Weymouth and Portland Sailing Olympics and Paralympics 2012 News RSS Feed Send your news, pictures & videos


Going For Gold - Sperry Header

Our Olympic team

11:16am Thursday 31st May 2012

Team-building day for Britain's Olympic sailors

FUN ON THE WATER: Team GBR vie for position

11:10am Thursday 31st May 2012

BRITAIN'S Olympic contenders enjoyed a team-building day ahead of next week’s Skandia Sail for Gold regatta.

Our Olympic Team: Lucy Macgregor, Match Racing class

Lucy MacGregor

11:00am Tuesday 29th May 2012

SKANDIA Team GBR is the British Sailing Team in the Olympic and Paralympic classes.

Revive Portland volunteers transform Underhill with Olympic colours

BLOOMING MARVELLOUS: Members of the Revive group build flowerbeds in Fortuneswell with Yvonne Beven, far right

11:00am Tuesday 29th May 2012

GREEN-FINGERED volunteers will be taking to the streets of Portland today to help transform Underhill into a sea of Olympic-themed colour.

On the run with a marathon man

ON THE RUN: Chickerell Primary School pupils with their giant Games sticker

9:00am Saturday 26th May 2012

ACTION man and endur-ance athlete Tim Ellis inspired pupils ahead of the Olympic Games.

Battle to save windsurfing

GOING? Olympic windsurfing may be scrapped

11:10am Thursday 24th May 2012

THE fight is on to save windsurfing as an Olympic sport.

It’s just the job

PLACE TO BE: Up to 100 jobs are up for grabs on Weymouth beach

10:18am Thursday 24th May 2012

OPPORTUNITIES for paid work on Weymouth Beach during the Olympic sailing events are up for grabs for up to 100 people.

Olympic 2012 mosaic made by Wyke Regis Junior School

Rachel Fitzsimons, Martin Hayne and Judy Baker with Wyke Regis Junior School pupils

5:50pm Tuesday 22nd May 2012

THE Olympic legacy will live on at a Weymouth school, thanks to some artistic pupils.

Our Olympic team: Helena Lucas

Our Olympic team: Helena Lucas

11:04am Tuesday 22nd May 2012

SKANDIA Team GBR is the British Sailing Team in the Olympic and Paralympic classes.

Great week for British Olympic sailors

Ben Ainslie after winning his record-breaking sixth Finn Gold Cup

11:01am Tuesday 22nd May 2012

IT HAS been a spectacular week for British Sailing with history being made both on and off the water.

Our Olympic team: Chris Hook, London 2012 travel adviser for borough businesses

Chris Hook

10:10am Sunday 20th May 2012

MORE than 20 organisations have joined forces in Dorset to orchestrate the smooth running of the sailing competition and associated events for the London 2012 Games.

Chalk Legends bring Viking story to life

10:00am Saturday 19th May 2012

HUNDREDS of Dorset schoolchildren, a performing JCB, actors and young musicians will be bringing to life the tragic tale of Viking skeletons found on Weymouth’s Ridgeway.

More Weymouth and Portland Sailing Olympics and Paralympics 2012 News»


Most popular






Community NewsYourEcho

Read all the news from your local community


Read all the latest community news




Don't miss these links!



Get Adobe Flash player

Local Information

Enter your postcode, town or place name

House prices »   Schools »   Crime »   Hospitals »

click2find




About cookies

We want you to enjoy your visit to our website. That's why we use cookies to enhance your experience. By staying on our website you agree to our use of cookies. Find out more about the cookies we use.

I agree