Archive for January, 2007
18 Million Boost To Weymouth’s Transports Plans
The South West Regional assembly have promised an increase of £18 million to Weymouth’s transport budget to help provide intelligent transport solutions in time for the 2012 games. These ‘intelligent transport systems’ include park-and-ride schemes, modernised buses, improved road junctions, computerised timetables (as you may have seen in Bournemouth). The recommendation now lies with the [...]
Posted: January 29th, 2007 under Planning, Transport.
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Olympic Railway Bid A Reality?
The company behind the Bridport based Brit-valley railway have made a bid to create a light railway link between Weymouth & Portland serving passengers and freight, said to be worth £60 million. The group is currently trying to secure scenic light railways across the Jurassic coast to boost tourism and would look to have the [...]
Posted: January 12th, 2007 under Planning, Portland, Transport, Weymouth.
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WPNSA in Bid to Land Americas Cup
Weymouth & Portland National Sailing Academy is battling it out with other sailing institutions around the globe to host The America’s Cup, the most prestigious sailing competition in the world. Sailing enthusiasts are backing the bid as the Sailing academy becomes ever more popular with those who have graced our waters, hosting the competition would [...]
Posted: January 7th, 2007 under Portland, Sailing Academy, Weymouth.
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Attractions Urged to Start Preparing for 2012
VisitBritain tourism agency has offered advice to Weymouth & Portlands tourist attractions: ‘Start preparing now’. Top on the agenda according to the agency is the need to learn foreign languages to help the influx of foreign visitors. Lord Coe has jumped in on the act describing the games as a ‘once in a lifetime opportunity [...]
Posted: January 3rd, 2007 under Hotels/Accommodation, Misc, Sailing Academy.
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