Weymouth and Portland News

Every now and again we come across a gem of an idea from a local business and we think this one from Vintage May Queen of Weymouth is about as good as it gets. We all know that our beaches and secluded country spots around Weymouth and Portland number amongst the most beautiful and romantic [...]

Cafe Oasis have announced that they are to become Main Sponsor for Weymouth Ladies FC for the 2013/14 season in the South West League Premier Division. The sponsorship, a four figure sum which is the best the team has ever been fortunate enough to attract will see the Cafe Oasis logo on the front of [...]

At a special meeting of Weymouth and Portland Borough Council's Management Committee last night the decision was taken to hand Weymouth Pavilion Theatre over to a community interest company run by local businessman Phil Say. Phil's venture is to be supported by a £150,000 loan from Weymouth and Portland Borough Council. It is expected that [...]

This morning Condor Ferries announced the news that Weymouth has been waiting to hear for a few months now. Sailings to the Channel Islands will re-commence  from Weymouth from 17 July 2013. Repairs to the Weymouth  ferry berth are now almost complete and with  less than one month to go before passengers can once again [...]

Senior citizens who live in the borough of Weymouth and Portland can still enjoy a seat on Weymouth beach for free. The deck chairs on Weymouth beach are free of charge to over 60s holding a deck chair pass which proves they live within the borough. Cllr Ian Bruce, Weymouth & Portland Borough Council brief [...]

We hear that the first day of sailing in the Sail For Gold Regatta over at The Weymouth and Portland Sailing Academy today has been a huge success in superb conditions. […]

Mention Weymouth Beach to many and what instantly comes to mind is our beautiful main sandy beach which has been hugely popular with so many visitors for generations but we have far more beaches than this within the area. […]

To celebrate the opening of Weymouth’s Heritage Centre a group of invited guests enjoyed the summer sunshine with a specially created Weymouth Heritage Treasure Trail. […]

As mentioned in an earlier post the sun shone on Weymouth Harbour yesterday and a huge crowd enjoyed a day of music and dance at The Wessex Folk Festival. For those of you thinking of visiting today for day two of the festival heres a short video to whet your appetite. Wessex Folk Festival Event [...]

Today was the first full day of The Wessex Folk Festival, the weather was glorious and the harbourside came alive with music and dance. The festival continues tomorrow you'll find some more information on the festival here. Here are a few pictures taken this afternoon ... [justified_image_grid preset=1 caption=off mobile_caption=off lightbox=foobox mobile_lightbox=foobox ng_gallery=8] [...]

Community groups had until noon on Friday 31 May to submit their bids to the borough council. As more than one bid for leasing the Weymouth Pavilion Complex has been received the Council will be moving swiftly on with the next part of the procedure. From Monday 3 June, a team of council officers from [...]

Weymouth and Portland Armed Forces Day 2013 will welcome veterans, residents and visitors to a packed programme of military and veterans commemorations and celebrations. Weymouth Pavilion is being used on a one-off basis on 22 and 23 June to accommodate one of the borough’s most prestigious events. The pavilion will be used by event organisers [...]

Tall Ship Pelican set to unite twinned towns in historic youth voyage Adventure Under Sail are pleased to announce that the tall ship Pelican will be setting sail from Weymouth on the 20th August 2013 on an Exchange Voyage between twinned towns of Dorset and Normandy. On board the ship will be 7 young people [...]

We recently discovered this really interesting video produced by Bournemouth University student Sam Getliffe in which he reports on the effect of The Olympic Games eight months on from when the sailing world’s eyes were on Weymouth and Portland. […]