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Surveying the energy landscape through the greenhouse

6th May 2021 Submitted Content

IT was recently reported that Dorset Council had not ruled out wind farms along our coastline. […]

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Untangling ocean plastic

21st April 2021 Submitted Content

WE have all watched the distressing scenes on television where albatrosses regurgitate plastic debris to feed their young chicks and dead dolphins are found entangled in plastic fishing gear. […]

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Reflecting on coastal glazing

15th April 2021 Submitted Content

THE recent reports about problems with the newly-installed glass balustrades on the seafront roof area above Marine Parade in Lyme Regis have caused some heated discussion. […]

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Subterranean secrets and subatomic ghosts

25th March 2021 Submitted Content

AS a young boy I was fascinated by the adventure novels of Jules Verne, especially Journey to the Centre of the Earth. […]

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Ships, wine and water

15th March 2021 Submitted Content

LIKE many coastal towns, Lyme Regis was once home to a shipbuilding industry with shipyards flourishing around the Cobb. […]

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Fascinating Feathers – looking at the birds in our own back gardens

24th February 2021 Submitted Content

OVER the last weekend of January, the 42nd Big Garden Birdwatch took place. This is an annual citizen science project organised by the RSPB when we are asked to record the birds visiting our gardens in one hour. […]

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The amazing fractal patterns of nature

12th February 2021 Submitted Content

FOR those of us living in Lyme Regis, the ever-present sea provides a mesmerising backdrop as we observe its fluctuating rhythms, shifting light and changing moods. […]

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It’s always sunny above the clouds

28th January 2021 Submitted Content

BLUE Monday – the most depressing day of the year – supposedly falls on the third Monday of January. This claim made by a psychologist in 2004 is often quoted in newspapers, but does not appear to be based on any real science. […]

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The pioneering vaccinators

15th January 2021 Submitted Content

2021 is finally here and let us hope that it is an improvement on last year. One of the things that we can look forward to is the mass vaccination programme against COVID-19 – and hopefully this will ensure a gradual return to normality. […]

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The bright light of Christmas

19th December 2020 Submitted Content

2020 has been a memorable year for all the wrong reasons, but it looks like the cosmos will ensure that it ends with an astronomical highlight on December 21! […]

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A sprinkling of sea salt

14th December 2020 Submitted Content

ONE of the early industries believed to have put Lyme Regis on the map was the production of salt from the sea. […]

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Dating the Dorset dinosaurs

1st December 2020 Submitted Content

A RECENT newspaper headline caught my attention where it was reported that the world’s first complete dinosaur skeleton found on the Jurassic Coast had finally been studied in detail and a place found for it in the family tree of dinosaurs. […]

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Symmetrical beauty beside the sea

21st November 2020 Submitted Content

A WALK around Lyme Regis reveals some beautiful buildings forming the unique character of the town. One of the common features is the use of symmetry to make the design pleasing on the eye. […]

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Exploring Cyberspace from Lyme Regis

6th November 2020 Submitted Content

COMPUTER technology has been one of the saviours of 2020 making this annus horribilis more bearable for many of us. […]

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The cosmic elements of Lyme Regis

27th October 2020 Submitted Content

WHAT comes into your mind when you think of Lyme Regis and the surrounding coast? Images with sand and pebbles probably feature quite prominently. […]

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The dark skies of Dorset and Devon

13th October 2020 Submitted Content

ONE of the benefits of living in Lyme Regis and much of Dorset is that we are in a part of the country where we can often appreciate the dark skies away from the bright lights of big towns and cities. […]

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