The coast path at Milford-on-Sea is expected to be closed immediately after the August Bank Holiday weekend. Bad weather earlier this month resulted in heavy seas destroying a groyne and as a result a sea wall has been undermined. The section of path being closed from Tuesday 26 August is between the clifftop toilets next [...]
Sandbanks Ferry is running normally this morning. Overnight repairs were successful and the ferry is ready for a busy August Bank Holiday weekend. In addition to the normal cars, cyclists and coast path walkers there is expected to be extra traffic due to the annual Studland Country Fair. The service is due to continue daily [...]
Sandbanks Ferry has been closed from about 1.30pm today following a breakdown. It is understood that a chain snapped. There had been concern just after 12 noon when an alarm sounded as the ferry was about to load on the Sandbanks side. The crew started an evacuation of foot passengers and cyclists who had just [...]
News that an open-top bus on the Swanage to Bournemouth route fell on to its side yesterday will have come as a surprise to many. The accident was on the ferry road near Studland and involved two cars. Fortunately the bus came down on gorse giving maybe a softer landing than might be possible in [...]