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15-year-old collects unwanted shoes after school, gathering 1,913 pairs for people in need

Maggie Driscoll, inspired by her grandmother, is collecting shoes for Soles4Souls. She has already gathered 1,913 pairs and aims for 10,000 total. Donated footwear provides comfort and income opportunities for people worldwide. A storage unit in Weymouth now houses the growing collection of shoes. Maggie seeks community and business support…

The Times of India · Sep 15

Meningitis B outbreak hits schools in Weymouth prompting fresh vaccine rollout

Antibiotics and vaccines are being offered to young people in school years 7 to 13 across the Weymouth, Portland and Chickerell areas of Dorset

The Independent UK · Apr 17

Meningitis B: Jabs and antibiotics offered as three cases found in Weymouth

The UK Health Security Agency said the three cases were confirmed between March 20 and April 15.

Evening Standard · Apr 17

Greg James' Comic Relief challenge: When, why and what is the route?

The Radio 1 DJ is riding from Weymouth to Edinburgh to raise funds for Comic Relief

Evening Standard · Feb 13

SWR train trials Elon Musk’s Starlink satellite internet to fix New Forest blackspot

A service from London Waterloo to Weymouth used satellite connection on 20 December

The Independent UK · Dec 22, 2025

UK school removes all mirrors from toilets because students ‘won’t stop looking in them’

Wey Valley Academy in Weymouth, Dorset, has come under fire after introducing the measure to tackle what it described as “congestion and behaviour issues”

Evening Standard · Nov 29, 2025

Supply teacher banned for telling pupil, ‘if you took him outside and shot him, no one would miss him’

Science supply teacher Carolyn Akers also told the pupil he would ‘grow up to be transgender’ and hit him on the head with a booklet

The Independent UK · Nov 1, 2025

Dorset school urged to reinstate banned book about race to reading list

Budmouth Academy in Weymouth removed The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas after complaint from parent

The Guardian - UK · Sep 26, 2025

Swimmers protest after Weymouth’s ‘beloved’ sea rafts removed over health and safety fears

The pontoons were removed after risk assessment advice from the Royal National Lifeboat Institution

The Independent UK · Jul 21, 2025

What’s in a place name? Reeves seemed to think plenty in her spending review

The chancellor roamed the country from Aberdeenshire to Weymouth, rattling off a rolodex of places along the way

The Guardian - UK · Jun 11, 2025