Is this a UFO near Bridport – or just the moon?
DOWNLOADING photographs taken around Bridport over Christmas, I suddenly found myself looking twice at this one, and wondering – what is that in the sky? Could it really be a UFO? Here’s a…
Read articleDorset to quit Assembly of European Regions
DORSET COUNTY COUNCIL is planning to save £4,000 a year by giving up its membership of the Assembly of European Regions (AER).
The move is part of the council’s efforts to save £48.6 million over the next three years. Dorset is one of only three UK local authorities to belong to AER
Read articleReviewed: The Poet Laureate in Poundbury
It’s good when it comes, but Michel Hooper-Immins has to wait for his beef and his beer.
Read articleExclusive: Plans for new 60-bed Bridport hotel
TOURISM in Bridport looks set to receive a massive boost with the building of a new 60-room hotel. Plans are well underway for the Travelodge group,…
Read articleWhy Dorset’s unique funding increase won’t stop council budget cuts
DORSET COUNTY COUNCIL appears to be the only local authority in the country getting an increased government grant. Dorset can look forward to an increase of…
Read articleDorset County Council cuts: Details & analysis
UP TO 500 JOBS will go next year at Dorset County Council and there will be “significant impacts on services to individuals and communities.” The council has to…
Read articleNew plans for Bridport’s South West Quadrant
NEW plans for the redevelopment of Bridport’s historic South West Quadrant are to go on show on Friday, December 10. People are invited to view landowners Haywards’ latest proposals for the St Michael’s Trading Estate area in the Red Brick Café between about 11am and 2pm. Haywards’ last scheme – for a mix of 175 new homes and commercial “regeneration” opportunities – was intensely controversial.
Read articleWest Dorset District Council wants to give out money
THOUSANDS OF POUNDS are being offered to West Dorset community groups by the Bridport Community Fund and the Dorchester Joint Markets Committee. The money comes from…
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