Weymouth Central Beach has won the coveted Seaside Award for 2015 from Keep Britain Tidy. The Seaside Award recognises beaches in England that achieve the very highest management and environmental standards, as well as the tough bathing water quality criteria. Weymouth & Portland Borough Council’s Tourism & Events Manager, Matt Ryan said: “The borough council [...]
Friday 8 May 2015: To commemorate the 70th Anniversary of VE Day Weymouth SEA LIFE Tower was illuminated by Weymouth Pavilion and this stunning display was visible all across Weymouth Bay. [foogallery id="14883"] Images by Harbour Media
The new version of Far From the Madding Crowd is due for release in cinemas on 1 May. We're so pleased that so much of the movie was filmed on location in Dorset all within easy reach of Weymouth. [pro_ad_display_adzone id="14623" align="left"]The cast and crew of the movie talk about their love of Dorset and just why filming [...]
Saturday 25 April two dolphins ventured into Weymouth Harbour early in the morning and stayed for the day eventually swimming back out to sea. Helen Davidson captured this fabulous footage …
To mark the anniversary of VE day a free VE Picnic will be held at the borough council-run Easton Gardens, Portland on Saturday 9 May from 11.30am to 4pm. There will be a display of historic military vehicles, military memorabilia, music from the era plus lots of great family fun, including a ‘VE trail’. Picture: The Decadettes
The Royal Air Force Careers Weymouth Beach Volleyball Classic will take place from 24 to 26 July as part of the Dorset Sport and Wellbeing Festival.
Here’s some nice aerial video of Weymouth Bay shot by Jack Darley.
A colourful new leaflet to help visitors explore Weymouth and Portland has just been published by Weymouth and Portland Bourough Council Tourism Dept. The leaflet provides a colourful introduction to Weymouth and Portland with stunning photography, a selection of events and a map of the area and its attractions. There have been 70,000 copies produced [...]
The Fantastic Weymouth Pirate Festival took place for the third time over the Easter Bank Holiday weekend 2015. Here are a few pictures we took on the day.
Stunning views of Weymouth’s famous white horse taken by Ben Brown with his GoPro last weekend at The White Horse in Osmington!
Love-Weymouth.co.uk will be at the show with a stand where we hope to meet up with members of the local tourist trade and chat about the re-launch of the site and our exciting new section being developed over the coming weeks.
The fabulous ‘Jurassic Cove’ a key part of the Jurassica project on the Isle of Portland, has been unveiled in the form of a fully detailed 1:100 scale model.
Helping those who don't speak English to get a better understanding of what Weymouth and Portland has to offer ...
Weymouth and Portland Mayor Cllr Kate Wheller invites children of all ages to take part in her writing competition ‘Why I like living in Weymouth and Portland’.
Weymouth and Portland Borough Council are giving people the opportunity to bid for rental on 18 chalets in Greenhill Gardens this summer
Weymouth Carnival Committee issued this press release earlier today voicing real fears that due to lack of funding and support Weymouth Carnival may not happen this year.
You've probably never have seen the beauty of the Isle of Portland before like you will in this video ...
Weymouth and Portland will host over 250 events during 2015, including community fetes and fairs, world and national sailing championships, live music, art, sports championships and many seasonal favourites.
Excitement is building down on Dorset's Jurassic Coast as plans to build a huge Jurassic visitor attraction in a disused quarry on the Isle of Portland move a step closer.
Adventure Under Sail, the charity which operates Weymouth’s tall ship Pelican, are pleased to announce their collaboration with Portland Museum for a celebration of local maritime history.
These days you're more likely to find fine art landscape photographs of the beautiful coast around Weymouth and Portland rather than these beauties in our local gift shops but ...
Weymouth is located centrally on the Dorset coast and is an ideal base from which to discover it's beauty much of which has World Heritage status.
Weymouth's Prof. Mark Poulton talks about the history of  Punch and Judy at the seaside to a backdrop of  a gathering of Punch and Judys from across the country in Weymouth
As the new year starts, Chesil Sailability have the chance to reflect on their first full summer season and the opportunities they have created for local people with disabilities to go sailing.
Weymouth Harbour has frozen its fees for the second consecutive year to remain one of the south coast’s cheapest places to berth.
370th anniversary of that momentous event which shook Weymouth & Dorset to its core, causing the deaths of around 500 people in the town, most in just one night of bloody fighting.
Following a successful relocation and fantastic pre-Christmas sales, Art Asylum Art Gallery is looking to restock. Art Asylum's unique style has attracted customers from far and wide. Art Collectors have travelled down from London and international sales have been arranged over the internet. There are a range of diverse Artists on display and gallery owner [...]
Congratulations to all the brave swimmers who took to the waters of Weymouth Harbour this morning for the annual Christmas Day Harbour Swim organised by Weymouth Lions Club raising money for local good causes.
Great fun was had by all at Weymouth Beach's traditional Christmas Santa Chase the Pudding Fun Run over last weekend.
One hundred or so children from local schools brought a wonderful colourful atmosphere to Weymouth Town Centre last night as they paraded through the streets of Weymouth with a fabulous assortment of illuminated lanterns.