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Grab a ticket for town’s inaugural festival of culture
TICKETS have gone on sale for the Spirit of Bridport’s inaugural Festival of Culture on August 11 to 27. The box office has acts, shows and entertainment lined up as the 17-day extravaganza is poised to burst into life. The Festival of Culture
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Entrepreneur to start tuk tuk taxi in Purbeck hills
THE EXOTIC sound of a tuk tuk will soon be heard among the Purbeck hills. Entrepreneur Mike Cox has got hold of a vehicle to provide the first tuk tuk transport service in the area. He hopes it will be the first step to one day owning a fleet
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Satirical opera set to spark debate in Bridport
OPPONENTS of plans for the St Michael’s estate in Bridport are staging a satirical presentation called ‘WDDC: The Opera!’ It will be presented by human rights lawyer Clive Stafford Smith and the Friends of St Michael’s Trading Estate with special
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Celebrating: The 102nd birthday of Beatrice Symes
A FAMILY will celebrate the 102nd birthday of a well-loved mother. Beatrice Symes, of Dorchester , will be turning 102 on Friday. The family will be celebrating by taking a birthday cake to her at Maiden Castle House residential home, where
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Lyme Regis tradition is a bit fishy
FISHMONGER Simon Bennett gave the first cuddle to the star of the show as a town prepares for the return of its old sport of conger cuddling. The bizarre contest in Lyme Regis is making its comeback tomorrow as the Lyme Lympics team overturns a seven-year
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Falconry on horseback at Charmouth Fair
A LAST minute stand in has had to be found for Charmouth fair on Sunday after the Sir Marmaduke Rawden’s Regiment of Foote had to pull out following the death of their pike commander. Organisers have found a replacement in Jonathan Marshall of Experience
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Stepping up to help out in Weymouth
A WOMAN whose garden lights were stolen was treated to a cream tea by youngsters. Dawn Davies of Weymouth was treated to afternoon tea by the young people at the town’s Steps Youth Project. The youngsters wanted to take her out after they read
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Bayside Blues: Festival sees low turnout
THE Bayside Festival in Weymouth has been hit by the low number of visitors to the town. The festival’s managing director, Joe Hill, said: “Our capacity is 9,000 at any one time but at our busiest time so far, the maximum we’ve had here is about
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We are open: Traders in Games message
Weymouth is open for business, that’s the message from traders as they face lower than expected visitor numbers to the town. Traders have said that far from the thousands of tourists expected to flock to the resort they are down on what they were
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Mixed picture from traders so far during Olympics
Locals aren't coming... Caroline and James Parsons, of the Nothe Tavern, pictured, said: “We are really quiet and it is not going as well as we thought. “All our locals have stopped coming in because of all the hype about the traffic and
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Blame games as traders claim business harmed by Olympics
TRADERS claim they are losing up to 50 per cent of their business as visitors shun the Olympics in Weymouth and Portland . Organisers predicted an extra 30,000 visitors a day flocking into the resort during the Sailing events – but the town has
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Three-year-old rescued after becoming trapped in toy
PLAY time had extra excitement when a little boy had to be rescued by firefighters from one of his toys. Three-year-old Tyler Knight was playing with a wooden activity box when he decided to place it on his head. But the toy, which he shares
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Flower show is added to the bill for Shave Cross Marathon Weekend
A FLOWER show has been added to the events for the 64th annual Shave Cross Marathon Weekend for the first time in over 30 years. The Shave Cross Marathon is a race of approximately five miles over road and fields. There will also be classes
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Council debates West Bay parking rules
PARKING in West Bay is being changed as part of Dorset County Council traffic management scheme – but Bridport Town Council do not want parking on the southern side of West Bay Road to be changed to loading only. Councillors want short-term parking
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Weymouth teenager jailed over GBH offence
A TEENAGER has been jailed for a ‘savage blow’ that left a man with a broken jaw. Rhys Ellard, of Cobham Drive, Weymouth, was convicted of a charge of inflicting grievous bodily harm on Chris O’Mahoney that related to a fight between two groups
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Open-air theatre company Illyria returns to Bridport with Shakespeare
RENOWNED open-air theatre company Illyria returns to Bridport tonight with one of Shakespeare’s most rousing plays. At 7pm the performers will stage Henry V on the Millennium Green – although if the weather turns wet you can see the production
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Olympic events have been great
Okay, so the Olympics are on. Not being sporty types, what on earth are we going to do with ourselves for the next two weeks? The roads will be in chaos so best not to use the car but it’s not far into town so we can at least walk in. We have read
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All the signs are there for drivers
Words (almost) fail me in respect of the comments made by some motorists whingeing about the closure of King Street in Weymouth due to the Olympics . It just goes to show how a large number of drivers simply don’t see what is clearly displayed
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Environment is message of isle
In response to C Hobbs, I disagree that Nowhere Island is ‘a con in the name of art’. Although there are numerous examples of art from the last 100 years deliberately aiming to antagonise or amuse an audience, I would suggest this is not one of
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Olympics in Weymouth and Portland
4:04pm In the Star Iain Percy and Andrew Simpson get second behind Brazil 3:40pm British windsurfer Bryony Shaw claims sixth place in the second race in the women's RS:X class
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King: Terras must keep pushing on
ASHLEY Wells is expected to be sidelined for at least nine weeks following the broken ankle he sustained in last Saturday’s victory over Bristol City. The disappointing news is the first setback in what is shaping up to be an otherwise encouraging
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Olympics: Britain's royal show
ZARA Phillips produced a commanding performance on her Olympics cross-country debut at Greenwich Park as Great Britain’s eventers kept their gold medal dream alive. Former world champion Phillips, The Queen’s granddaughter, was roared to the
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Olympics: Dampney and Mullin dig deep
POOLE’S Zara Dampney hailed Team GB’s Olympic beach volleyball debut as a “phenomenal” experience after digging deep to secure an absorbing three-set victory over Canada at Horse Guards Parade. Dampney and team-mate Shaun Mullin delighted the partisan
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Youth arrested in Weymouth after threats to Olympian Tom Daley via Twitter
A YOUTH was arrested early today in Weymouth after threats were allegedly made to Olympic diver Tom Daley via the social networking site Twitter. Dorset Police made the arrest at a guesthouse in the Weymouth area in the early hours. A
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Beaminster in relegation spot after derby defeat
BEAMINSTER 144 (3pts) lost to Martinstown 146-0 (20pts) by 10 wickets BEAMINSTER dropped into the relegation zone following a 10-wicket thumping at high-flying Martinstown in Dorset League Division Two. Will Everitt’s men managed just 144 with
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Weedkiller woe for Bridport
LIAM Toohill was left frustrated at Brewery Field after his side’s game against Stalbridge Seconds had to be called off due to a dangerous outfield. To make matters worse for the Bridport skipper, all the teams at the lower end of Dorset League
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Cattistock ready for Knockout showdown
A NEW name will appear on the Dorchester Evening League Knockout Cup tonight as Dewlish battle it out with Cattistock in this year’s final at the Rec (6.30pm). Neither side has lifted the trophy although the former fell at the final hurdle 12
