It’s all the fault of Palmers Brewery (allegedly)
The connections between the demise of Bridport Bitter and the weather, IPA and the Middle East.
Bridport: Idle Thoughts of An Idle Man
There was a popular ditty a few years ago entitled Why does it always rain on me? Well, I’ve worked out the answer. Because you live in Broadwindsor, son.
The Red Bladder cleans up West Dorset
Watch out all you ne’er-do-wells, footpads and villains! One word from The Red Bladder could earn you a hefty stretch of porridge.
Your Dorset: A Rant
SO, EVEN in these straitened times, Dorset County Council has still managed to bring us yet another edition of that little belter Your Dorset. A 16-page, full-colour publication that unashamedly assures us that the council is constantly striving to make our lot a better one and glorifying in its own spectacular achievements in a way [...]
Bridport, New Year’s Eve: “Are you The Red Bladder?”
“Are you,” he demanded “The Red Bladder?” When a stranger asks you that it takes your breath away.
Is this a UFO near Bridport – or just the moon?
DOWNLOADING photographs taken around Bridport over Christmas, I suddenly found myself looking twice at this one, and wondering - what is that in the sky? Could it really be a UFO? Here’s a closer look. I have to say, I don’t think it’s a UFO – it must be the moon – but I’ve never seen it in quite this guise before.
Cricket: But are they up to Chideock standards?
WHAT HEARTENING news from Brisbane this morning. The way Strauss (110), Cook (235NO) and Trott (135NO) batted they are almost up to the standard of the team I used to play for in the Crosby Cup. Certainly each of them could earn a place in the Chideock Veterans XI any day of the week. Mind you, they [...]