THE Hub at Lyme Regis has won the public phone vote to secure £60,000 funding. There were scenes of jubilation at the Woodroffe School today as the news was announced. The Hub beat Portland Gig Rowing Club in the vote after appearing on ITV’s West Country
TALENTED Jade Coombs tapped her way to the title of Bridport Carnival Princess in the extravaganza’s 40th anniversary year. The 15-year-old Miss Bridport wowed judges with a tap-dancing routine to claim the honour in the Junior Bridport’s Got
THE Coast to Coast motorcycle run celebrated its Silver Jubilee by taking the same route through Lyme Regis that it would have done 25 years ago. Hundreds of vintage motorcycles descended on the town early on Sunday morning to begin the annual charity
TODAY is the day that The Hub finds out if it has won £60,000 Lottery funding. The phone lines were hot yesterday as people voted in the Jubilee People’s Millions. The Hub youth centre in Lyme Regis went head-to-head with Portland Gig Rowing Club on
WITNESSES warned that a smash sparked by a drink-driver on the coast road could have been much worse. They said it was lucky no-one was more seriously hurt in the rush-hour crash between Swyre and Burton Bradstock. Drivers of a white Ford Escort estate
HUNDREDS of Woodroffe schoolchildren and their parents will be affected when teachers go on strike on Thursday. Members of the National Union of Teachers (NUT) and the Association of Teachers and Lecturers (ATL) voted in favour of a national walkout.
A MAN in his twenties has been found dead near a park in Bridport town centre. Police and paramedics were called after he was spotted at Plottingham Playing Fields, off West Street, but he was confirmed dead at the scene. The man, who was from Bridport
A WAR hero is refusing to be intimidated by ‘cowardly’ yobs constantly harassing him at his Lyme Regis home. Major Edwin Payne, 90, is not afraid to confront the gang of youths who have smashed his windows and pound on his door late at night. The Second
THE BMX racing European Series came to the UK with rounds nine and 10 held at Perry Park in Birmingham, where Mrs Ethelston’s Primary School pupil Eddie Moore (11) raced against some of Europe’s top riders. In round nine, Moore got off to a great start
KENTISBEARE 165-9 (3) lost to UPLYME & Lyme Regis 166 (16) by two wickets SKIPPER Ashley Caddy branded the evergreen Derek Wellman “a legend” after the club president guided Uplyme & Lyme Regis to a dramatic victory at Kentisbeare in the Devon
STAR striker Ryan Dovell has rocked the Bees by expressing a desire to “try his luck” at Dorchester Town. Bridport boss Trevor Senior is understandably disappointed by the news but has also made it clear that the door will be left open for the 30 year-old
Beaminster 129 (6pts) lost to SWANAGE 171-8 (20pts) by 42 runs MISERABLE batting from Beaminster’s top-order saw their woes continue against Swanage at the Memorial Ground in Dorset League Division Two. The basement boys reduced their opponents
PARLEY SECONDS 77-0 (20pts) beat Bridport 74 (0pts) by 10wkts BRIDPORT look destined to be involved in another relegation dogfight this season in Dorset League Division Three. Mark Smith’s men have failed to find any consistency so far
CONNOR Hallett bagged second place at the West Bay Angling Club’s Saturday junior match and now sets his sights on representing England at the Home Internationals in Ireland. Eleven junior members and two guests competed in the latest match
BRIDPORT Ladies won the county final of the National Top Club competition beating Poole Park 3-1. They will now go on to face the winners of the Warwickshire county competiton. Alison Tibble, Margaret Clapp and Sue Hosking have also won through to
THE first of Lyme Golf Club’s two summer Seniors Open events proved an outstanding success, both in numbers taking part and in the results achieved. Not only was the event fully subscribed, it was oversubscribed with visiting players and there
MIKE Chivers edged out in-form Graham Hunt in Sunday’s individual stableford. Hunt bagged 38 points in Division One but he was nudged into the runner-up spot by Mike Chivers with 39. The sunny and breezy weather made a pleasant change
