The Unofficial Weymouth & Portland 2012 Olympic Blog

The Dorset Echo has today broken the news that the Weymouth Eye tourist attraction, to be funded and run by Merlin Entertainments, the company behind Sea Life centres and the London Eye, have gained approval by town planners and is therefore clear to go ahead! I would like to add that personally I think this [...]

The relief road blog has been updated (http://weymouthreliefroad.wordpress.com/2011/02/09/road-opening/) with the news that the relief road will now be opening in mid-march, “just a few weeks later than Skanskas original programme”. I’m quite disappointed that from being “ahead of schedule, ahead of budget” and seemingly ready to open around Christmas, two weeks of snow distruption has [...]

The contract with Skanska construction for construction of Weymouth’s long awaited and hotly disputed £84 million relief road is due to be completed at County Hall on Wednesday 13th June. Providing protestors don’t take the entire hall hostage to prevent the signing work should be due to commence early next year. The project has enjoyed [...]

For the first time in six years Weymouth beach WON’T be recommended in a national beach guide due to the main Weymouth beach only receiving a ‘basic pass’ with coastal pollution officer Thomas Bell stating that the reduction in water quality could be down to overcrowding or weather, no mention of being right next to [...]

They lost the battle but are determined not to lose the war… the relief road campaigners that is! Local MP Jim Knight warned of the plan following the revelation that the government could call a public enquiry over the long and disputed relief road which would give the campaigners the chance to use “every trick [...]

The £77 Million Weymouth relief road project got the green light today as councillors voted in favour of approval. Work on the new road is now due to begin next year however campaigners have vowed to keep fighting the decision. Our earlier post: Today is the day the final decision regarding the relief road will [...]

New information about the ideas for a light railway following the rodwell trail route have been released by engineer Andy Gaunt having received support from the local community. His plan was for Dorchester west railway station to be sold and create a Docklands light railway style link between Dorchester west and Weymouth quay however the [...]

Plans for new world class sailing facilities on Portland have been submitted, leaving Weymouth & Portland on track to become one of the first Olympic venues to be ready for the 2012 Olympics. A new permanent slipway, additional boat parking in the form of a 560 berth marina, lifting and moorings are planned to deliver [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]