May 2022 - Page 2 of 5

Lyme Regis macebearer honoured as he retires from role

19th May 2022 Francesca Evans

LONG-SERVING Lyme Regis macebearer Derek Hallett has been honoured as he retires from the role. […]

Mayor of Lyme Regis pays tribute to former council worker and councillor

19th May 2022 Francesca Evans

TRIBUTE has been paid to a former Lyme Regis council staff member and councillor, Kenneth Hitchcock, who died this week aged 80. […]

Lyme Regis lifeboat crew to host annual Blessing of the Boats

19th May 2022 Francesca Evans

THE traditional Blessing of the Boats service in Lyme Regis is being held at 3pm on Sunday, May 22. […]

Landmark Lyme Regis tree cut down for public safety

19th May 2022 Francesca Evans

A LANDMARK tree in the main residential housing area of Lyme Regis has been cut down after it was found to be badly diseased. […]

Sport

Uplyme cricketers storm to top of the league

17th May 2022 Philip Evans

UPLYME and Lyme Regis have stormed to the top of the Devon Cricket League Division C East, having opened up an eight-point lead after just two matches. Uplyme travelled to the impressive facilities at Exeter […]

DEATH NOTICE: Hil Solly

17th May 2022 Francesca Evans

Following the sad and unexpected death of Hil Solly (previously of Church Street in Lyme) on May 4 2022, there will be a Thanksgiving at St James Church, Christow EX6 7LZ, at 10am on Tuesday, May 31 2022 […]

Monkton Wyld Court launches £15,000 appeal to save Pine Hall

17th May 2022 Francesca Evans

THE historic Monkton Wyld Court, near Lyme Regis, has launched a £15,000 appeal to save its Pine Hall venue. […]

The Life of the Lyme Mariner

17th May 2022 Submitted Content

HISTORICALLY there are numerous biographies on eminent and distinguished personages while the lives of ordinary people for the most part go unrecorded. […]

Retired West Dorset nurses heading for London Marathon after completing South West Coast Path

17th May 2022 Francesca Evans

TWO retired nurses from Bridport Community Hospital have completed all 630 miles of the South West Coast Path. […]

RNLI appeals for fundraisers in Lyme Regis area

17th May 2022 Francesca Evans

AN appeal for face-to-face fundraisers for the RNLI has been launched in the Lyme Regis area. […]

Uplyme’s disgraced MP may stand in by-election as an independent

17th May 2022 Submitted Content

THE former Conservative MP for Honiton and Tiverton has told the BBC that he may stand in the upcoming by-election which was triggered by his resignation last month. […]

Lyme bowlers in fine championship form

16th May 2022 Philip Evans

By PAUL MOFFITT IT’S been another superb week for the men at Lyme Regis Bowling club. Not only did the championship side take all 10 points against Greenhill, retaining Lyme’s top spot in the league, […]

Mary Anning arrives in Lyme Regis ahead of much-anticipated statue unveiling

16th May 2022 Submitted Content

THE bronze statue of one of the most influential women in the history of science, Mary Anning, has arrived in her hometown of Lyme Regis ahead of an official on Saturday, May 21 – exactly 223 years after the fossil hunter’s birth. […]