In 2014, Weymouth & Portland will host over 260 festivals and events including community fetes and fairs, World and National sailing championships, live music, art events, shows, sport and many seasonal favourites. The events programme gets off to a sporting start in February with Top Class Sailing at the prestigious Weymouth and Portland National Sailing [...]
The public are reminded to follow safety warnings and advice around the Dorset coast due to possible land slides and rock falls. The risk of landslides and rock falls has increased following severe weather and sea conditions across Dorset. They can happen quickly and without warning. People are advised not to walk or climb over [...]
After the appeal yesterday on The Loving Weymouth & Portland Facebook Page  all the skips have now been sponsored for the Chesil Beach Clean Up on Sunday! This was an amazing response and happened within just a few hours of the appeal going out. In total 12 sponsorships have been pledged for the cleanup that [...]
Weymouth Carnival have just announced on their Facebook Page a complete facelift for the traditional Carnival Queen competition Entitled Miss Weymouth The competition opens on Valentines Day and is open to all females from the age of 6 years upwards. Contestants will be encouraged to fundraise with proceeds going to The Weldmar Hospicecare Trust. The [...]
The Ocean Hotel and Spa Retreat, at Southwell on Portland, has just been awarded a prestigious four star rating by Quality in Tourism which provides the official assessment service on behalf of Visit England, the national tourist board for England. The presentation of the  Four Star Certificate was made by Jeremy Pope, O.B.E., DL., today, [...]
Weymouth Harbour has frozen its fees for visiting yachts, boats and berth holders for 2014/15. It now means the harbour, run by Weymouth & Portland Borough Council, is one of the cheapest places to visit or moor on the south coast. Cllr Dominic Lonsdale, Chairman of the Harbour Management Board, said: “We want to keep [...]
The wind changed direction a little yesterday and was coming from the south so decided to drop on down to the beach at Overcombe Corner and see what was happening there. […]
Huge crowds watched nearly 300 brave swimmers take the plunge and swim the cold murky waters of Weymouth Harbour for charity on Christmas Day 2013.