Bird flu alert at Abbotsbury Swannery *updated*

CULL RULED OUT: Abbotsbury Swannery

2:58pm Thursday 10th January 2008

WARDENS were on high alert today and patrols stepped up after three dead swans from Abbotsbury were found to have bird flu.

Drive to attract Chinese tourists

9:49am Friday 4th January 2008

MANY more Chinese tourists could be travelling to Dorset if a new tourism campaign pays off.

Killer jellyfish on their way to Dorset coast

10:26am Sunday 11th November 2007

RARE sea creatures with a nasty sting could be moving towards the Dorset coast.

Dinosaur to go on tour of museums

2:50pm Friday 9th November 2007

A 190-MILLION-YEAR-OLD ichthyosaur fossil is on tour in Dorset.

Tap into Olympic tourism on web

ONLINE NOW: Bill Seward, Clive Howes, Alison Hughes, Derek Hughes and John Varley at the launch of the new hospitality website

12:56pm Friday 9th November 2007

A NEW tourism website for Dorset has been launched to help businesses get the most out of the 2012 Olympics.

Napoli's stern cut into pieces

6:45pm Thursday 8th November 2007

SALVAGE teams are to cut up the last section of a stricken container ship which was beached off the world heritage coast.

Beach competition winners

Burton Bradstock school beach project prize winners. Helen Mann National Trust Property Manager West Dorset presented the awards to l/r, Monisha Vij, James Noonan, Amy Van Zyl and Samuel Lamble,. Picture: Brian Jung\bj6273

12:24pm Monday 15th October 2007

SCHOOLCHILDREN have been letting their imaginations run riot along with their colouring paints to illustrate what the future should hold for the Hive Beach in Burton Bradstock.

Villagers have their say on Burton Beach

12:13pm Monday 15th October 2007

MORE than 200 villagers from Burton Bradstock turned out to make their views known about the future of the Hive Beach now the National Trust lease on the café and car park is up for renewal.

Napoli container salvage operation ends

TEAM CLEAN: The salvage workers who have been helping clear West Dorset beaches

3:47pm Thursday 11th October 2007

A 10-MONTH operation to recover containers washed ashore along West Dorset's coastline from the MSC Napoli was finally completed today (Thursday October 11).

Beach talks at Burton

8:47am Tuesday 9th October 2007

RESIDENTS of Burton Bradstock are being asked to have their say on what is to happen to the Hive Beach café and car park once the National Trust lease runs out in 2009.

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