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6/6A Bus Timetable Now Gets Yeovil Students Home

Parish Councillor, Jacqui Sewell has continued to campaign and lobby for rural transport ever since she was an elected West Dorset Council member and was WDDC’s representative on WATAG (West Dorset Western Area Transport Action Group).
Today, still with WATAG, she was pleased to see that, at last – “the No. 6A bus WILL pick up the students from Yeovil College at 16.45pm for homeward travel to Broadwindsor – now to get Dorset Council to get Rural Access to Public Transport.”
Children from Broadwindsor will still have to travel to Beaminster in the morning.

The bus is being operated by Somerset Council. The timetable shown below.

The Dorset Council Cabinet member with responsibility for transport is East Dorset Councillor, Ray Bryan who is Portfolio Holder for Highways, Travel and Environment. His contact details are:

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Download the full timetable pdf document HERE.

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Mobile PCR Covid Test Sites In Bridport Next Week

The Mobile PCR COVID-19 test sites are available in Bridport on the following dates:

  • Bank Holiday Monday, 30th August,
  • Wednesday, 1st September &
  • Friday. 3rd September.

If you have any of the 3 coronavirus (COVID-19) symptoms below, even if mild, click HERE to get a Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) test as soon as possible:

  • a high temperature
  • a new, continuous cough
  • you’ve lost your sense of smell or taste or it’s changed

You can also order a PCR test kit to be sent to your home or book an appointment at a walk-in or drive-through test site.

Getting tested if you have no symptoms.

If you have no symptoms, you will not qualify for the PCR tests – you can get a Rapid Lateral Flow test if you do not have symptoms. This test is free and you get a result 30 minutes after taking the test.
This test involves rubbing a long cotton bud (swab) over your tonsils (or where they would have been) and inside your nose.

You can only use this service if:

  • you do not have coronavirus (COVID-19) symptoms.
  • you’re 11 or older.
  • you have not been told to self-isolate.
  • you cannot get tests from your work, school, college or university (ask them for rapid lateral flow tests).

Book your Rapid Lateral Flow test HERE.

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Buses – Closing Date 15th August

Only one week remains to submit your comments to ensure Dorset Council provide Rural Areas with a bus service.

Read/download the West Dorset Western Area Transport Action Group (WATAG) newsletter HERE

Please complete the survey by clicking HERE to help to shape the future vision and priorities for the bus network in Dorset.

Comments, suggestions, and ideas can also be emailed to busbackbetter@dorsetcouncil.gov.uk.

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Bus Back Better

Dorset Council would like to know how they can improve local bus services and what would make you use local buses more. They would like to hear from both people who already use buses, and from those who currently do not and why. They also want to hear from public, private and voluntary organisations who have an interest in making our bus services work better.

Please complete the survey by clicking HERE to help to shape the future vision and priorities for the bus network in Dorset.

Comments, suggestions, and ideas can also be emailed to busbackbetter@dorsetcouncil.gov.uk.

The Bus Service Improvement Plan will be published by 31st October. It will be further developed and updated annually.

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Local Employment: Sales Contracts Engineer At Ackermans

Located at Gore Cross Business Park in Bridport, this is a permanent, full time position with Ackerman Engineering Ltd.

They are looking for an experienced Contract Engineer who will work within their customer contracts team and deal with incoming enquiries. The purpose of the role is to develop new customers and build a portfolio of repeat order business. Ensuring quotations and orders are allocated/ processed efficiently and professionally to achieve continued customer satisfaction.

Scope:

This role is suited to a Contracts Engineer who has experience building quotations. Ideally with a manufacturing background

Key Responsibilities:

  • Supporting the contracts team, dealing with incoming enquiries, providing accurate quotations.
  • To obtain a correct understanding of customer requirements.
  • To prepare quotation responses in accordance with the established procedures for investigation, design, costing and presentation.
  • To ensure that documentation received for orders/enquiries is sufficiently Informative and detailed to allow efficient processing.
  • Providing technical and commercial support to customers.
  • Building and maintaining strong relationships, demonstrating continuous commitment to customers focus.
  • Communicating internally with purchasing, quality and production departments.

Knowledge, skills and personal qualities required:

Essential –

  • Excellent communication skills, ability to communicate clearly at all levels.
  • Computer literate.
  • Positive, motivated, can-do attitude.
  • Energy to increase the capability to deliver and improve business results.

