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From the top of the tower
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Ten fire engines tackle blaze at Rousdon bakery
UP to 10 fire engines tackled a blaze at the Rousdon Village Bakery on Tuesday morning.
Crews from Lyme Regis, Colyton, Axminster, Bridport and Sidmouth were among those to tackle the blaze, which damaged the popular bakery, adjoining garage workshop and two flats above. The fire started in a fuse box and was accidental. No one was harmed but the bakery is expected to be closed for some time and those living in the flats above lost many possessions. REPORT, PAGE 3
Father and daughter meet for first time
A FATHER and daughter chose Lyme Regis as the destination for their very first meeting in 56 years. Karen Harris, from Penryn, was adopted at birth but eventually managed to contact her birth father Trevor Sinden, aged 72 from Kent, on Facebook in November. They chose Lyme Regis for their first ever meeting this last week. REPORT, PAGE 12
A LARGELY unseen view of Lyme Regis from the very top of the tower at St Michael’s Parish Church. The tower has been encased in scaffolding for five months and this photo was taken as a major repair and refurbishment project comes to an end, with the scaffolding expected to come down by the end of the month. See page 9 for full report.
Cheryl’s back!
FORMER TOWN COUNCILLOR RETURNS TO THE GUILDHALL CHERYL Reynolds will make a return to the council chamber in Lyme Regis, after standing for election uncontested. Mrs Reynolds previously served on Lyme Regis Town Council for
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five years. Despite being one of the most popular councillors with the local electorate, coming second in the poll when she was re-elected in
May 2019, she resigned just a week later. She walked out of a meeting and resigned with immediate effect after Brian Larcombe MBE and Jeff Scowen were elected mayor and deputy mayor respectively.
At the time, Mrs Reynolds said she was unable to work with them following a long-running dispute. She has since said that another reason for stepping down was due to ill health, from which she has CONTINUED ON PAGE 2
LymeOnline launches video news bulletins
THE LymeOnline website has launched its own news bulletin broadcasts. Video news bulletins will now be uploaded to the website every Friday, bringing you the top stories of the past seven days, as well as special broadcasts for ‘breaking news’ events. REPORT, PAGE 7
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