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Top story Weymouth Town Council Gives £26,000 to Eight Local Groups Radipole Park's play area, the Veterans Hub and Air FM are among eight Weymouth groups sharing more than £26,000. The next round closes on 21 February 2027. · 2 min read

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Crime Weymouth Stabbing: Four Arrested After Canberra Crescent Attack A man in his 20s was stabbed in Canberra Crescent, Weymouth, at about 7.50pm on 6 November. Four people have been arrested and bailed. Quote 55260175063. · 1 min read Housing Dorset Rough Sleepers: 32 Places Planned by Christmas About 25 people sleep rough in Dorset, most in Weymouth, Bridport and Lyme Regis. The council plans 32 places by Christmas, six of them on a Weymouth bus. · 3 min read Christmas Where to Buy a Christmas Tree in Dorset 2026 With Prices We checked 6 places to buy a real Christmas tree in Dorset, from Trinity Street in Dorchester to Moors Valley, for prices and dates. Updated November 2026. · 9 min read Weymouth Town Council Weymouth Beach Gets £75,000 of New Deckchairs and Sunbeds Up to £75,000 of new deckchairs, sunbeds and windbreaks for Weymouth Beach, and a hunt for a watercraft operator for summer 2027. Palestine flag motion fell. · 6 min read Weymouth Dogs on Weymouth Beach 6pm to 6am? Cabinet Decides 10 Nov Dorset councillors want dogs on leads allowed on Weymouth Beach from 6pm to 6am in summer. Weymouth Town Council officers call it risky and want it stopped. · 5 min read Weymouth Town Council Maiden Street Toilets Shut 2 Nov, Then 50p by Card Weymouth's Maiden Street toilets close on 2 November for about five months. Councillors agreed on 28 October to charge 50p by card when they reopen. · 3 min read Food & Drink Afternoon Tea in Dorset: 9 Places Worth the Drive, From Lyme to Swanage Nine places for afternoon tea in Dorset with prices, notice and deposits, at about £20 to £36 a head, from Sherborne Abbey to Lyme Regis. Checked October 2026. · 9 min read Days out Days Out in Dorset With Children, Checked October 2026 Dorset days out with children that stay open this winter: Tank Museum, Monkey World, Corfe Castle and 10 more, with prices, under-5s rules and closed dates. · 12 min read Weymouth Littlemoor and Broadwey £20m Plan: Draft Shown 29 October The draft 10-year plan for up to £2m a year in Littlemoor and Broadwey goes to residents on 29 October. Safety, cleaner streets and youth activities top the list. · 3 min read Crime Weymouth Vehicle Fire Appeal: Dorchester Road, 19 October Police believe a vehicle fire in Dorchester Road, Redlands, at about 1.50am on 19 October was suspicious and want witnesses and dashcam footage. Quote 55260163602. · 1 min read Wildlife SEA LIFE Weymouth Turtle Crush Tracked 890km Since Release Crush, the loggerhead turtle cared for at SEA LIFE Weymouth, has swum more than 890km since her release off the Azores in September, her satellite tag shows. · 1 min read Playgrounds Dorset Playgrounds and Parks for Children 14 Dorset playgrounds are listed with ages, fencing, toilets, parking charges and dog rules, from Moors Valley to Lyme Regis. Checked October 2026. · 12 min read Food & Drink Dorset's Best Cafes: 12 Worth the Drive, From a Wishing Well to a Castle We checked 12 Dorset cafes, from the Upwey Wishing Well to Seventh Wave at Durlston, for prices, dog rules and hygiene ratings. Updated November 2026. · 12 min read Walks Walks in Dorset: Hill Forts, Coast Paths and Country Parks We checked 12 Dorset walks, from Old Harry Rocks to Hambledon Hill, for length, parking charges, dog rules and storm closures. Updated October 2026. · 11 min read Food & Drink Brunch in Dorset: 9 Places Worth Getting Up For, From Lyme to Wimborne Nine Dorset brunch spots with prices, hours and hygiene ratings, from Turkish eggs in Lyme Regis to £35 bottomless brunch in Weymouth. Checked October 2026. · 9 min read Weymouth Weymouth Roadworks: Road Closures and Traffic Orders Near Weymouth Weymouth roadworks: Dorchester Road (now, until 19 Mar) and every other traffic order within 3 km, checked each morning with the council's notice linked. Weymouth Weymouth Weather: 7-Day Forecast and Today's Hourly Outlook Weymouth weather today: light rain, 10°C by day and 8°C overnight, with a 78% chance of rain and winds up to 10 mph. Seven-day forecast, updated every morning. Food & Drink The Best Pubs in Dorset: 16 Worth the Drive, From Purbeck to Bridport We checked 16 Dorset pubs, from the Square and Compass to CAMRA winner the Tiger Inn, for opening hours, beer and hygiene ratings. Updated November 2026. · 17 min read Christmas Dorset Christmas swims 2026: Swanage