June 2010

Lush Places: a shaggy dog story

In Lush Places, the village square is full of tradesmen’s vans of varying hues. They park where they can, while the bus attempts to do a three-point turn and pedestrians do body swerves…

Lush Places: a game of two halves

The bunting has disappeared from Lush Places, apart from the Union Jack above the shop and two hopeful-looking St George’s crosses either side of our bedroom windows. Mr Grigg is on top form…

Nick Poole with glass of cider and Bath and West Show Medal for Innovation

New Dorset cider company starts selling around Bridport and Beaminster

CIDER made by award-winning West Dorset cider maker Nick Poole is on sale for the first time in shops and pubs.

Unsurprisingly, it’s proving popular – a decade of hard and thoughtful work has gone into it.

Mr Poole set up West Milton Cider Club near Bridport 10 years ago – the video above shows the early days of the club – and he founded the now famous Powerstock Cider Festival.

West Dorset bids to BLAST young people into work

A NEW training centre could be set up for young people in West Dorset if a bid for European funding is successful. The aim is to get 16-25 year-olds developing business ideas that…

Council submits plans to move Mountjoy School

PLANS to rebuild Bridport’s Mountjoy School in Beaminster have been submitted by Dorset County Council. The county council wants to move the special school on to land next to Beaminster Technology College (BTC). A…

A Bridport alternative to the World Cup

NOVELIST Ioana Morpurgo is to lead a discussion of Romanian literature at Wild and Homeless Books in Bridport. Ms Morpurgo will focus on the ‘period of transition’ that followed the revolution in Romania…

Top folk singer to walk 60 miles for Dorset gigs

JOHN Jones of folk rock legends Oysterband is about to set off on a challenging mini-tour through Dorset – walking to each of the venues on the route. The Feet Don’t Fail Me Now…

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