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....
Vital flood defence work will take place in West Bay this month. West Beach will undergo beach re-nourishment after storms battered the south coast earlier this year. The strong tides re-shaped and stripped the beach, leaving the sea wall prone to wave overtopping. This important work will ensure sea...
We had a fantastic November day today with the sun shining brightly as we met at the very beautiful Pennsylvania Castle on Portland. John Penn, the grandson of William Penn, founder of Pennsylvania USA, started construction of The Penn in 1797 after King George III gave him the land...
