Waverley On September 3 and then Wednesdays and Sundays until Sept 22 sail from Weymouth Pleasure Pier aboard Paddle Steamer Waverley – the last sea-going paddle steamer in the World! Recapture happy memories or create new ones as you visit the seaside at Bournemouth, cruise the Jurassic Coast to Swanage, visit Ryde on the Isle of Wight or sail round Portsmouth Dockyard and see historic ships. Enjoy... 

Nurse Shark A Nurse Shark called Bruiser has outgrown his theme-park home and is destined for roomier premises at Weymouth Sea Life Park…arriving on Wednesday, July 14th. Bruiser has been a star attraction for two-and-a-half years at the new Chessington Sea Life Centre, but has grown three feet in that time and now struggles to manoeuvre through the rock and coral theming. “If he were allowed to... 

Sailing in Portland Harbour Palmers Brewery in Bridport, Dorset has raised more than £4,000 to help young or disabled people enjoy the thrill of sailing with the Chesil Trust. For every pint of Palmers’ Dorset Gold sold in Dorset, 5p is donated to the Trust.  In the last year almost 83,000 pints were sold, making £4,146.60 for the Trust.  Sales of Dorset Gold have grown rapidly since its introduction... 

A mass postcard petition against the return of commercial whaling was hand-delivered to the EU Commissioner for the Environment. An anti-whaling protest by more than 180,000 people from 11 different countries was taken to the heart of the EU yesterday morning. Thousands of postcards filled in by visitors to Weymouth Sea Life Park calling for an end to whaling were among those delivered to European...