebrating local and international talent will be returning to west Dorset for its 42nd event this summer. The Burton Bradstock Festival of Music and Art features sounds of the Balkans and Brazil as well as showcasing work of West Country
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Bell ringer seeks to honour women who helped recast Bridport's church bells
A FUNDRAISER is underway for a plaque to honour the women of Bridport who helped recast the church bells. Bell ringer Sue Palfrey wants to commemorate the women who funded the recasting of the second bell in 1887 with a special plaque. The
