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"In part of their appeal they're saying it's not in the flood zone and they've 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 Dickenson's comment about the applicant's 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 most recent application offered a mix of one and two-bed homes which it was said would improve ...

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 building would be nothing like a previous bar on the site which had been closed by police and licens...

'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 have blasted the criminal damage. Melcombe Regis councillor Tia Roos said: "A lack of tolerance f...