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Mark Hix withdraws suport for events amid decking drama CELEBRITY chef and restaurateur Mark Hix MBE has said he will withdraw support for all events relating to the town council and tourism, following a perceived lack of support for the decked area outside his Oyster & Fish House restaurant. His comments came after he was informed that Dorset Council was set to reject his planning application, which he has since withdrawn with plans to try again in the New Year. REPORT, PAGE 8
Town centre closures
EAST Kitchen + Bar and national retailer Joules are the latest Lyme Regis businesses to announce their closure. Joules closed with immediate effect last week and Asian restaurant East will close in the New Year amid rising running costs. REPORT, PAGE 4
Lyme Regis under red and gold starlight
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LYME Regis is sparkling under red and gold starlight following the switch-on of the town’s Christmas lights. The big switch-on event went ahead on Saturday, November 26 despite torrential rain and included a Christmas lantern competition and parade. See pages 10 and 11 for full coverage. Photo by RICHARD AUSTIN
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RESIDENTS VISITED BY POLICE AFTER RAISING QUESTIONS WITH THEIR LOCAL MP TWO West Dorset women have said they were visited by a police officer in an act of “intimidation” after raising questions regarding sewage pollution in local rivers and bathing waters with their MP.
Beverley Glock, from Lyme Regis, and Fran Swan, from nearby Fishpond, both received home visits from an uniformed officer after emailing concerns over sewage pollution to West
FRANCESCA EVANS
francesca@lyme-online.co.uk Dorset MP Chris Loder. They had planned to raise their concerns at a public meeting that Mr Loder was hosting in Chideock, but were told they needed to submit their questions to the MP in advance. After emailing him, they were told the meeting was specifically for residents of Chideock, but Mr Loder replied: “Let me know which villager has
invited you and I will come back to you to see what we can do.” Then on the evening of Thursday, November 24 – the night before the public meeting – both women received house calls from a Lyme Regis police constable after dark, with the officer reportedly saying they had received an email from Mr Loder’s office and had been directed to find out their intentions in wishing to attend the public meeting.
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