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An increase to parking charges across BCP Council owned seafront car parks and adjacent on-street areas – mainly used by visitors – has been approved to help tackle rising inflation, fuel costs and essential car park maintenance costs. The recommendation was approved by BCP Council this week and amounts to...
Since 2018 regular users of the Rodwell Trail through the Rodwell Cutting will have noticed that rock along part of the western side slope has recently been re-exposed by the removal of overhanging ivy (Photo 1). This work was carried out by the Friends of Rodwell Trail, with the...
Construction of the first sustainable travel route funded through BCP Council and Dorset Council’s multi-million pound Transforming Travel – Transforming Cities Fund programme gets underway on 18 January. The new 2.3km cycle path and walking improvements in Wimborne and Colehill will form the first part of a green travel route...
Partner agencies across Dorset are encouraging people to enjoy Dorset safely this weekend, as temperatures are expected to reach highs of around 27 degrees. Measures are in place to cope with additional demand which could be placed on councils, the Police, Fire Service and the NHS as visitors are welcomed...
If you are visiting our area this weekend, the advice from the UK Health Security Agency remains that people should avoid using the beaches and water in the Poole Harbour area for any recreational use until further updates become available. This includes, but is not limited to, hand gathering of...
It all started with being told by a different pair of officers on patrol earlier in day that they don’t have a problem with us skating as long as they can’t see us and we aren’t in public view or way. So we moved to a subway on the...
THE ANNIVERSARY TOUR After a sell-out tour last year, Gordon Buchanan is heading back on the road. One of the most prominent wildlife presenters and filmmakers working today, Gordon’s journey is a remarkable story to tell. Having produced some of the most popular wildlife programmes on the BBC, we have been...
Dorset’s sports and leisure centres are set to reopen, following the recent announcement by the Government. The centres managed by Dorset Council will be welcoming back customers from Saturday 25 July. The news comes after the facilities closed in March due to COVID-19. Guidance published by the Government outlines measures that will allow indoor...
Cineworld Announces Further Cinema Closures Amid Restructuring Plan Cineworld has revealed plans to close an additional six cinemas, bringing the total number of closures this year to 11 as part of the chain’s ongoing restructuring programme. The cinema giant had already shut down its branches in Glasgow Parkhead, Bedford, Loughborough, Yate,...
This is my third video 'photowalk' around my favourite haunts in Weymouth, Dorset. I am planning to do more... Where would you like me to go?  Let me know. Peter Lythgoe Interview with media facilitator Peter Lythgoe