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 days of dinner-dances and late-night lock-ins
I WAS 17 years-old when I first went to the Royal Lion. The occasion was the annual dinner of the Lyme Regis Skittles League. Since that memorable night in 1966, I have been a regular frequenter at the Lion, enjoying some riotous nights and splendid occasions. […]