Desirable –

  • Driving Licence, to be able to visit customers in the future.
  • Experience working in a sheet metal manufacturing environment.
  • Contract engineering experience.

You will report to Contracts Engineer Manager.

Hours: Monday – Thursday 08:00 – 17:00, Friday 08:00 – 13:00

Telephone: 01308 422185 or email: sales@ackerman-eng.com

Ackerman Engineering are a 5th generation family owned Dorset UK company. Established in Bridport in 1885, today they fabricate utilising the very latest in sheet metal working machinery and CadCam simulation techniques.

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CB3 Bus Timetable

The CB3 bus service is now operational, serving Broadwindsor and the surrounding villages.

  • Buses to Bridport will leave the Old Bakery at 10.45hrs and 17.49hrs.
  • Buses to Crewkerne will leave The White Lion at 09.51hrs, 13.02hrs, 14.50hrs & 19.04hrs.

All passengers are required to telephone the bus prior to their journey: 07716 643087#Broadwindsor,#Burstock,#Blackdown,#Hursey,#Kittwhistle,#Seaborough,#Drimpton,#Marshwood,#Mosterton,#Crewkerne,#Bridport,#Dorset,#CB3bus,#DorsetCouncil,#BWGPC,#WearYourMask,#SocialDistancing,#BeSafe,#StaySafe

Local Employment: Heavers Are Hiring Again

Heavers of Bridport are specialists in the supply and installation of windows, doors and other glazing solutions throughout the Southwest.

They took on 3 new apprentices in November 2020. This time they are looking for an Experienced Installer to join their team.

The successful candidate will:

  • Be experienced in all aspects of glazing installations.
  • Be able to provide evidence and references of previous experience.
  • Be punctual.
  • Be able to work as a member of a team.
  • Have good communication skills
  • Be able to adapt to a multitude of new skills.
  • Be self motivated.

Please email ross@heavers.co.uk to apply.

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Local Employment: Experienced Installer at Heavers of Bridport

In addition to the 3 Apprentice positions advertised earlier, Heavers of Bridport are also looking to hire an experienced Installer.

The candidate must be:

  • Experienced in all aspects of glazing.
  • Able to provide evidence of previous experience.
  • Punctual.
  • Able to work as part of a team.
  • Have good communication skills.
  • Able to adapt to a multitude of new skills.
  • Self motivated.

A full UK driving licence is essential.

In return, they offer:

  • Competitive rates of pay.
  • NVQ & MTC qualifications if required.
  • All clothing and PPE supplied.
  • Health & Safety Training, such as manual handling, working at heights, Fire awareness & First aid.
  • All new installers, even those with previous experience, work with a senior team member for at least a year in order for them to get used to our good working practices. We pride ourselves on our workmanship.

To Apply: please contact ross@heavers.co.uk in the first instance.

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Local Employment: 3 Apprentice Installers at Heavers of Bridport

Heavers of Bridport are specialists in the supply and installation of windows, doors and other glazing solutions throughout the Southwest. They have three Apprentice positions available.

Candidates need to:

  • Be punctual.
  • Be able to work as a member of a team.
  • Have good communication skills.
  • Be able to adapt to a multitude new skills.
  • Be Self-motivated.

In return, they offer:

  • Competitive rates of pay.
  • NVQ & MTC qualifications.
  • All clothing and PPE supplied.
  • Health & Safety training such as manual handling, working at heights, fire awareness and First Aid.

All three positions are available with an immediate start date.

To Apply: please contact ross@heavers.co.uk in the first instance.

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Petition Against Extended Car Park Charges

Most will be aware that Dorset Council has a series of proposals to raise extra money from local car parks. This includes charging between 6pm and 8pm from Monday to Saturday and daytime on Sundays. The daily rate for some car parks, including those in Bridport and Lyme Regis, is proposed to double.

There are many who are concerned that these new charges will increase parking in nearby residential streets where parking is currently free.  There is an online petition calling on Dorset Council to withdraw their plans to extend these car parking charges.

The petition has been launched by the Liberal Democrat Party.  However, you are able to sign the petition and state whether or not you want to be updated by email about their campaigns.

Sign the petition HERE.

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