Boxing Day dip at 11am Swanage's free Boxing Day swim is Saturday 26 December at 11am, the Ice Water Swim Festival is 29 December, and Weymouth's harbour swim is still to confirm. · 5 min read Weymouth Weymouth Medieval Dig Finds on Show Free at County Hall Finds from two Weymouth digs are on show free at County Hall, Dorchester, to 23 October. The artefacts are out only on 14 and 21 October, 11am to 2pm. · 3 min read Roadworks Dorchester Road Weymouth Closure: Buses Diverted From 23 Oct Dorchester Road in Radipole is closed from 19 October to Christmas. Buses 2, 10 and X51 divert from 23 October via Weymouth Way and miss six stops. · 6 min read Christmas Abbotsbury Illuminate 2026: the light trail returns on 20 November Abbotsbury Illuminate runs on selected nights 20 November to 31 December, plus 24 to 31 October, with free parking and no booking fee. Santa from 5 December. · 7 min read Weymouth Weymouth Printer's Asbestos Death: Family Seek Co-Workers Terry Ridyard died of mesothelioma at 63. His family want to hear from anyone who worked with him at Jeffrey Bros Printers in Maiden Street, Weymouth. · 3 min read Events What's On in Dorset: Lights 21 and 28 Nov, Tank Museum Fair Lyme Regis switches on its lights on 21 November and Weymouth, Swanage and Dorchester on the 28th, plus the Tank Museum fair and 42 more dates to 20 December. · 11 min read Fireworks Dorset Fireworks 2026: All Displays Have Now Taken Place Dorset's 2026 bonfire night displays have all taken place, from Weymouth Beach on 5 November to Lyme Regis on 7 November. Here is what ran and when 2027 is due. · 9 min read Christmas Dorset pantomimes 2026: Wimborne from 12 Dec, Weymouth 19 Dec Weymouth's Cinderella runs 19 December to 2 January from £22, with a relaxed show on 29 December. Wimborne's Tivoli opens Jack and the Beanstalk on 12 December. · 5 min read Weymouth Weymouth Harbour Fire Exercise: Smoke at North Quay from 6pm Simulated smoke, fire crews and patrol boats at North Quay Marina from 18:00 on Thursday 24 September. A two hour exercise, and no live fire is used. · 6 min read Fire Keel House Fire: £760 Raised by Three Weymouth Appeals Three people left with nothing by the Keel House fire have opened fundraisers. £760 between them by Wednesday afternoon, in their own words, and how to give. · 7 min read Fire Weymouth Fire: Keel House Flats Evacuated on Dorchester Road About 30 firefighters fought the Keel House fire, 68a Dorchester Road, Weymouth, from a 00:38 call on 20 September to 6.19pm. Police are part of the inquiry. · 8 min read Weymouth Weymouth Water Fest: free beach tasters Saturday 12 Sept Sea dips, paddleboarding, gig rowing and a surf lifesaving demo, free on Weymouth Beach from 10am to 3pm. The windsurfing Worlds fan zone runs the same day. · 2 min read Weymouth iQFOiL Worlds Weymouth: Free Fan Zone Saturday 12 Sept Up to 250 windsurfers from more than 40 nations are racing off Weymouth and Portland this week. Saturday's free Fan Zone at the Pavilion screens the Medal Series live, with free taster sessions to book. · 5 min read Remembrance Remembrance Sunday in Dorset: 2027 Is on 14 November Remembrance Sunday 2027 falls on 14 November. This is how Weymouth, Dorchester and Lyme Regis marked it on 8 November 2026, with times and road closures. · 7 min read Weymouth Abbotsbury Road Weymouth: 12 Weeks of Lights from 7 Sep Temporary signals where Abbotsbury Road meets Chickerell Road stay until 27 November. Both roads now shut overnight from 23 to 27 November, not 9 to 16. · 4 min read Weymouth Weymouth parkrun off on 22 and 29 August Two Saturdays cancelled at Lodmoor, reason given as course unsafe or blocked. It follows the four busiest consecutive Saturdays in the event's 602-run history. · 6 min read Roads Weymouth Esplanade to close overnight from 28 September Dorset Council will shut the Esplanade 8pm to 6am from 28 September to 17 October for resurfacing, with Wessex Roundabout to follow. The full autumn list. · 3 min read Business Weymouth Bay Coffee Co at Lodmoor goes into liquidation The company behind the Lodmoor Country Park cafe entered creditors' voluntary liquidation on 20 July. Who to contact if the Weymouth cafe owes you money. · 2 min read Weymouth Dorset trains to London: 2h07 Gillingham, 2h51 Weymouth Gillingham reaches Waterloo in 2h07 and costs £8,212 a year. Weymouth takes 2h51 and costs £10,260. Times, fares and first trains for every Dorset station. · 9 min read Bins Weymouth Tip Opening Times: 9am to 4pm Daily, No Booking Weymouth tip opening times: 9am to 4pm daily until 31 March at Lodmoor, DT4 7SX. Book only for DIY waste or asbestos. 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