BRIDPORT: Offers of help have been pouring in following the News story about the rise in use of food banks. The Rev Andrew Evans and wife Chris operate the charity Cupboard Love, which provides food and runs ‘Walk-in Wednesdays’ in St Mary’s Church
CREATURES more used to the climate of the Caribbean are finding a new home – the Dorset coastline. Wildlife experts have uncovered a number of species previously unseen on UK shores. These species have travelled across the Atlantic from the
A local company is providing 6,000 marmalade sandwiches for the premier of the new star-studded Paddington Bear film next week. Claire Moore started selling cupcakes on Bridport market six years go – since then she’s acquired a husband, 50 employees
Pupils and staff at Symondsbury are celebrating their great marks after a school inspection. The school was judged ‘good’ overall by inspectors after a Statutory Inspection of Anglican and Methodist Schools (SIAMS). They were also judged ‘outstanding
The rise in domestic violence cases in Bridport is being taken seriously and tackled at the highest levels after three deaths in the county. Bridport Police Inspector Mike Darby says domestic violence figures in Bridport have nearly doubled in
THERE’S a new broom in Lyme Bay – Poppies Cleaning of Lyme Bay is under new ownership and new boss Clare Round has started to make her mark. She said: “In the first six weeks I’ve already overseen a 10 per cent growth in the business. We’re based
BRIDPORT: Villagers in Netherbury have been fundraising for three years to get the right notes from their ancient bells. An inspection three years ago revealed work needing doing on the bells – to the tune of £57,000. Work has began this week
Dreadzone Electric Palace, Bridport THERE’S probably no better band for mixing up musical styles than Dreadzone. Reggae, dub, funk, electro – it’s all in the mix and blends beautifully during their live gigs. I’ve been a fan since the
Encore Theatre Club are at Bridport Arts Centre stage this week with a timely production of Oh! What a Lovely War. The club’s actors have been rehearsing hard to bring the play, originally devised by Joan Littlewood and the Theatre Workshop, to
Fasten your seatbelts, smash hit comedy troupe Slightly Fat Features are cavorting back into Lyme Regis with their ‘delightfully inventive and immensely funny show prior to a Christmas West End run. ‘The magnificent seven’ come direct from playing
LYME REGIS: The town council has said sorry to The Hub after backing a £10,000 grant in error in a service level agreement. The service level agreement (SLA) was in place between the authority and Lyme Regis Development Trust regarding The Hub
Re: Petition against loss of the central car parking in Bridport. The parking noticeboards at the central car park by the bus station and in the car park behind Waitrose (Rope Walks car park) bear the logo of West Dorset District Council (WDDC)
The new manager of the Bridport Citizens Advice Bureau (CAB) has issued an urgent call for more volunteers in his first few months of the post. In an interview with The News, Rovarn Wickremasinghe – who has worked for the CAB for 20 years – revealed
REINDEER will take centre stage at this year’s Bridport Christmas Cheer event on Wednesday, December 3. Live reindeers Cupid and Comet will be posing for photographs after they pull the Snow Queen on a glittering antique sleigh. People will
THE legacy of 2012 lives on as Dorset is awarded more than £300,000 in health and wellbeing funds. Dorset County Council’s ‘Inspired by 2012′ Health and Wellbeing Legacy Fund has awarded just over £306,000 to 25 community health and wellbeing projects
BRIDPORT embark on a key period of the season for the club this Saturday when they play the first of four games in succession against sides currently above them in the league. The Bees, ninth in the Toolstation Western League Premier Division before
