A large rock fall has occurred at West Bay this evening, Tuesday 16 August 2016.The rock fall happened at the East Cliff side of West Bay at around 7.40pm today.Police, along with colleagues from the ambulance, coastguard, fire service and the local authorities are currently carrying out a multi-agency...
Annual harbour dredging and beach works are set to take place in Lyme Regis next week.The works will be carried out between 7 and 13 April when the tides are at one of their lowest points in the year. Works are restricted to these dates as tide levels dictate...
Due to ongoing minor landslips, pedestrian access along the top of the East Cliff sea wall, east of the junction with the path from Charmouth Road Car Park, is to be restricted to emergencies only until further notice. Barriers will be closed and warning signs are in place at frequent...
Annual harbour dredging and beach works are set to take place in West Bay and Lyme Regis in March and April. Works at West Bay are due to take place between 8 and 14 March when favourably low tides allow the best access. The outer harbour and entrance to...
I know a young lady aged 25, who has never been on a beach, can you imagine that? There is a reason why Lucy, the daughter of a friend of mine, has never been on a beach, it's simply because she is in a wheelchair all her waking hours,...
A successful bid has led to the towns of Lyme Regis and Charmouth being awarded £10,000 of Coastal Community Funding. The Government-led initiative, which awards funding to coastal areas in need of economic development, has awarded Lyme Regis £10,000 to help establish a Coastal Communities Team. The successful application...
Bridport and West Bay have been chosen as one of the coastal areas to benefit from funding under the Government’s Coastal Communities Team initiative. This means that the area will receive £10,000 funding to help establish a Coastal Communities Team. Bridport Town Council, the Bridport Chamber of Trade and...
West Dorset District Council’s engineers have scooped a top award at a recent ceremony hosted by the Institute of Civil Engineers (ICE) in Bristol. The pioneering Lyme Regis Environmental Improvements Phase IV scheme beat off 14 competitors to take home the ICE South West Major Project of the Year...
The latest major part of a project to improve sea defences in Lyme Regis has been completed. Phase IV, a £19.5 million plan, has focused on protecting homes, roads and infrastructure on the eastern side of the town from coastal erosion and landslips. To mark its official opening, a...
The second and final phase of vital flood defence works will begin in West Bay this month. Re-nourishment of West Beach began in October after storms battered the coast in early 2014. Strong tides stripped and re-shaped the beach leaving the sea wall exposed to wave overtopping during storms....
