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Sunday, May 19, 2024
A new track for bikes, scooters and skateboards, which is the first of its kind in Britain, will be installed in Weymouth. Plans to install the new pump-track at Wyke Regis Playing Fields are underway and should be completed by the end of this year. The 40 metre long pump-track facility will...
Weymouth Town Council, St Mary’s Church and the RSPB have teamed up to produce a series of short videos to promote wellbeing. The videos will encourage residents to take time to observe, explore and enjoy the Lodmoor and Radipole Lake Nature Reserves, known as the Weymouth Wetlands. They will also offer simple craft...

A Very Modern Drive!

(A follow-up to the recent Jaguar E-pace review) There are three ways to drive the Rover 75 – slow, really slow or without a head gasket. So much choice should ensure the driver never feels either safe or privileged. The 75 is the poor man or woman’s version of the Jaguar...

Free Time hobby clubs

A local oral history project that is studying the changing nature of our leisure time over the last 60 years is seeking people who used to, or still do, pursue hobbies that aren't around so much nowadays. Hobbies like, home electronics; tape recording clubs; home cinema clubs; model railway;...
The Visit Dorset Tourism Partnership has capitalised on the growing surge in users of social media with its first major Facebook campaign promoting Dorset. The Visit Dorset Facebook page complements the visit-dorset.com website with up to the minute information on what’s happening in the area whilst giving the partnership...
Take a stroll with Peter from Radipole Gardens to Weymouth harbour. ZZIPP MEDIA;You can contact me on any of the Social Networks below or on my website.. or leave a comment on Youtube! Please feel free to Share any of my videos.If you would like to support my...
Weymouth Harbour has frozen its fees for visiting yachts, boats and berth holders for 2014/15. It now means the harbour, run byWeymouth & 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,...
Winter is on its way, the temperatures have dropped, the daylight hours are limited and this usually means one thing; the bike has a long earned hibernation in the garage or shed until the first glimpses of spring. However it doesn’t have to be this way, with some carefully...
The award-winning marine electronics brand, Actisense has become a Bronze Partner of the Jubilee Sailing Trust, an international sailing and disability charity. An international and United Nations accredited disability charity, the Jubilee Sailing Trust promotes the integration of people through the challenge and adventure of tall ship sailing. Becoming...
We are delighted to announce that the Government’s Department for Transport has awarded £438,000 to Dorset Council as part of the Active Travel Fund. This funding will be used for walking and cycling improvements across the county as we move towards a greener, cleaner Dorset. The Government survey work has...