Dorset 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 Echo is the only regional daily in the country to increase its circulation; according to the Echo itself, it’s “just one of two titles in the industry to grow [...]
West Dorset birdman targets paragliding world record
EDDIE COLFOX has been flying for 17 years. Early on he used to compete nationally and was top of the league, when he broke his back. The earthbound days following left him with plenty of time to reflect, and he decided that exploration was more his scene. He’s since spent many winters guiding expeditions abroad, [...]
Birdmen to help bikeboys
A FILM about the heights and frights of paragliding is to be shown at Bridport’s Electric Palace to raise funds for Dorset’s only indoor skate and cycle park. The Trick Factory on St Michael’s Trading Estate in Bridport has seen countless risky moves tried out, but probably none that can really compare with chucking yourself off [...]
DING 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 (owned by the giant American corporation Gannett), 64 pages (including 10 of the crucial property pages), physically smaller than the VF. In the red corner, the VF, published by [...]
“For thou knowest not what a day may bring forth”
“FOR THOU knowest not…” was the title of a sermon preached by Evershot’s priest after a fire in 1865 nearly burned the whole village down. More than 100 people were left homeless; up to 1,000 came from neighbouring villages to gawp at the devastation; and there was looting, yes looting, in Evershot. At the very least a [...]
Dorchester town centre plans move a step closer
WEST DORSET District Council is making a big effort to win support for plans for the revamp of Dorchester town centre, and below – word for word – are two press releases issued today. Why word for word? Because on big issues like this, hours and hours of effort goes into producing press releases, and if you regard them [...]
New use needed for Bridport site of class war
THE SEARCH has begun for a new use for a relic of Dorset’s social struggles. Ten interested parties have been shown around the empty Institute in East Street, Bridport, by members of the Bridport Area Development Trust, which has got six months to find a modern purpose for the historic property. “We’re still in the very early stages,” said Crystal Johnson of the [...]