Political news and events from Lyme Regis, Uplyme & Charmouth
MY first priority this week has been to challenge government on the situation with exam grades. It has been invaluable to work with Dan Watts, the headteacher at Woodroffe School, whose students have achieved an outstanding set of results. […]
IN recent weeks, I’ve been keeping in touch with businesses in retail, hospitality and tourism, in particular in West Dorset’s coastal areas, to see how they are doing since reopening and to offer my ongoing support. […]
WEST Dorset MP Chris Loder has defended his decision to vote against a new Trade Bill clause, which opposition parties say would have protected the NHS during Brexit trade deals. […]
WEST Dorset MP Chris Loder has called on government ministers in the House of Commons to ensure West Dorset gets its fair share of funding and investment in the future. […]
WEST Dorset MP Chris Loder has personally thanked Lyme Regis residents who volunteered to help others during the coronavirus pandemic. […]
MORE than a million overnight stays in West Dorset’s holiday parks and campsites have been saved, says West Dorset MP Chris Loder, who lobbied for government restrictions for the sector to be eased from July 4. […]
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. […]
WEST Dorset MP Chris Loder has given his backing to a new bill which could see those of desecrate war memorials face up tot ten years in prison. […]
IT’S been a very productive couple of weeks in Westminster, albeit some issues this week have been rather a distraction. […]
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? […]
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 […]
TODAY let us be thankful we live in the South West. In fact, let us thank our lucky stars that we live in Dorset. […]
THE leader of Dorset Council has written to the Prime Minister calling for travel restrictions to be reintroduced after events at Durdle Door over the weekend saw three people seriously injured and huge crowds pushed together on the beach. […]
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. […]
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. […]
A SLITHER of encouraging news for Lyme’s beleaguered hospitality outlets whose owners have been scratching the heads and wondering how they can re-open their premises, adhere to social distancing rules – and make a profit in the process. […]
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