A VOTE in the European Parliament’s budget committee has put the European Parliament on a collision course with the British government at next month’s emergency summit. It was hoped that the November meeting might crack the deadlock over the European
ONE Friday I drove from the Midlands to Lyme Regis. I had researched car parks and parked in Woodmead, ready to pay for a week’s parking. Unfortunately, I could get no signal on my mobile phone anywhere. The ticket machine did not take
HAVE any of your readers been lucky enough to secure a place in the 2013 London Marathon through the public ballot? Or would they like one of our guaranteed charity places? World Cancer Research Fund (WCRF) is appealing to those who have their
MY husband and I were looking for a light lunch in Beaminster. It was a bit late and we had no success as we were told they had stopped serving food or were closed. The tunnel’s closed? Good. Fewer lorries thundering through. And the town
THANK YOU very much for the excellent coverage of the Japanese Exchange Programme – both the existing one for young people, and the proposed one for adults. Even though I neglected to include any contact details in last week’s article, I have been
I WAS very lucky to have a meeting with the monitoring officer for WDDC last week, the in-house lawyer responsible for complaints about councillors. I learned that under new rules, West Dorset councillors can no longer be suspended from duty, but
ALL country folk know that poisonous ragwort is a threat to animals. Nevertheless, I feel that your correspondent Ed Hansford, of Bridport, is being unreasonable in criticising local councils for not clearing ragwort from the vegetation at the
LET’S scrutinise WDDC’s over-spend. Now, if the council agrees on October 25, West Dorset residents will pay an electorally-unapproved additional £2m, primarily to demolish/rebuild a Dorchester community church, even though if Phase Two fails,
I LOST my wristwatch on Thursday evening, September 27, either in West Bay Road or the south side of East Street, Bridport. The watch is unusual. It looks like a bracelet, is of gold/bronze colour, filigree with some small crystal decorations.
CHARITY leaders have appealed for support after a ‘despicable’ robbery in Bridport town centre. The Axe Valley and West Dorset Ring and Ride Service lost a week of fares when their volunteer driver was mugged for £75 in South Street. Now they
PROPOSALS for work on Beaminster Tunnel are to be revealed in more depth at a meeting. Officers from Dorset County Council will attend the summit at the Beaminster Public Hall tomorrow, October 18 at 6.30pm. They will include bridge and structures
A WEST Dorset schoolgirl is taking her cycle helmet campaign to the heart of government – through the front door of 10 Downing Street. Although Maisy Attrill is just ten years old, when it comes to lobbying, she wasted no time in tackling the Deputy
CYCLISTS taking on an 800-mile ride in memory of River Cottage chef Philippa Corbin are now well on their way to Italy. A group of 28 riders set off from the River Cottage Canteen in Axminster on Saturday morning and headed for the slow food festival
PASSENGERS are delighted after the X53 coastal bus Sunday service was saved until the end of the year. The vehicle was due to stop on Sundays on November 4 after Dorset County Council couldn’t find funding. But now the authority has found about
A Bridport woman and a vicar told how they felt threatened by a drifter accused of murdering a clergyman and a pensioner. A court was told how Stephen Farrow sent a text message to Michaela Rowsell warning her to watch the news as the ‘church will
BOOKLOVERS in Bridport are in line for another feast of words as preparations gather pace for the town’s eighth star-studded Literary Festival next month. Guest of honour at the George Millar Literary Dinner at the Bull Hotel on November 13 is
HEADTEACHER Dr Richard Steward fears it will take a serious accident to spur the authorities into action. Dr Steward said although the school does everything it can to make sure the pupils are safe, a permanent solution is needed. He said:
POLICE are calling for parents who park dangerously and illegally at the Woodroffe School to be handed hefty fines and penalty points. Lyme Regis Police have been inundated with complaints about the traffic chaos outside the school constantly putting
LARKHALL ATHLETIC 3 BRIDPORT 3 TREVOR Senior will be after a repeat performance and a little bit more on Saturday when Brid-port take on Radstock at St Mary’s Field (3pm). The Bees showed great character to snatch a point at Larkhall Athletic
Lyme Regis 5 MILLWEY RISE 1 JULIEN Simier and Steve Batey both bagged doubles as Lyme Regis moved to the top of the Perry Street League Premier Division table with a thumping 5-1 home win over Millwey Rise. The Seasiders went behind in the
Bridport RESERVES 1 HAMWORTHY UNITED RES 1 ROBIN Townsend has told his side they must learn how to hold on to a lead after conceding a late equaliser in their latest outing at St Mary’s Field. Bridport Reserves took the lead on the hour through
FOOTBALL fanatics Jonah and Solomon Ayunga have both won places on Dorset County teams for the year ahead. They live in Beaminster and both play for Bridport – Solomon for the under-14s, managed by Gus Parkman, and Jonah for the under-16s, managed
RICKY Stubbs was left frustrated after Warminster handed his Bridport side a walkover in the Dorset & Wilts Senior Vase. On the positive side, the forfeit has set the Blues up with a semi-final clash at Melksham on November 10 but it also means
MORE than 40 members and partners of Lyme Regis Cricket Club enjoyed a dinner at the town's golf club to celebrate the achievements of a successful season. The first team won promotion as champions from the Devon E Division with captain Ashley
Veterans’ Section THE veterans’ competition was cancelled on Thursday because of the prolonged rain but the following day they met up with the ladies for their autumn battle of the sexes, writes Peter Crowter. The spring match had been won
NORTH Allington’s Colin Poole has graduated as a Fifth Dan in Kyu Jiu-Jitsu Self Defence. The 47-year-old joined the Bridport Jiu-Jitsu Club in March 2012 and is the 100th student of Master Horst Lindenau to graduate in this system Poole showed
