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BBC News
30-04-2025
- BBC News
First passengers ride divisive Weymouth beach observation wheel
An observation wheel on a beach has taken its first 26m (85ft)-tall Turkish-made ferris wheel has been built on sand at Weymouth, Dorset, promising spectacular views of the Jurassic Coast until on social media have called it a "monstrous intrusion" and an "eyesore", while other residents have said it "blends with the horizon" and "looks great".Peter Harriman, who was one of the first passengers on Tuesday, said he loved the experience. Mr Harriman said: "I loved it. It gives you views out over the Pavilion, out over towards Greenhill and then over the South Dorset Downs towards Dorchester and Chickerell."It's shiny, it's huge and the Perspex glass is perfectly fine to see through."Another passenger, Dawn, who rode the attraction on her wheelchair in an accessible pod, said: "I thought it was marvellous. Absolutely marvellous." One of the wheel's operators, Sara Hall, said she was keen to respond to social media concerns about the wheel's said: "We researched that there's wheels built all over the world on sand. "We had the HSE [Health and Safety Executive] here for a few days and loads of checks on it... Safety is our priority." In 2019, another observation attraction in Weymouth - Jurassic Skyline - closed due to falling visitor 53m-high (174ft) rotating viewing platform opened in June 2012 in time for that summer's Olympic sailing latest attraction is slighter smaller than the 30m (98ft) Bournemouth Big Wheel and is dwarfed by the London Eye which stands at 135m (443ft). You can follow BBC Dorset on Facebook, X, or Instagram.
Yahoo
24-04-2025
- Automotive
- Yahoo
'Rare' £2.2m supercar photographed outside pub in Weymouth
A SLEEK-LOOKING super car caused a stir in Weymouth town centre. The GMA T.50 was seen parked outside the William Henry Wetherspoons pub over the Easter weekend. This picture of it was taken in Frederick Place by Echo Camera Club member Peter Harriman. The GMA T.50, which is made by British manufacturer and designer of the McLaren F1 Gordon Murray, made its global debut in 2020 and was the company's first product with a £2.2m price tag. The GMA T.50 in Weymouth (Image: Peter Harriman) It made its debut in the UK at Goodwood in 2021 driven by three times Indianapolis 500 winner Dario Franchitti MBE. He declared at the time: "The car gave me goosebumps. It's just incredible." According to the the T.50 is an old-school analogue supercar with a naturally aspirated engine mated to a manual gearbox. The Cosworth GMA V12 engine boasts 12,100 rpm redline. It is the highest-revving naturally aspirated road car engine ever built. Every T.50 sold out and Murray has moved on to making bespoke, one-off supercars.
Yahoo
27-03-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
In The Bay - here's what's been spotted off the Weymouth coast
A TANKER designed for transporting liquefied natural gas (LNG) has been spotted in Weymouth Bay. Dorado LNG is seen here off the Dorset coast with oil/chemical tanker Monjasa Provider. They were photographed on Tuesday morning by Echo Camera Club member Peter Harriman. Dorado was built in 2020, and is sailing under the flag of Malta. Her length overall (LOA) is 293 metres, and her width (beam) is 46 metres. Her summer deadweight capacity is 88,592 tonnes. Monjasa, also sailing under the flag of Malta, has a length overall of 95.82 metres and her width is 14.2 metres. By yesterday lunchtime Dorado was far out into the north east Atlantic Ocean while Monjasa was reported to be in the English Channel.
