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Councillors Cheryl Reynolds and Philip Evans on the new minibus.

Free community bus to replace axed town route

The new service around Lyme Regis will start on 7 May, and run three days a week.

In front of a stone wall, a road name sign reads "Hill Road". Attached to the sign is another sign which reads "Police Station" with an arrow pointing to the right. A few weeds are growing where the pavement meets the wall.

Two people assaulted by gang of masked burglars

Five men stole cash from the property in Lyme Regis

A navy blue elephant sculpture decorated with white waves and blue and green sailboats. The sculpture is standing on the seafront, with the cliffs of West Bay in the background. The other half shows the damage to one of the heads of an elephant sculpture. There is a large hole running across the grey head with white swirls.

Hospice saddened by elephant sculpture damage

The elephants went on display at the weekend to raise money for Weldmar Hospicecare.

A navy blue elephant sculpture decorated with white waves and blue and green sailboats. The sculpture is standing on the seafront, with the cliffs of West Bay in the background.

Stampede elephant sculpture trail unveiled

Scores of decorated elephants are on display around Bridport, West Bay and Lyme Regis.

Sutton has white hair and a grey short beard. He is looking towards the camera with his hands resting on the trunk of an elephant statue. He is wearing a dark navy fleece jacket with a patterned jumper beneath and a light coloured shirt colour visible. The statue is painted a bright blie and has colourful yello and green flowers painted all over it. He is standing in a room with a large window behind him through which dark trees are visible and the walls of the room are decorated with several brightly coloured works of art and paintings.

Royal Academy artist leading the herd at 96

Phillip Sutton created the first of more than 50 elephant sculptures for an arts trail.

A close-up of a cartoon depicting Steve Harris dressed in orange swimming trunks sitting on the side of a swimming pool and holding a microphone. A tattoo on his shoulder depicts the flag of Dorset in the shape of a Dorset map. A yellow Pudsey teddy bear is peeping over the side of the pool.

BBC presenter immortalised in elephant art trail

The cartoon of Steve Harris appears on an elephant in the Stampede by the Sea sculpture trail.

View from the Cobb looking east across the sea towards Portland. Two people are standing on the end of the wide, stone breakwater. In the distance are the cliffs of the Jurassic Coast.

Urgent repairs to iconic breakwater further delayed

Repairs to the Cobb in Lyme Regis will not begin until autumn 2026, Dorset Council says.

A large board attached to the railings on the beach. It has 144 squares, each containing a commonly used word or number with an illustration. Behind the sign is the sandy beach and sea with the Cobb harbour wall in the background.

Communication boards to help non-verbal visitors

The communication boards are installed on Lyme Regis seafront and in nearby play areas.

Dressed in a brown suit Leon Garner sits on the rocks by the sea at Sidmouth and smiles at the camera. He has his hand around his large dog Jenny. his wife Sandra is sitting on another rock close by and she is also patting the dog. She is wearing a pink jumper and brown trousers and the sea can be seen against the shore behind them. The dog is panting and has her tongue out.

Collector's passion for fossils goes on display

A collection of fossils gathered over a lifetime is displayed to the public for the first time.