EUROPE’S first innovative beach check app developed to help beach-goers check busy beaches following a surge in visitors last summer is set to go national after being backed by central government.
Launched in July last year by BCP Council to help beach-goers comply with social distancing after visitors flocked to the coast in their thousands, the BCPBeachCheck app has now become Beach Check...
Anyone found sleeping overnight on Bournemouth beach risks prosecution, a £1,000 fine and an "uncomfortable night's sleep" at the hands of council wardens, the local authority has warned.
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council has employed an additional 75 staff to help manage 15 miles (24km) of beach, which last summer...
This is the most scenic hike I have ever been on. The Jurassic coast, Old Harrys Rock and the Dancing ledge, Dorset - they’re all such amazing and beautiful areas to visit. Hiking 15 miles along this coastline was so brilliant and such a great experience for me. These...
Environmental charity, Keep Britain Tidy, has awarded Weymouth beach with a prestigious Blue Flag and Seaside Award for 2021.
Weymouth is one of only 76 beaches in England to be awarded with a Blue Flag. The Blue Flag and Seaside Award recognises Weymouth Beach as one of the safest, cleanest...
Following a six-month public consultation and extensive discussions with the local business community, BCP Council will progress with plans to keep the Poole Quay enhanced walking and cycling measures in place over the summer and remove them during winter.
Last summer BCP Council introduced experimental measures to prioritise walking and...
Environmental charity Keep Britain Tidy announced its iconic Blue Flags and Seaside Awards to the UK’s very best beaches, and Bournemouth, Christchurch & Poole have been confirmed with 23 awards in total.
Earlier this year, according to TripAdvisor’s Travellers Choice awards, Bournemouth beach was ranked among the best 25 beaches in the world and rated as having the fifth best beach in...
Cllr. Ray Bryan, Portfolio Holder for Highways, Travel and Environment at Dorset Council, has issued the following statement in response to continued coverage of the safety barrier installation at Weymouth Harbour.
“Following concerns raised by residents directly with the Health and Safety Executive last year, the HSE asked us to...
Following advice from the Health & Safety Executive (HSE) to ensure that the council adequately protect people from falling in the harbour, temporary railings have been introduced. As a result of a number of fatalities and falls in recent times and with a significant number of people abusing...
Slowly, surely, and safely the seaside towns of Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole are opening as national restrictions ease. In common with the rest of England, self-contained and self-catering accommodation, outdoor attractions and hospitality venues with outside space are all back in business, alongside retail outlets, gyms, and swimming pools. That uplifting familiar buzz of excited visitors and residents having fun is gradually getting louder!
Outdoor attractions that can be enjoyed from this week...
Cllr Ray Bryan, Portfolio Holder for Highways, Travel and Environment at Dorset Council has released a statement today on the temporary railings due to be installed on Weymouth Harbour.
The temporary railings proposed for Weymouth Harbour are just one part of a range of public realm improvements to Custom House...
