Serenata Festival For the very first time Serenata Festivals will be organising a 3 day (26/27/28 August) classical music festival at Kimmeridge with confirmed headline performers which include Katherine Jenkins, Russell Watson, Blake and Faryl Smith. Other features will include boutique camping, gourmet food, stunning... 

A mass postcard petition against the return of commercial whaling was hand-delivered to the EU Commissioner for the Environment. An anti-whaling protest by more than 180,000 people from 11 different countries was taken to the heart of the EU yesterday morning. Thousands of postcards filled in by visitors to Weymouth... 

Mallams Aidan Chapman from The Phoenix Bakery will be joining us on June 20th for a fabulous Dorset Magazine event featuring Genesis meat, Chococo chocolates and wines from Chris Piper Wines. Tickets are £29.99 per person.  Read More →

Bucky-Doo SEASIDE tradition was upturned when Palmers Brewery director Cleeves Palmer used beer – not champagne – to christen a Dorset rowing boat. Palmers’ Dorset Gold was used instead of the usual bottle of fizz to mark Palmers’ sponsorship of Bridport’s new Gig Rowing Club. Palmers’ brewery in Bridport... 

the Royal Oak, Charmouth THE ROYAL Oak in Charmouth has new landlords attracted by the family feel of Palmers Brewery ‘We wanted to go into a family set-up because we’re a family set-up ourselves,’ said Richard Grundy, who previously served for 32 years as a policeman. Richard and his wife Sue, a former conference... 

MV Balmoral The famous MV Balmoral is taking a day on it’s travels to operate out of West bay on July 16th this summer. Booking is essential as this historic and beautiful vessel is very popular.  Read More →

Gordon Nelmes A MAN who devoted his life to helping youngsters in Weymouth has died at the age of 65. Gordon Nelmes, former president of Weymouth Amateur Boxing Club, passed away peacefully at his Preston home after a long illness. He helped shape the town’s amateur club and coached hundreds of youngsters over the... 

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