Low ‘quay’ celebrations as Weymouth Town Bridge turns 90
Weymouth Town Bridge will be 90 years old on 4 July, but due to the coronavirus pandemic, celebrations will be kept low key.
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Julia’s House to open 9 more charity shops
This month sees the re-opening of all the Julia’s House charity shops.
Dorset centres providing outdoor activities for children
Children and young people in Dorset have been able to enjoy plenty of outdoor activities during lockdown.
Flag flies at Wyke Regis to say “thank you” to Armed Forces
The Armed Forces Day flag was raised by Landmark Support Services (Landmark) at Wyke Regis Training Camp in Weymouth to mark the beginning of Armed Forces Week 2020.
Emergency hotel care scheme closes
Two Dorset hotels – The Best Western Hotel Rembrandt on Dorchester Road in Weymouth and the Grange Hotel at Oborne, near Sherborne – which offered accommodation for people not affected by coronavirus and who were medically fit to leave hospital, are no longer required.
DWT webcam captures hatching of Mr and Mrs B’s first owlet
The first of five barn owl chicks hatched live on the Dorset Wildlife Trust (DWT) webcam on 5 May. The parents, affectionately known as ‘Mr and Mrs B’ by the dedicated followers of the webcam, have been roosting in the box on DWT’s Lorton Meadows Nature Reserve since winter 2019.
Inside Out Dorset and b-side festivals postponed
Two of Dorset’s most popular arts festivals – Inside Out Dorset and b-side – are to be postponed until next year as a consequence of the on-going coronavirus pandemic.
Quayfest Virtual Music Festival raises over £13,000 for NHS
Weymouth’s popular Quayside Music Festival headed online on Sunday 12 April for its first ever Virtual Quayfest.
Weymouth Quayside Music Festival to go online
Weymouth’s popular Quayside Music Festival, will be heading online for the Easter instalment of its 2020 line-up this weekend.
Weymouth hotel helps release vital hospital beds
As part of the efforts to help people get out of hospital when they are fit to do so, a new model is being launched in Dorset.