Danny McNamara, who works as a night porter at the Russell Hotel, on The Esplanade, pulled a woman from the sea at Weymouth beach on Saturday morning. Pictures: Sam McKeown A HOTEL night porter saved a grandmother from the sea when concerns were raised after she was seen entering the water after midnight. Danny McNamara, who works as a night porter at the Russell Hotel on The Esplanade, pulled the woman from the sea at Weymouth Beach during the early hours of Saturday morning after she was heard distressed heading towards the water.
Danny McNamara works as a night porter at the Russell Hotel
A GRANT scheme allowing groups to organise events to celebrate the 450th anniversary of Weymouth and Melcombe Regis being officially combined by Royal Charter is opening up for its second phase of applications. Weymouth Town Council said it is delighted with the quality and diversity of the celebratory community projects that the council has already been able to support with its Weymouth 450 Grant Scheme. This year marks 450 years from when Weymouth and Melcombe Regis were combined by an Act of Parliament. To celebrate this, Weymouth Town Council set aside a grant funding budget - a total of £15,000 - and invited local community groups to apply for grants of up to £1,000 to support their anniversary projects or events.
A TEAM of keen Weymouth rowers are hoping to give a crumbling boat shed an extension and much-needed facelift. Members of Weymouth Rowing Club are hoping to raise around £100,000 as part of a project to pay for urgently needed repairs to the club s Gig Shed next to Weymouth Stone Pier.
The gig shed by Weymouth Stone Pier Running alongside this weekend s MelWey Games, the club is hosting the Intraclub Race to start raising cash for the shed renovation - and hope to reach the mammoth target by hosting various upcoming events.
Inside: Weymouth Rowing Club are bidding to raise around £100,000 as part of a project to pay for urgently needed repairs to the club s Gig Shed
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Dag Pike finds that Dorset s Weymouth Bay has ample facilities and points of interest for the cruising sailor
A third of a mile from the Weymouth shoreline is the best place to anchor, with depths of 5m. Credit: Alamy
When you look at the chart, Weymouth Bay looks like the perfect place to anchor.
There is plenty of space and it is well sheltered from prevailing winds from the south west and west, but in good weather it can be a busy place.
It is easy to navigate in using the sounder as a guide to find a suitable water depth, but this is where you might come up against some problems.