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Britain's best Jurassic fossil collection was sold to Abu Dhabi after UK museums could not raise the money to buy it

For decades, Dorset-based fossil hunter Chris Moore combed the cliffs and beaches around Lyme Regis and Charmouth, part of England's UNESCO-listed Jurassic Coast, gradually assembling a collection of 318 specimens spanning ichthyosaurs, fish and crustaceans, including fossils that could potentially represent species new to science. Under the region's fossil collecting…

The Times of India

Block export of ‘national treasure’ UK fossils, says MP

Sale of one of UK’s top collections overseas prompts call new rules to help keep items in country

The Guardian - UK

Amateur fossil hunter uncovers rare chunk of world’s oldest sea crocodile

‘Moments like this will remain with me forever,’ guide says after ‘very rare’ discovery

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Jane Austen’s happiness was complicated – her last heroine in Persuasion knew why

Jane Austen’s Paper Trail is a podcast from The Conversation celebrating 250 years since the author’s birth. In each episode, we’ll be investigating a different aspect of Austen’s personality by interrogating one of her novels with leading researchers. Along the way, we visit locations important to Austen to uncover a…

The Conversation

‘Grafter’ Princess Royal visits Dorset in support of local organisations

Anne visited a British Horse Society club in Bovington, the new Dorset Police headquarters in Winfrith, and the Boat Building Academy in Lyme Regis.

Evening Standard

Matthew Law obituary

Other lives: Tutor at the ‘wooden boat school’ in Lyme Regis, Dorset

The Guardian - UK

Lyme Regis: a real taste of the Dorset coast with an exciting new food scene

A thriving artisan quarter and inventive restaurants have injected new life into this genteel seaside town famed for its fossils and literary haunts

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Kate Duncan obituary

Other lives: Playwright and short story writer whose work was performed around the south-west of England

The Guardian - UK

'Beautiful' UK river declared 'ecologically dead' after sewage spillages

The River Lim, in Lyme Regis, was once a booming wildlife haven for countless species but has now been declared 'ecologically dead' with locals saying sewage leaks are responsible

Daily Mirror

Huge ten-foot shark armed with 100 razor-sharp teeth found off British coast

Fisherman Barry Trevett discovered the smalltooth sand tiger shark off the coast of Lyme Regis, Dorset, and kept it in his refrigerated van for experts to examine it

Daily Mirror

Fuming neighbours say new 10ft 'eyesore' tower in back garden robs them of privacy

Neighbours in Lyme Regis in Dorset have hit out at the 'eyesore' structure overlooking fossil collector Mary Anning's grave, which they say robs them of their privacy

Daily Mirror

UK’s worst seaside towns ranked as visitors slam filthy beaches and rude staff

Brighton, North Berwick, Lyme Regis, Whitstable, Southwold and St Ives have featured at the top of a list of seaside towns which savaged some of the less glamorous places

Daily Mirror

Jurassic bark? Raffle the dog’s rare fossil find goes on display in Dorset

Public finally able to see 3D remains of plesiosaur discovered on Lyme Regis beach 16 years ago

The Guardian - UK

A great coast walk to a great pub: the Anchor Inn, Dorset

Dramatic views, a jungly undercliff and geological wonders are the highlights of this South West Coast Path route to a brilliantly sited hostelry with great beer and food

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Bristol Post

The West Country beach town that is a match for anything in the Mediterranean

It's one for the summer bucket list just two hours away from Bristol

The Guardian - UK

Statue of fossil-hunting pioneer Mary Anning to be unveiled in Dorset

A nine-year-old pointed out what was missing in Lyme Regis. Her long campaign has now borne fruit

Daily Mirror

Brits flock to beaches for fun in 22C sun as experts reveal when mini-heatwave will end

Sunseekers were seen enjoying the rays in Lyme Regis, Dorset today as the mercury is predicted to get to 22C in southern parts of the country today and continue into next week

Birmingham Post

Dorset brewery behind Badger Ales acquires first Lyme Regis pub

Hall & Woodhouse has a managed estate of around 170 pubs across the South of England

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