Essential reading for all those with Lyme Regis at heart, by veteran local journalist Philip Evans. To view more comment and opinion pieces, visit our Blogs section.
SO this year will be the last Guitars On The Beach? So disappointed and affronted that the town council failed to support them financially this year, the organisers decided that was it – GOTB would “go out with a bang” this summer. No more rockin’ on the beach. […]
ONE of the great pleasures of editing a newspaper in such a lively community as Lyme Regis is that you get to attend virtually every social event in town. […]
WHEN it comes to financial support for local organisations, there can be no denying that Lyme Regis Town Council is the most generous of all the towns and parishes authorities in Dorset. […]
THIS week in the LymeOnline office (more like a cupboard, actually) we celebrated a minor achievement – our 50th edition. […]
I DON’T know how you estimate accurately the size of crowds – but I do know that Lyme’s reputation as the go-to resort at all times of the year is attracting an extraordinary number of visitors to our town. […]
GREAT concern has been expressed in Lyme Regis this week over the future of the town’s award-winning Tourist Information Centre. […]
FOR the last month I have been walking five kilometres a day, mainly for health reasons but also to raise money for the men’s health charity Movember. […]
LYME Regis turned out in force yet again to honour the 100 local men who lost their lives in the two world wars. […]
THIS is my favourite photo of the many that has shot across my screen since Jeff Scowen came to town. It was taken in 2017 when he was invited to compere Guitars On The Beach and encapsulates his gregarious character to a tee. […]
WE may have a moan about the town council, take offence of some caustic remark on Facebook, worry about the “non-existent” drug problems in Lyme and get fed up of our crowded streets during the summer months. […]
NATIONAL politics rarely creeps into this column, if at all. After all, it’s called Lyme Matters – matters about Lyme in a town that matters. […]
THE public gardens in Lyme Regis have been the most admired of the town’s attractions, a peaceful haven to escape the hustle of bustle of a busy seaside resort. […]
THAT’S it then – summer is over, brought to a close by the seventh Food Rocks festival, organised by celebrity chef Mark Hix and his staff. But will there be another one? That is the question. […]
GREAT angst among the dog lovers of Lyme over the Bank Holiday period concerning the number of pets left in locked cars during the sweltering temperatures. […]
LYME Regis celebrated the 1200th anniversary of its first settlement with a year-long festival in 1974. […]
A FEW weeks ago in this column I wrote about the new spirit of friendliness and respect in the Guildhall under the headline ‘The happy council’, following the May elections. […]
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