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A COUNCIL has criticised unhelpful rumours that a Weymouth hotel which is being used to house homeless people is accommodating asylum seekers.

DORSET Council has awarded more than £2m worth of funding from a government support fund to help people in need this winter.

HOMELESS people in Weymouth have been offered some much needed eye care, courtesy of an opticians. A team from Specsavers on St Thomas Street volunteered their time to offer homeless and vulnerable people comprehensive eye tests, using hospital-grade technology to give them the best possible care. The service was made possible when Specsavers joined forces with community charity The Lantern Trust, which aims to help vulnerable and marginalised people in Weymouth and Portland. The charit...

AN ‘INTOXICATED’ man armed with a hammer ‘banging on doors looking for someone’ in Bridport town centre has been sentenced.

AN ‘INTOXICATED’ man armed with a hammer ‘banging on doors looking for someone’ in Bridport town centre has been sentenced.

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...

MEMBERS of a Weymouth organisation fought off the pandemic and the winter blues to raise cash for a good cause. The Rotary Club of Weymouth raised £1,000 during a socially-distanced Christmas charity collection in the town centre for local charities including MV Freedom as well as The Nest in Weymouth. The Rotary Clubs annual Fayre in the Square event around Hope Square and the harbourside which includes raffles, social events, a charity cider bars, supermarket collections, had to be can...

SELF-CONTAINED pods for rough sleepers have been agreed for Weymouths Park and Ride site. Initially up to 12 people could be accommodated on the Mount Pleasant site using the overflow car parking area close to the entrance of the site. Five further units could follow if funding can be secured by the Bus Shelter project, which will lease the area from Dorset Council. Dorset Council has agreed planning consent for a temporary use of the site, expected to be until the end of January 2028. ...

1/1 A HOMELESS man who has been living on the streets of Weymouth said he is excited for his future again after starting a new job. Mark Caeser, 47, has begun 2021 on the up after starting a new role as a trainee laminator with luxury yacht firm Sunseeker International, at its Portland base. Mr Caeser said he has been living out of a sleeping bag on Weymouths esplanade for around a month, but after working with Weymouths homeless charity Julian House and recruiting firm Ad...