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.
THE first council election in Lyme Regis I covered as a young reporter was in 1969 when an eager young man in his 30s, brimming with energy and ideas, won a seat on what was then the Borough Council. […]
COVID has a lot to answer for. Just when we thought we were coming out of it and Lyme Regis was slowly getting back to some form of normality, the new Omicron variant does it’s best to spoil yet another Christmas. […]
IT started as a joke but soon turned into a spat as often happens when social media gets involved. […]
WE were in exalted company. The Daily Telegraph, the Daily Mail, The Guardian, The Mirror, the Sunday Times, all the behemoths of the newspaper industry – and LymeOnline! […]
LYME has got used to extreme traffic conditions during the summer months, especially when hosting attractions like the Red Arrows. […]
THERE were some emotional scenes on our local television station last week when D-Day veteran Harry Billinge was able to visit the new British Memorial in Normandy. […]
RUMOURS abound in Lyme Regis that one of the town’s iconic summer events, the yard of ale competition in Lifeboat Week, will not be held again. […]
WHEN Lyme Regis councillors held an “away day” a few weeks ago to sort out their problems, it was rumoured that they had agreed to draw a line under their disagreements and get on with the running of the town. […]
I HAVE long been a great admirer of the town council’s gardening staff, who often have to work under difficult circumstances. […]
OCCASIONALLY we take our LymeOnline promotional stand to local events, not just to distribute more papers but to meet our readers. […]
NO prizes for guessing the most often asked question when we travel around the area reporting on various events. […]
FOR many West Country resorts, the big challenge is how do we attract more visitors? For Lyme, the challenge is how do we cope with the demand? […]
THE egregious behaviour of town councillors is rapidly making Lyme Regis into a laughing stock. Wherever I go, people – usually with a big grin on their face – ask me: “What is the matter with your council?” […]
AS it was this column that finally flushed out Scott Cinemas to confirm they were trying to offload the Regent Cinema in Lyme Regis, I was delighted to see that a campaign has been launched in a bid to return it to its former glory. […]
THERE may be some disagreement in the council chamber over what to do about Lyme’s increasing traffic problems – but all will agree that this summer is going to be pretty awful. […]
IT was the late Victor Homyer – fisherman, councillor and former mayor – who described the seafront and beach area as “Lyme’s shop window”. And he wasn’t wrong. […]
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