A recycling scheme for crab lines is to benefit from £2,000 of funding from Weymouth Town Council.
The money was awarded to Weymouth & Portland Marine Litter Project at last night’s Finance & Governance Committee (Wednesday 15th December), to provide five crab line bins around Weymouth’s historic harbour.
Cllr David Gray, Chair of Finance & Governance Committee, said: “Crabbing is...
Dorset Council is proposing to keep the current safety railings on Custom House Quay, Weymouth, in place for the foreseeable future.
The railings were installed in April earlier this year following advice from the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) that edge protection was required to ensure that people were adequately protected from falling in...
Simon Harris is organising this fundraiser.
I am raising money to build a sea border wall in the English Channel to protect the United Kingdom from illegal immigrants. Our government has said that they intend to turn migrant boats back and force them into French waters, but they won't need...
Officers searching for a diver who went missing off the coast of Lulworth in Purbeck have sadly found a body of a man.
Carvalho Ildelindo da Silveira, aged in his 60s and from Bramdean in Hampshire, was diving off the coast of Lulworth Cove on Saturday 7 August 2021. He...
A multi-agency search is underway for a diver who has gone missing off the coast of Lulworth in Purbeck.
Dorset Police was called at 8.40pm on Saturday 7 August 2021 by HM Coastguard to reports that a man had gone missing at around 4.15pm while diving off the coast of...
A walk along the prom. Chips all round from the Marlborough and then wading out to the knees in expectation.
Crowds all on the seafront in readiness and then whoooooosh....
Every Monday for the rest of August:
The fireworks will take place on every Monday in August (2nd, 9th, 16th, 23rd and...
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,...
Rips are strong currents running out to sea which can quickly drag you out of your depth. Sometimes they reach speeds faster than an Olympic swimmer, so it might not be a surprise that they’re a major cause of accidental drowning on beaches worldwide.
They can be difficult to spot,...
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...
Residents and visitors will be able to enjoy a safe, fun and sustainable summer on the beach thanks to new communal electric BBQs being installed along Bournemouth and Poole’s seafront.
The fixed electric BBQs will help to reduce the use of disposable alternatives that are often left as litter, impact...
