Olivia Colman backs urgent fight to save Bridport’s 250-year-old Lyric Theatre
An urgent crowdfunding appeal has been launched to secure the future of Bridport’s 250-year-old cultural landmark, The Lyric Theatre. Already, the Under This
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Flood chaos fear as developers unveil plans for first 500 Norchester homes
The first planning application of a scheme dubbed ‘Norchester’ that will change the shape of ‘Hardy country’ forever has been submitted. The outline
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Urgent plea as church bells immortalised by William Barnes silent since 1908
Readers of The West Dorset Magazine are being invited to join a big community effort to raise the final £50,000 to restore the
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1996 bride celebrates pearl anniversary at same Dorset luxury hotel where she tied the knot
Our competition for a two-night stay at the Springfield Country Hotel Leisure Club & Spa received an unprecedented response as more than 600
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Tanks rolling in for wartime nostalgia
Brewery Square in Dorchester will shake under the weight of a massive D-Day tank invasion as the town heralds the arrival of the
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Campaigners use Lyme Regis Beach as case study in high-court legal challenge against water plans
Surfers Against Sewage is using Church Cliff Beach in Lyme Regis as a key case study in a high-court legal challenge against new
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The NHS worker from Dorchester on mission to save street dogs
A Dorchester NHS worker has helped deliver life-saving treatment to 175 animals in a remote region of Sri Lanka. Zara G-King, 37, an
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Housing developments could leave Charminster in deep water say villagers
Villagers are demanding a halt to controversial housing developments in and around Charminster following ‘the worst flooding in living memory’. Roads were blocked
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Monday night fever with bells on at Charminster Village Hall
Wessex Morris Men will now be hanky-swinging, stick clashing and bell ringing from Charminster Village Hall on Monday nights, followed by ‘après Morris’
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Dorset Studio School: The land-based learning leader with a 750-acre classroom
When my practical daughter started secondary school, I knew it probably wasn’t the best fit for her. While she has an encyclopaedic memory