Symondsbury craft workshops “to add to Bridport’s national reputation”
WORK is due to start early next year on turning a Symondsbury “eyesore” into a tourist attraction. The Colfox family have dropped controversial plans to convert…
Read articleWest Dorset: Let’s at least try to get superfast broadband!
HAVE YOU heard from “Race to Infinity”? Sounds a bit Toy Story but is it child’s play? If you think your broadband connection is slower than what…
Read articlePalmers Brewery to auction Old Swan in Toller Porcorum (UPDATED)
The Old Swan in Toller Porcorum is for sale on a 999-year lease with a covenant that it should remain as a pub. The guide price is £175,000; Palmers’ property agents Chesterton Humberts will conduct the auction on December 16 at 3pm in Toller’s village hall. The pub’s been closed for 12 years, prompting a long campaign for its reopening by the Save Our Swan group.
Read articleBridport firm’s net gain in Germany
THE BRIDPORT division of global netmaking firm AmSafe has bought up the knowhow of a German air cargo specialist. The move is designed to ensure that Amsafe…
Read articleGood luck to the new Bridport SPAR: but what the hell is it all about?
FOR THOSE living in the East Street area of Bridport and finding themselves in urgent need of a packet of Sour Cream and Chive crisps at…
Read article500 sign up for Dorset’s first online weekly newspaper
DORSET’S first online weekly newspaper – the Dorset Weekender – has signed up 500 people in its first three weeks. The digital edition is produced by…
Read article“It’s rubbish”: Western Gazette merges West Dorset edition
THE WESTERN Gazette has merged its West Dorset edition with its Sherborne edition. The move has been badly received by readers such as Bill Gray, 60, of…
Read articleDorset Echo sales up, Bridport & Lyme Regis News down
CONGRATULATIONS to the Dorset Echo! Its circulation in the second half of 2009 went up by 2.1 per cent to 18,396. According to The Guardian, the…
Read articleDING DING! Seconds away – ROUND ONE! The Bridport News versus the View From Bridport
SO, THIS MORNING, the Bridport News and the View From Bridport began their Wednesday wrestling bout. In the blue corner, the BN – 40p, published by Newsquest…
Read articleOld West Dorset media to battle it out midweek
THE Bridport News and the Lyme Regis News will appear in future on Wednesdays. The move is announced on the papers’ website but not (that I can…
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