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Budmouth College to Takeover Portland Museum for a Day …
Portland Museum is open 6 days a week but is normally closed on Fridays due to lack of volunteers but this Friday (8 July) Budmouth College has stepped in and will run the museum for the day. This will be part of the college’s Annual Development Day when Year 10 [...]
Sailing Today Magazine Gives Thumbs Up to Weymouth Harbour
Weymouth is one of the top 12 harbours to visit in the UK, according to Sailing Today magazine. The article says: “You have to visit at least one classic British seaside town with that bewitching and evocative combination of an active harbour with pontoons for visiting yachts, a safe and [...]
Weymouth’s Sports and Wellbeing Festival is Go for July 2016
Weymouth’s reputation for hosting great sports events continues in 2016 with the hosting of the second Sports and Well-being Festival, running from 14 to 31 July 2016 on Weymouth Beach. Organisers are planning to build on the success of the 2015 festival where over 4,000 people visited the site and took [...]
It’s a Family Affair at No.4 Restaurant Weymouth
The family affair continues at Weymouth’s most loved seafood restaurant No. 4, with Andrew Hind, Michelle Hind's son accepting the position of 'Front Of House Manager’. Andrew will be joined by No. 4's new culinary discovery from top London restaurant 'Mews Of Mayfair’ James Medhurst. James brings with him a [...]
Seafood Superheroes and Fishy Gurus Coming to Weymouth this July
Dorset’s top chefs are back helping to entertain, inform and bring seafood to the top of your shopping list at the award-winning – free to attend - 9th Pommery Dorset Seafood Festival - taking place 9-10 July 2016 around Weymouth Harbour. See Jack Stein in action, with Executive Chef Pete [...]
Watch Dorsetforyou.com’s 360 Video Walk Along Weymouth Beach
This is a fascinating walk along Weymouth Beach in 360 degree surround video very recently published by DorsetForYou.com on their Facebook page. To view it you will most likely need to be on a desktop computer using Chrome or Firefox as your web browser, we checked out Facebook's 36o video specs [...]
Al Molo Celebrates it’s First Birthday …
More than 150 guests and local dignitaries helped Al Molo, Weymouth's Italian Fine Dining restaurant in the historic and iconic art deco pier bandstand celebrate its first birthday and raise over £600 for Arundawn Dog Rescue. The large number of guests were treated to a selection of tasty treats whipped [...]
Look to The Skies on Weymouth Carnival Day … The Red Arrows are Coming
Every year one of the main highlights of the Weymouth Carnival is the air displays of the Red Arrows, and the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight, however following the tragic Shoreham air disaster last year the future of air displays in the UK has been the subject of a lot of discussion. For [...]
Weymouth Gears up for its new two day carnival.
Weymouth Carnival & event’s club are pleased to officially announce that the 2016 carnival will be held over two days. Wednesday 17th August will continue to hold such traditional events at the carnival such as flying displays and the grand procession. Tuesday 16th will set the stage for two new [...]
Julia Bradbury Walks The Rodwell Trail from Weymouth to Portland
Most people know that the county of Dorset boasts many of the best walks and cycle paths in the country. Spectacular view are to be seen along the many miles of coastal path that border the shores of The Jurassic Coast World Heritage Site whilst inland bridal ways and footpaths [...]
A Night Out In Weymouth … Times Have Definitely Changed!
Like a number of seaside towns, Weymouth has struggled in the past with people causing trouble on the streets on Friday and Saturday evenings. Times are changing though and Dorset Police say measures put in place to tackle drink-fuelled problems here are working. Many of the town's most popular bars and clubs [...]
Beach Hut Lifestyle on Portland
It's almost as relaxing watching this video by Andy Ballard as it must be to sit and watch the day go by in one of these fabulous beach huts on Portland. AÂ fascinating history of one family's beach hut starting from the early 1950s and a great insight on beach hut [...]
Weymouth Beach Race FREE Weekend of Entertainment 27/28 Feb
WEYMOUTH WELCOMES MOTOCROSS & QUAD BIKES FOR A FREE WEEKEND OF ENTERTAINMENT Sat & Sun 27th & 28TH February 2016 Weymouth’s impressive annual events programme is preparing to roar to a START of 2016 as it plans to host it’s first thrilling weekend of top class beach racing. This all action [...]
Weymouth’s Pleasure Pier Closed from 1 February for six weeks
Weymouth & Portland Borough Council’s engineers will be carrying out planned maintenance works on Weymouth’s Pleasure Pier from the 1 February for six weeks. During this time, the pier and pedestrian approach will be closed for engineer access only. Roadside notifications will be put in place to warn the public [...]
Jurassic Coast Auctions Set Up Home in Wyke Regis
Value House, Wyke Regis is the new home of Jurassic Coast Auctions, a brand new Auction House to the area. Glenn Chadwick local Portland councillor and entrepreneur spotted a gap in the market when National Trade Auctions closed at the end of 2015. After discussions with Value House and the [...]
Weymouth’s Getting Ready For Chase The Pudding 2015
Santas, elves, fairies and many other fabulous festive characters will gather together on Weymouth Beach to take part in the annual Chase the Pudding Event (Weymouth Pavilion end) on Sunday 20 December. Everybody is invited to come along cheer and support this colourful festive event on Weymouth seafront starting at [...]
Challenge Weymouth 2015 TV Coverage
Brilliant footage of September's Challenge Weymouth Triathlon produced for TV by Dreamteam Television. Weymouth was yet again at the centre of sporting action back in September when The Challenge Weymouth 2015 Triathlon took place in the resort. This is the full television coverage as broadcast after the event on TV and features [...]
The Fun Factory Weymouth Acquired by Sharkys Weymouth
Brothers in law, Keith Rupp and Jason Seale took the brave step to purchase Sharkys Weymouth in 2007, and in March 2015, the team expanded the business with the acquisition of the Fun Factory Weymouth located on Albany Road, Granby Industrial Estate. In 2007 Sharkys was the only indoor soft [...]
A Time Lapse Journey Along The Jurassic Coast by Mattia Bicchi
A year ago landscape photographer Mattia Bicchi saw some images of Durdle Door on The Jurassic Coast and was so taken by them that he decided there and then that he needed to head straight for the coast and discover more about our beautiful local coastline. From this journey came a [...]
Weymouth Mayor launches Christmas card competition
Weymouth and Portland Mayor, Cllr Christine James has launched a competition for children to design her charity Christmas card. Mayor Cllr Christine James, said: “Cards will go sale in the run up to Christmas and all money raised will be split between the Dementia Action Alliance and LV Streetwise. “I’m [...]