Save the Three Cups as a Hotel steering group chairman John Dover and committee member Rikey Austin met Palmers Brewery representatives this week as part of the ongoing consultation process into the future of the former Three Cups Hotel in Lyme Regis.

‘It was a constructive meeting that helped us to both understand each other’s position more clearly,’ said John Dover.

Nigel Jones of Chesterton Humberts, Palmers’ property agents, said: ‘Palmers are consulting widely with groups across the community to find a way forward for the site that will bring benefits to Lyme Regis.’

Further meetings are planned.