South Western Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust (SWASFT) has seen an increase in 999 calls being made recently and want to make sure calls are made for the right reason. The trust says it is committed to delivering the right care in the right
AN OIL exploration training company has pitched in with another £10,000 to bolster awareness of the Jurassic Coast. The Petroleum Exploration Society of Great Britain (PESGB) has renewed its commitment with a third annual donation of £10,000 to
THE national president of the Country and Landowners Association (CLA) is stopping off in Dorset on a tour of the south west. Harry Cotterell is going on a fact-finding tour of the region on October 10 and 11 to hear about challenges and opportunities
NEW workshops are being held to help householders fight draughts and cut their heating bills. Draught Busters is holding the session in Bridport on October 27 in Victoria Grove and December 1 at the Unitarian Church. The Transition Town Bridport-backed
STAFF and pupils are celebrating after Thorncombe St Mary’s School gained a ‘good’ rating in its Ofsted report. The school was rated as good with outstanding features. Inspectors praised pupils’ outstanding behaviour around school and in lessons
A WEST Dorset churchyard has scooped a top prize in a competition to find the best examples of wildlife and people-friendly church grounds. The yard surrounding St Mary’s Church in Beaminster has been named the joint best managed churchyard by
ARTIST Kit Glaisyer is exhibiting in the Royal West of England Academy annual autumn exhibition in Bristol. His painting Path up Lewesdon Hill will be on display in the showcase from October 21 to December 30. Artists from around the country
GUIDES from the 1st Bothenhampton group leapt at the chance to tackle outdoor adventures. The girls threw themselves into tasks at the second County Challenge day at Buddens activity centre near Wareham. They were among 300 thrill seekers from
YOUNGSTERS were among those delighted to take a share of grants of nearly £25,000. They attended a ceremony at Mountfield when Mayor David Rickard presented grants on behalf of Bridport Town Council. Youngsters from St Mary’s Primary School
LIGHTS will bring Abbotsbury Subtropical Gardens to life for its annual Enchanted Floodlit event. The annual illuminations are continuing from dusk onwards until November 4. Visitors can stroll along candlelit pathways enjoying the Subtropical
WRITERS and poets flocked to Bridport Arts Centre to celebrate the winners of the 39th Bridport Prize – one of the UK literary world’s richest competitions, which attracted entrants from across the world. The judges, novelist Patrick Gale and former
BRIDPORT medical centre’s patient participation group is experimenting with a regular education evening. The topic of its first event is dementia because Dorset has the highest proportion of older people in the country and the worst record for
Powerstock School pupils look like they will have to wait another year before they can return to the Grade II-listed building – a year on from a disastrous fire. The blaze destroyed the main part of the school on the first day of the October half-term
MADCAP motorists from Beaminster have handed over the final donations from their Czech Wrecks Rally to Prague. Reg Pielesz and Robin Ormsby – dubbed the Beaminster Bangers – clocked up over £1,568 by taking part in the rally drive across Europe
A BRIDPORT councillor has weighed in to the controversy surrounding the redevelopment changing the face of Dorchester’s town centre. District and town councillor David Tett spoke up at a meeting of West Dorset’s executive committee on the Charles
Police in Bridport are appealing for anyone with information to come forward following the theft of galvanised wire stock fencing from a commercial yard. Officers are keen to trace the stolen property following the theft which happened some time
STATION commander Nigel Challis of Bridport has stepped down from the fire service after more than 35 years of service. The Bridport chief was recognised in a ceremony at the Sea Road South station with colleagues and senior fire officers.
PROPOSALS to re-locate Lyme Regis Library and LymeNet to the Woodmead Halls site will be outlined to the public on Friday, October 19. The Woodmead Halls is celebrating its 30th anniversary with a party at 7.30pm on Friday. It will include
FOR SOME unknown reason I had the impression that Lula in Bridport was simply a tea and cake place, so would it cut the mustard for a proper lunch out? I recall several previous incarnations of the premises (down the steps to the basement underneath
A raft of local businesses, volunteers, the WI, apple fans and glorious sunshine combined to make the fifth annual Bridport Community Orchard Apple Day a success. Local people responded to the Bridport News appeal and shared their apple crop, enabling
CHARITY leaders have appealed for support after one of its volunteers was robbed of a week’s takings. The Axe Valley and West Dorset Ring and Ride Service lost a week of fares when its volunteer driver was mugged for £75 in Bridport town centre
MAYOR David Rickard was in the dark when he stepped into the world of the blind and partially sighted in Bridport. The town’s first citizen and mayoress Anne Rickard were blindfolded for a walk through town for the Lions Sight Day and Guide Dogs
THE owner of a Beaminster bed and breakfast is warning other businesses not to fall for a scam which could have cost her thousands of pounds. And after being the subject of an attempt to get her to part with her own cash after being paid for a
A MEMORIAL service is being held for a former restaurateur from Beaminster. William Mulligan, who was known as Bill, died peacefully in a nursing home in Clevedon, Somerset. A service to celebrate his life is being held at Clevedon Baptist
Bridport has been awarded a major role in the new star-studded ITV drama series being filmed at West Bay. Writer and executive producer Chris Chibnall, who lives in the town, said he was inspired by the setting when it came to creating the heart
