Officers are appealing to the public to stay away from Durdle Door in Purbeck as emergency services are in attendance to deal with a number of casualties.
Dorset Police was called at 3.43pm on Saturday 30 May 2020 to a report of concern for the safety of people who were...
Today the Marine Policing Team conducted coastal patrol around Poole Harbour and towards Weymouth. Then whilst in the area call received via Coastguard regarding a male who was believed to have fallen into the water on the Quayside.
Attended in company with Ambulance DSAA Air Ambulance, the Coastguard Rescue Team, Harbour Staff and our Weymouth and Portland Police Colleagues.
Sadly despite the best efforts of all the...
Notice of beach closure for levelling works
Weymouth Town Council is giving advance notice about annual works on Weymouth Beach, which take place between Monday, 10th and Thursday, 13th, February 2025.
The beach will be closed between the Pavilion Theatre and the Jubilee Clock from 8am Monday 10th February and will...
Our new A list celebrity, Sammy the seal is very friendly especially when in the water. It would appear that he actively seeks company. But he is in his environment and in control.
BUT please folks, when he tries to come up onto the beach to rest, keep well away...
With 7,723 miles of coastline from Cornwall to John o' Groats, this vast and diverse coastline is cluttered with stunning wild-life, marine life and nature and amongst this extensive shoreline lie many concealed and secluded hidden beaches.
2021 the year of the staycation
2021 has been an odd year for travel,...
When something trends on social media and it is packed with people from across the country condemning, it leaves a stain. At Bournemouth beach and along the Dorset coastline over the last month or so that stain has become more like an ugly whole body birth mark. In fact...
Representatives from Dorset Council, Dorset Police, Lulworth Estate and South West Ambulance Trust met on Friday 5 June 2020 to agree a joined up approach in managing visitor numbers to Lulworth Cove and Durdle Door beaches ahead of the weekend. Following the huge numbers of visitors who flocked to this...
More than 20 people linked arms to enter the sea and successfully bring the swimmer in strife in rough sea back to shore.
The coastguard said the swimmer was unhurt but warned against going in the sea in windy conditions.
A witness stated:
"I was certain it would end differently. It was...
This was the state of Durdle Door last night, at midnight. 4 refuse sacks weren’t even a dent. It’s like litter picking at an open landfill site. Friday, me and my friend picked up 8 refuse sacks from Durdle Door, 3 from Oswald Bay and Man O’ War and spent...
Just because our government and especially the Home Secretary Priti Patel and her supporters are psychotic, thankfully the emergency services and the majority of the public are not.
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Dramatic bodycam footage of migrants being rescued by the RNLI in the English Channel has been released by the charity for the...