BRIDPORT residents should get behind the campaign to reopen the Palace cinema, says volunteer Wally Holmes. Former engineer Mr Holmes is calling on the public to help persuade West Dorset District Council to make a speedy decision over its future. He
PLANS to replace a commercial complex at Bridport with a major housing development are to go ahead despite fears over job losses and traffic chaos. Builders CG Fry and Son has won permission to convert the historic Priory Mill buildings in Priory Lane
A TWO hour search was sparked after a woman fell head first down a crevasse at West Bay and became stuck. Luckily the 33-year-old walker managed to send a garbled message for help on her mobile phone before lapsing into semi unconciousness. The alert
BRIDPORT Leisure Centre will be draining its pools next week as part of a £100,000 refurbishment programme. The pools will be deep cleaned and work will start on a new water chemical analyser, replacement circulation pump valves and grout repairs. The
THE victim of a serious kidnap attempt told this week of her shock and disappointment after top judges slashed two years off her attacker's jail sentence. Steven Mentor, 29, of Andover, was jailed for six years at Dorchester Crown Court last December
PEOPLE in Bridport are coming together for an ambitious series of events next year to salute the Home Front and celebrate the 60th anniversary of the end of the Second World War. A 1940s house with rationing cookery demonstrations and a wartime vegetable
