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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. [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

Looking to do something different this Valentine’s Day? Enjoy an intimate evening flight on The Weymouth Tower! Join us for a romantic evening starting with a glass of chilled champagne and heart shaped chocolates to enjoy a twinkling view of Weymouth and the surrounding Jurassic Coast by night. Each flight [...]

Weymouth’s events programme roars into Winter action over the weekend of 15/16 November with the high action Dickies Beach Cross event

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 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 [...]

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, [...]

On Friday 27th December the 2014 Merlin Annual Pass sale kicks off with the lowest price for the year on offer. Weymouth Sea Life Adventure Park will be running a special promotion on the launch day. Situated in the entrance area will be a Christmas tree with twelve hidden numbered [...]