Christchurch MP Christopher Chope has revealed that plans for erecting beach huts at Highcliffe as part of ‘George Clarke’s Amazing Spaces’ TV show are unacceptable…
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Chewton Glen is ‘better than The Ritz’
Chewton Glen hotel has come top of the Hoteliers’ Hotels Top 100 list. The verdict comes from The Caterer journalists and AA hotel inspectors who have put  Chewton Glen…
Milford-on-Sea anniversaries
Battle of the Somme Centenary: Those walking the coast path this weekend and staying at Milford-on-Sea might wish to know that on Friday there will…
Highcliffe huts need consent says minister
Environment minister Rory Stewart MP has confirmed that beach huts at Highcliffe require consent from Natural England. The large huts are to be erected on…
Highcliffe huts: Cost and infrastructure details revealed
Christchurch Council has secretly set aside almost £100,000 to build the controversial beach huts along the unspoilt SSSI designated cliffs at Highcliffe. The full story…
Kaiser Wilhelm: 75th anniversary
Kaiser Wilhelm, who who stayed at Highcliffe Castle in 1907 during the long uneasy build-up to the First World War, died 75 years ago today. On…
Highcliffe Huts: Petition presented as MP steps in
A petition objecting to the building of 12 large overnight beach retreats on Highcliffe cliffs has been delivered to the Chrictchurch Civic Offices in Bridge…
Capability Brown at Highcliffe Castle
This is Capability Brown’s tercentenary year  so the main summer exhibition at Highcliffe Castle is devoted to the famous landscape garden designer. He was responsible…
Eddie Marriott’s Wellington Tower painting
Eddie Marriott’s lovely depiction of the Wellington Tower is a feature of Purbeck Art Weeks at Swanage. The tower was built to honour the Duke…
Highcliffe huts: Sign the petition
The Friends of Highcliffe Beaches and Cliffs has a website. Those worried about the proposed TV beach huts can sign petition on the site.