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Dazzling new banners designed by Weymouth and Portland schoolchildren will be on display along Weymouth’s seafront and harbourside from 10 July. The 36 banners - inspired by the town’s success as an Olympic and Paralympic venue last year - are the result of a partnership between Weymouth & Portland Borough [...]

A new chapter in the re-vitalisation of Weymouth's Brewers Quay was written this morning when the Mayor of Weymouth Ray Banham accompanied by Mayors Escort Pamela Nixon opened the new Brewers Quay Auction House and started the first auction by auctioning the very first lot. A crowd of around a hundred had [...]

After nine successful years of ‘Sail for a Fiver’ funded by the Chesil Trust introducing over 10,000 children to the sport of sailing, the legacy programme has now been extended to offer water sport opportunities to those with disabilities with the introduction of the ‘Chesil Sailability’ group. This excellent new [...]

With just two weeks to go before the first sailing from Weymouth, Dorset-based Condor Ferries is preparing to celebrate the re-opening of the ferry link between the port and the Channel Islands. Weymouth has been in use as a port since Roman times, and passengers have been enjoying sailings to [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]