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Sunday, May 19, 2024
Zone Fitness will open on Monday, 29th January 2018 at Avon Close, Granby Industrial Estate, Weymouth.  The new fitness centre will occupy in excess of 19,000 square feet and is expected to generate 13 new jobs.  The new centre will be equipped with fitness equipment from premium performance suppliers...
It is possible to reach St Oswald’s Bay via the private road that leaves Lulworth Cove behind the Heritage Centre. Alternatively you can take the coastal footpath from the Heritage Centre car park or you can drive to the Durdle Door car park and walk down the footpath from there. There are fine views along the...
Weymouth & Portland Borough Council is backing a community event urging people to get behind the evolving Weymouth town centre masterplan. The event, set up by WeyForward and AirFM, on Sunday 21 September between 11am and 1pm on Weymouth Pleasure Pier will include live bands and recorded music. Information...

Knees-up in Corfe

More than 300 runners took part in this year’s 5k and one mile races following the 50th annual Corfe Mullen Carnival – a record number. These included 208 entrants in the adult race – up 10 per cent on last year - and 125 in the junior section –...
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...
The Weymouth BID is committed to increasing visitor numbers in Weymouth.  During the Easter period the Weymouth BID team have planned ‘MAD Saturday’ to take place on 26th April. The day will include a series of Mad Hatter Tea Parties and see the launch of a brand new fun...
Dorset Police launches its Lift Legend Christmas drink drive campaign, with over 50 licenced premises set to offer soft drinks to those who give free lifts home to friends and family after a night out.    The initiative runs from Wednesday 1 December 2021 to Saturday 1 January 2022 and...
A new Bike It Plus Officer has been appointed by BCP Council to help make the school run active and fun for families across Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole. The average primary school journey in the UK is just 1.6 miles, yet one in four cars on the road during the...
Bournemouth Borough Council and Borough of Poole Council have partnered with preferred operator Beryl to deliver an innovative Bike Share scheme across the conurbation. The Councils and Beryl have partnered for a five-year contract to provide Bike Share across Bournemouth and Poole. The distinctive emerald green bikes will soon be...

Discovering Kimmeridge (2)

Kimmeridge has much of interest and one of the things to look out for is the oil well that has been producing since 1961. Despite being on the cliff top it is not particularly noticeable and is well camouflaged by drab paint. One of the most obvious things at the site is a nodding donkey pump...