The Dorset Coast Path Relay is an annual long-distance race which has traditionally been held between orienteering clubs within the South West Orienteering Association. The relay is raced from the Devon-Dorset border at Lyme Regis along the Coast Path (taking the inland route north of Weymouth) all the way to the Sandbanks chain-ferry slip at [...]
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The Dorset Coast Path Relay
Posted in Dorset, tagged Lyme Regis, Sandbanks on July 13, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Fast Ferry
Posted in Dorset, tagged Brownsea Island, Poole, Sandbanks on August 19, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
The ferry Condor Vitesse approaching Poole harbour, passing between Sandbanks and Brownsea Island
Long Distance Call
Posted in Dorset, tagged Sandbanks, Studland on August 7, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
This classic British phone box is not a movie prop but is actually located on Studland Beach, just next to the Sandbanks ferry.
Snippets of Poole
Posted in Dorset, Video, tagged Branksome, Canford Cliffs, Poole, Sandbanks on July 26, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
A warm February morning along the sea side in Poole, Dorset. Filmed and edited by Ollie.
A trip on the Sandbanks & Studland Ferry
Posted in Dorset, Video, tagged Bournemouth, Isle of Purbeck, Poole, Sandbanks, Studland, Swanage on June 8, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Video by swanageexperience
Sandbanks Ferry is a vehicular chain ferry which crosses the entrance of Poole Harbour. The route runs from Sandbanks to Studland and in doing so connects the coastal parts of the towns of Bournemouth and Poole with Swanage and the Isle of Purbeck. This avoids a 25 mile journey [...]
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Dorset Echo- WYKE REGIS BY-ELECTION: Labour wins December 11, 2009Kate Wheller has won the Wyke Regis by election in Weymouth.
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- We want more - for the Dorset Echo Toy Appeal December 11, 2009SHOPPERS are being urged to dig deep as donations are down for the Dorset Echo Toy Appeal this year.
- Former headteacher chalks up £700 with 1,000 mile cycle ride December 11, 2009FORMER headteacher Tom Leech pedalled through the pain barrier to raise funds for his old school.
- WYKE REGIS BY-ELECTION: Labour wins December 11, 2009
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- Lyme Regis: Tax bills to rise one per cent December 10, 2009THE average Band D property in Lyme Regis will see a 63p increase for town council services next year ‘in view of the current economic times’.
- Charmouth: £376,000 cash boost to protect coast December 10, 2009Charmouth is set to benefit from a £376,500 cash injection to help combat erosion and rising sea levels posed by climate change.
- Charmouth: Victorian Christmas night a success December 10, 2009CHRISTMAS officially arrived in Charmouth as the village hosted its second festive street fayre.
- Lyme Regis: New home for panto society's summer show December 10, 2009LYME Regis Pantomime Society will present a summer show at the Woodmead Halls for the first time.
- Lyme Regis: Council steps in to rescue learning centre December 10, 2009THE future of Lyme’s community learning centre has been secured after the town council pledged a £10,000 rescue package.
- Bridport: Town's Christmas decorations a 'disgrace', says veteran councillor December 10, 2009Bridport’S Christmas decorations are a dismal disgrace, says a veteran town councillor.
- Lyme Regis: 1,000-strong petition for skatepark December 10, 2009SUPPORTERS of the proposed skatepark in Lyme Regis will present a petition with more than 1,000 signatures to the town council.
- Bridport: Joy as £1.4m revamp of town hall receives green light December 10, 2009A 12-year battle to remodel Bridport’s town hall is over following a successful bid for a £600,000 Heritage Lottery grant.
- Beaminster: Dorset snails on the breakfast menu at BridgeHouse Hotel December 10, 2009SLOW Food doesn’t get much more leisurely than the latest addition to the menu at the BridgeHouse Hotel.
- Lyme Regis: RNLI lifesavers and volunteers praised December 10, 2009
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- Labour drugs trials set to start at Poole December 11, 2009THE one thing all mums-to-be know about giving birth is that it’s likely to hurt, although just how much depends on the quality of the pain relief.
- Are Dorset thieves targeting Jack Russell pups? December 11, 2009TWO distraught dog-owners fear they have been targeted by thieves stealing miniature Jack Russells in their area.
- Winning war on thefts in Dorset hospitals December 11, 2009A hospital trust says the number of thefts on its premises have shown a marked fall, thanks to its continuing campaign against crime.
- Student guilty of killing a hamster December 11, 2009A STUDENT has been given a 12-month supervision order after he played a sickening game of catch with a hamster before killing it by hurling it against a wall.
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- Spur Road works suspended for three weeks December 11, 2009MOTORISTS will heave a huge sigh of relief from December 11 when roadworks on Bournemouth’s Spur Road are suspended for three weeks.
- Attacker struck at bus stop in Bournemouth December 11, 2009DETECTIVES have issued an e-fit of a suspect after a 20-year-old woman was robbed at a bus stop in Bournemouth, on Saturday, December 5.
- Dorset firm recalls 'paedophile' mouse December 11, 2009A TOY mouse supposed to sing “Jingle bells, jingle bells, jingle all the way” was recalled by its Ferndown distributors after claims that it sang “paedophile, paedophile, paedos all the way” instead.
- £2.4m art gallery at Poole runs out of funds December 11, 2009THE Bournemouth and Poole College’s £2.4 million art gallery, the Kube, is to be closed at the end of January.
- MPs expenses: What your MP claimed December 11, 2009WHAT do television units, bunk beds and marigold gloves have in common? They all feature in the latest expense claims of our local MPs.
- Labour drugs trials set to start at Poole December 11, 2009
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- Thousands support cancer serviceThousands of people sign a petition to protect breast cancer support services at Dorset County Hospital.
- Shell blown up on Jurassic CoastAn unexploded device, believed to be a tank round, is destroyed in a controlled explosion on the World Heritage Jurassic Coast.
- Boys 'stamped on deer for laughs'Three youths killed a two-day-old fawn in Dorset country park by stamping on it "for a laugh", a court hears.
- Youths attack dog-walkerA 27-year-old woman is s dragged to the ground and assaulted by three youths while walking her dog on common land in Poole.
- Royal dressmaker starts businessA former dressmaker to the Queen starts her own clothing business in Dorset after 10 years working for the Royal household.
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