This short video is a collaboration between Love-Weymouth.co.uk, Visit-Dorset.tv and local amateur drone photography enthusiasts who kindly donated they footage for editing into this video that was produced for The Best of Dorset Leisure and Tourism Show held in Weymouth on 30 March 2014. It was a real pleasure to put this together and we [...]
Sandworld’s co-founders, Mark Anderson and David Hicks are ‘pounding’ up Weymouth’s sand in readiness for the grand opening of ‘Literally Sand’ at their Lodmoor Park venue on Saturday 5th April. With just one week to go until Sandworld opens for the 2014 season we went for a look at how thing were going and were [...]
Over last weekend Votwo held the Jurassic Coast Challenge on the stunning Dorset coastline and on one of those days it passed through Weymouth and Portland . The challenge consisted of three marathons in three days and over 200 runners and walkers took part. Details of results can be seen at www.votwo.co.uk/results.htm There is another challenge [...]
The Fleet Clean Up has been confirmed as 22nd March 2014, to help clean up rubbish washed ashore after the terrible storms. (Not to be confused with the Chesil Clean Up happening on Sunday 23rd March 2014). The organisers of this event are The Chesil Bank & Fleet Nature Reserve. There are 4 locations where [...]
Love Weymouth and Portland? Love your local beaches? Why not show the love by helping with a local beach clean at Chesil Beach on Sunday 23rd March, between 11-1pm. There are two meeting locations for the day: 1. Fine Foundation Chesil Beach Centre. 2. Police Check point opposite Sailing Academy - the sailing academy is [...]
We've just seen  this great news on the RAF Red Arrows website … Weymouth is on their schedule for Carnival Day ! Weymouth Carnival takes place Wednesday 20 August and for many the Red Arrows display will be the highlight of the day. We took this video on Carnival Day four years ago from Weymouth [...]
Last year it came to light that parts of Greenhill Gardens were at risk of being sold off and lost from the Georgian seafront for ever. On 7th January this year, Weymouth & Portland Borough Council’s Management Committee agreed to consult on proposals for a new 125 year lease of the Greenhill Gardens chalets, Esplanade [...]
Weymouth Beach has been voted Britain's 7th BEST BEACH in the Trip Advisor Travellers Choice Survey 2014! Missing out on the top spots to beaches like Rhossili Bay, Swansea which was named number 1, Porthminster in St Ives which came in at number 3, and Hengitsbury Head in Bournemouth which came in at number 4. [...]
Having entertained audiences for over 18 years, The Circus of Horrors cartwheels into Weymouth with a show full of ghoulish spectacle (usually £21 per person) reduced to £13.00 per person with Groupon. The 2011 Britain's Got Talent semi-finalists present their London After Midnight tour, which follows a murder plot that begins during the 1665 Plague and ends with [...]
As from 1 April 2014 car parking charges in many of Weymouth and Portland's council run car parks are due to fall or become more flexible. Most car parks will see these changes come into effect and in some cases the changes are quite dramatic. Car parks at popular spots for a quick visit such as [...]
Residents living near Chesil Cove on Portland are invited to come along to a drop-in session to give their views on recent storm events and view the final plans for the Chesil Cove Emergency repairs. The event takes place at The Little Ship, Victoria Square, Thursday 6 March, 4pm to 7pm, and is hosted by [...]