Dorset WI Sailing Dorset WI Learn to Sail at the Weymouth and Portland National Sailing Academy The Women’s Institute (WI) plays a unique role in providing women with the chance to build new skills and to take part in a wide variety of activities and last week the Dorset branch did just that.  They provided the opportunity for WI members to try out sailing for the first time ever on the Olympic... 

Portland Bill Lighthouse It was no mean feat selecting just twelve images from a staggering 1,200 entries but that was the challenge faced by the judges of the South West Coast Path photographic competition when they came to compile their calendar for 2012. On sale this month, the stunning full-colour calendar features breathtaking images of the South West Coast, from a dramatic sunset at Saunton Sands... 

Weymouth Dorchester Cycle The DCC Travel Choice team has organised an event to celebrate the new traffic free cycle track between Weymouth and Dorchester.  It will take place from 11am on Sunday 18th September as part of “European Mobility Week”, which sees events taking place across Europe to promote healthy and sustainable transport.  The Mayors of Dorchester and Weymouth (Tess James... 

Red Arrows Tribute Orders are now being taken for the Carnival 2011 DVD, which features the Red Arrows. Flt Lt. Jon Egging died when his Hawk T1 crashed at Bournemouth on Saturday, just a few days after appearing at Weymouth. It has been decided that all proceeds from the sale of the DVD will be passed to Emma Egging, Flt Lt. Egging’s wife, for her to distribute to charities and good causes of her... 

Octopus ‘Squirt’ Gives His Keepers A Soaking! Squirt the Octopus A common octopus at Weymouth Sea Life Park has been christened ‘Squirt’ because he gives everyone who passes his tank a soaking. The mischievous cephalopod has been at the Sea Life estate’s main collection facility behind the Weymouth attraction for nearly four months. Like all octopuses he draws water into his body to absorb... 

Asda Party Weymouth residential home gets its own carnival party thanks to local supermarket Ingleside Residential Home was given its own version of Weymouth Carnival when residents were thrown a party by local supermarket, Asda Weymouth. Sandy West, an Asda colleague from the newly revamped Asda store on Newstead Road visited the care home, bringing with her a selection of treats from the store’s...