News | Articles (Page 312) | Bridport Nub News

Dorset Council to consider its own application - to use West Rivers House to help homeless

By Lottie Welch

3rd Mar 2021 | Local News

Dorset Council is being asked to consider its own application to convert West Rivers House at West Allington from four flats into eight.

The three-storey property is to be used by the council for homeless people.

Holiday business applies for alcohol licence to include drinks in its guest hampers

By Lottie Welch

3rd Mar 2021 | Local News

A Bridport holiday business is applying for a drinks licence – for the alcohol it intends to put in guest hampers.

The owners of Broad Road Farm in Beaminster Road have made the application to Dorset Council.

Household recycling centres once again straining under increased visitor numbers

By Lottie Welch

3rd Mar 2021 | Local News

If you can keep hold of your waste safely at home, do do until restrictions lift

Household recycling centres (HRCs) are again straining under increased visitor numbers, with queues returning to the Bridport tip over the weekend.

Dorset Council is asking residents not to visit HRCs right now unless their waste cannot be stored safely at home.

Bridport Fire Station encourages people to sign up as on-call firefighters after Beaminster station unable to respond to Broadwindsor fire

By Lottie Welch

3rd Mar 2021 | Local News

A recruitment campaign is taking place this week

Bridport Fire Station is urging people to sign up as on-call firefighters after responding to a fire that would have been attended by Beaminster crews.

A fire engine from Bridport and another from Crewkerne were called to a fire in a home in Broadwindsor just before 2pm yesterday (Tuesday).

It's a busy time for Bridport Tree Planting - which had to order more saplings to meet demand

By Lottie Welch

3rd Mar 2021 | Local News

Bridport Tree Planting volunteers at Asker Meadows

It's a busy time for the Bridport Tree Planting group, which has had to get more saplings to cope with demand.

Ten volunteers turned out on Saturday morning to hack away 30 metres of brambles on Masker Meadows, making room for 60 more trees to be planted.

Meet BOB, Bridport Morrisons' newest member of staff

By Lottie Welch

2nd Mar 2021 | Local News

BOB on the Marie Curie stall at Morrisons

Have you seen BOB at Morrisons in Bridport?

He has been tasked to man the most recent fundraising stall at the store - in aid of Marie Curie.

Care home provider with two homes in Bridport announces plans to sell 52 homes and close four

By Lottie Welch

2nd Mar 2021 | Local News

A care home provider is planning to put more than 50 of its homes up for sale and close four.

HC-One, which owns The Hyde in Walditch and St James' Park in Bradpole, has not yet announced which care homes are affected.

Film highlights the plastic pollution crisis and shocks and angers viewers

By Lottie Welch

2nd Mar 2021 | Local News

A film highlighting the plastic pollution crisis and the impact it is happening has shocked and angered viewers.

Plastic Free Bridport organised a screening of the film, The Story of Plastic, between February 17 and 23, which culminated with a Q&A with audience members through Zoom.

Jobs in Bridport: Here are the latest vacancies

By Lottie Welch

2nd Mar 2021 | Local News