Author Archives: Leigh Hatts

A man was stuck in the mud at Sheps Hollow in Swanage this weekend. When walking out of Swanage it is best to take note of closed areas.

Scientist Alan Heasman claims he can prove that the wind turbines planned off the Bournemouth coast will appear substantially taller than has been shown by the promotors.

The Environment Agency has launched a six week public consultation on future plans for managing tidal flood risk and coastal erosion along part of the Bournemouth Coast Path. The draft Poole and Wareham Flood and Coastal Erosion Risk Management Strategy … Continue reading →

The wind farm planned off the Bournemouth coast is now subject to a third consultation which runs from this month to Easter. The turbines are now to be 12 miles off shore rather than 10. But the coast is not … Continue reading →

The IMAX, which has long blighted the coastal entrance to the entrance to Bournemouth’s main chine, is being demolished. Work is under way and can be followed on the Bournemouth Council website. Meanwhile the Echo has a report on the … Continue reading →

W A Hoodless kindly lists Bournemouth’s Who Was Who in the bibliography of his new book. The author of Bournemouth Curiosities (The History Press £12.99) has chapters on odd topics. On the page looking at the theatre in Boscombe Manor, … Continue reading →

The Sunday evening ITV series Mr Selfridge will not feature Highcliffe Castle. But ITV is intending to continue the story next year when there will be an opportunity to recall the time when Gordon Selfridge lived at Highcliffe Castle. He … Continue reading →

The cliff falls reported at Swanage have now proved to be more extensive with  a wide restricted area now declared to the north of the town. Meanwhile this weekend’s New Milton Advertiser has  a picture of the slipping cliff at … Continue reading →

Avon Beach, between Mudeford and Steamer Point Woods, has been sold. The Derham family, which has been the owner the Avon Beach Company since 1934 and associated for even longer, is passing the beach to another family. New owners Peter … Continue reading →

A cliff landslide near Sheps Hollow on the northern edge of Swanage has highlighted the dangerous state of the coast path. The problems are caused by the sustained torrential rain and anyone walking from Swanage to Studland may have difficulties. … Continue reading →