Blogs

Our experienced LymeOnline writers share opinion and comment on the latest Lyme Regis news in their blogs, plus regular contributions from local organisations

Regular blogs include:

My Isolation Diary – Philip Evans MBE
All Over The Town – Francesca Evans
Lyme Matters – Philip Evans MBE
Flashbacks – Richard Austin
This Month at the Marine – Sophia Moseley
News From Westminster – Chris Loder MP
Hix Recipes – Mark Hix MBE
Turn Lyme Green – Rob Smith
Plastic Free Lyme Regis – Karen Durham-Diggins
Tales of Lyme’s Past – Peter Lacey
Care Links Lyme – LymeForward
Citizens Advice – Mark Vandeweyer
Lyme Regis Town Council

The show must go on!

2nd July 2020 Submitted Content 0

THE show must go on… even when there’s a pandemic. In fact, when you come to think about it, during its 125 years, the Marine has survived two world wars, the Great Depression and six major recessions. […]

Lobbying for hospitality and tourism businesses

1st July 2020 Francesca Evans 0

I HAVE been lobbying government and championing the cause of hospitality, leisure and tourism businesses in Lyme Regis and surrounding areas for many weeks now. […]

Testing times for the town council

29th June 2020 Philip Evans 0

IT would seem the days of milk and honey may well be over for Lyme Regis Town Council. We learn this week that in the wake of the coronavirus the council’s reserves are expected to drop by nearly £1million. […]

‘More masks than jellyfish!’

23rd June 2020 Submitted Content 0

DID you see this headline recently in the national newspaper. Is it true? Has somebody been counting all the masks in the oceans? Or indeed all the jellyfish! […]

Hix Recipes: Spiced baked spider crab

23rd June 2020 Francesca Evans 0

If only I knew what I was doing as a kid, throwing those ugly looking spider crabs out of the net back into the water. […]

Is Sir George now a national target?

17th June 2020 Philip Evans 2

WHEN the Edward Colston statue came tumbling down in Bristol, it was pretty obvious that it would not be long before Sir George Somers would be targeted. […]

Hix Recipes: Tagliatelle with asparagus and parmesan

16th June 2020 Submitted Content 0

You’ll be surprised how far a few spears of asparagus will go when shaved with a peeler like this. It kind of shaves into ribbons the same size as the pasta so a great economical and delicious recipe. […]

Theatre celebrations seem like a lifetime ago

8th June 2020 Submitted Content 0

YOU really can have too much of a good thing. Sitting in my cubicle sized theatre office occasionally gazing out of my window at the glittering sea and blue sky, I would long for my lunchbreak so I could take in a few rays or go for a cooling dip. […]

Tentative time as we kick-start our economic recovery

8th June 2020 Submitted Content 0

IT’S been a very productive couple of weeks in Westminster, albeit some issues this week have been rather a distraction. […]

Environmental campaigns still continue in lockdown

8th June 2020 Submitted Content 0

THE COVID-19 pandemic has had an enormous effect on all of our normal daily lives. As Lyme Regis reawakens following two months of lockdown, I thought it might be worthwhile to review a couple of initiatives from Surfers Against Sewage and Litter Free Coast and Sea that have been running during the lockdown period. […]

And so, it’s goodbye from me

5th June 2020 Francesca Evans 3

WHEN I decided to follow advice and self-isolate for three months, I thought it would be a stroll in the park. We closed our office and decided we would work through the comings weeks, so what’s the big deal? […]

Tragic news forces coronavirus off the front pages

4th June 2020 Philip Evans 0

Philip Evans: My Isolation Diary – Day 77 (Thursday June 4 2020) LIKE many others, I suspect, I have been waiting for the day when coronavirus was knocked off the front pages. But I did […]

How lucky are we to be living in Dorset through these terrible times?

3rd June 2020 Philip Evans 0

TODAY let us be thankful we live in the South West. In fact, let us thank our lucky stars that we live in Dorset. […]

Social distancing is still the key to beating this virus

2nd June 2020 Philip Evans 0

FOLLOWING the distressing incidents at Durdle Door over the weekend, the leader of Dorset Council has written to the Prime Minister calling for travel restrictions to be reintroduced. […]

Last day of spring was more like Lyme in August

1st June 2020 Philip Evans 0

WITH this Mediterranean spell of weather continuing, yesterday – the last day of spring – saw the main beach at Lyme Regis reminiscent of a peak period day with one exception – none of the bars and cafés were open. That’s not to say there was no alcohol about. […]

Maitlis or Morgan: who annoys you most as many discard television news?

30th May 2020 Philip Evans 0

THERE’S a slight but delicious irony in the fact that Newsnight’s glamorous presenter Emily Maitlis has swapped positions with Dominic Cummings, the man who she belittled on air this week, as the country’s bête noire. […]