Smoke and steam continue to spew forth from Colmers Hill today as engineers from Dorset County Council try and find a solution to a growing vent of bubbling mud at the top of the Symondsbury landmark. WDDC spokesperson Helen Edgecumbe said

Having just had the unfortunate experience of working with several Americans in Asia, I was rather taken aback by their surprise and indignation when I asked them what it was like to be the most despised nation on earth and who exactly was it that said it was alright for them to police force the world.

I was all in favour of the smoking ban, but it is rubbish. Poor old pubs - will they survive this?

Obituary of the late Mr. Common Sense

'Today we mourn the passing of a beloved old friend, Common Sense, who
has been with us for many years. No one knows for sure how old he was,
since his birth records were long ago lost in bureaucratic red tape. He
will be remembered as having cultivated such valuable lessons as:
Knowing when to come in out of the rain; why the early bird gets the
worm; Life isn't always fair; and maybe it was my fault.

Bridport Radio member Goccibos has come up with a good one - A Bridport Dictionary containing all the local phrases and words. (A bit like the Viz profanisaurus). William Barnes made the Darzet dialect famous now you can continue his legacy by documenting these figures of speech that have become common parlance in these parts. Here's a few to start you off...