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A Weymouth bar and nightclubs proposal for a licensed festival zone on the harbourside at Custom House Quay has been supported by the town council.

CONCERNS have been raised about raw sewage dumped into the sea and washing into Weymouth Bay.

A GP has told how Dorsets health care system is under extreme pressure - and claims Brexit is to blame for making doctors from overseas feel…

COMMUNITY figures have told of their shock and dismay after knives were seized from two 12-year-old boys following an afternoon disturbance on…

Tia Roos, Melcombe Regis councillor, said: "Events like this are really important for our local economy. "It will hopefully help small businesses and encourage locals and holidaymakers to come and spend. "We still need to be self aware and maintain social distancing and masks where possible." Jon Orrell, Melcombe Regis cllr, said: "I think that outside events are safe enough as restrictions are lifted. "It would be sensible to have more space at the events rather than closely packed c...

"In part of their appeal theyre saying its not in the flood zone and theyve also moved the buildings more into the middle," Cllr Peter Dickenson replied. "Well, it depends on which map you look at," Cllr Orrell replied, in response to Cllr Dickensons comment about the applicants challenge to flood zone objections. The site is to the rear of homes in Upway Street, King Street and Commercial Road. It was once a coal depot and more recently run by Weymouth Reclamation as a scrap yard. The ...

CALLS have been made for increased patrols from traffic wardens within bad-parking-hit areas of Weymouth.

Residents of Wesley Street in Weymouth, Dorset, were left shocked after they received letters from Dorset Council Highways saying their flower planters constitute a nuisance.

Those behind the venture say it will greatly improve conditions for residents and those visiting the town. Applicant Mr Kristian Barker told an online licensing panel that the business will be primarily a family restaurant serving Caribbean food with a small bar – with last orders by 11pm and no off sales. The estimated capacity of the building has been put at around 50, including around 15 in the bar area - a quarter of what it was. His agent, Tim Munro, stressed that the use of the ...

THREATENING and deplorable graffiti aimed at homeless people has been discovered on the inside of a public toilet in Weymouth. The offensive message, which reads kill all homeless in Weymouth, was written in a cubicle at Greenhill Gardens public toilets. Police are now investigating the act of vandalism – as well as a second report of criminal damage to the public toilets in Maiden Street. In response, town and county councillors, as well as representatives from a homeless charity hav...