AFFORDABLE housing applicants missed out on bidding for homes in Uplyme because the wrong deadline was advertised. People with a local connection were invited to bid for one of eight new homes off Lyme Road built by the Guinness Trust. Applicants
VANDALS struck at Uplyme Cemetery and ‘callously’ destroyed flowers growing in the ground. Distressed relatives discovered that daffodil leaves and buds growing in the cemetery had been deliberately mowed off. The incident happened over the
FRIENDS of Charmouth Library are this week celebrating more grant success as work to transform the building is forging ahead. The volunteer group has been awarded just over £4,200 from West Dorset District Council’s Leisure Development Fund.
Police are encouraging residents in Bridport to ensure their windows and doors are kept secure. Bridport Safer Neighbourhood Teams are reminding members of the public to keep their property safe and lock their doors and windows. Police Community
A LYME Regis pensioner who tried to smuggle £168,000 worth of cannabis through Portsmouth’s ferry port has been jailed. Robert Ian Coulson, 71, was sentenced to three years and nine months in jail at Portsmouth Crown Court on Friday. It was
West Dorset schools held up well in the county’s school league tables which show an overall sharp drop in the number of pupils getting five good GCSE grades. The percentage of pupils getting five A* to C grades including maths and English at Beaminster
POLICE have arrested a 37-year-old man Bridport man on suspicion of arson after a fire in a block of flats on Monday night Four crews of firefighters tackled the blaze in Priory Lane for more than an hour. Officers from Bridport, Charmouth, Beaminster
FORMER joint master of the Cattistock Hunt Fiona Vigar is critical but stable after falling from her horse. The 43-year-old was airlifted to Frenchay Hospital near Bristol after the fall in Loders. She was operated on immediately and is in
