Lyme Regis RNLI lifeboat was launched on Saturday night following a report of two paddleboarders in difficulty six miles south of West Bay harbour. The volunteer crew carried out a search but nothing was found and the ‘shout’ – the 21st so far
More than three years after Downton Abbey finished on ITV, a movie version is finally here. Laura Harding sits down with the show's creator Julian Fellowes to find out how you bring such a beloved drama to the big screen. Lord Julian Fellowes,
A WEST Dorset lifeboat crewman is cycling from London to Brighton today on a penny farthing for charity. Seb Cope, a member of the Lyme Regis RNLI crew, is taking on the daunting challenge to raise money for the Progressive Supranuclear Palsy Association
Compare the changes of a west Dorset coastal village in a talk taking place next week. ‘Charmouth Then and Now Part Two’ will be the theme of a talk given by Bill Burn and Neil Mattingly for the Charmouth History Society. Part one had a great
Historians and political writers are among the speakers at this year's Bridport Literary Festival, which takes place from Sunday, November 3 to Saturday, November 9. Kicking off the action will be Steve Richards, an award-winning journalist and
25 YEARS AGO SEPTEMBER 16, 1994 BEAST OF BROADWINDSOR: More villagers are claiming to have seen the mysterious Beast of Broadwindsor. Estate agent and surveyor Frank Smith said: “I saw it the animal around 8.30am near Bucks Head, south of
Three supermarkets are cutting their petrol prices amid a fall in wholesale costs. Asda announced that it had reduced the price of a litre of petrol by 3p to £1.23 on Friday. Tesco was due to introduce a price cut of up to 3p per litre on Friday
ONE of England cricket’s finest ever captains and players has extended his tour to take in Lyme Regis. David Gower will bring On the Front Foot to the Marine Theatre in Lyme Regis on October 15. Often described as one of the most stylish left
DORSET County Hospital Charity has thanked a former patient who left them a gift in their will which went towards upgrading the eye department at the hospital. As part of the tenth national 'Remember a Charity in Your Will Week' on September 9-
WEST DORSET LEE ROGER AMES, aged 40, of Church Lane, Sydling St Nicholas. Appears before the court in order to make a statutory declaration following conviction by a single magistrate for an offence of using a vehicle that was unlicensed. Admitted
We had not been to the Melplash Show for a few years, so we decided this year was time for a visit. What an amazing day out! The show was extended into more fields and much larger than in our previous visits; there was so much to see and lots to
