We have added a new e-petition to the site following the notice that the last remaining NHS dentist in Swanage will no longer be accepting NHS work after March 2012. You either need to go private or travel out of the area for dental treatment.

http://www.virtual-swanage.co.uk/petition/

The results of this e-petition will be sent to South Dorset MP Richard Drax on the 1st March 2012

New plans are online for the Pier Head Swanage development to remove the current Pier Head Building and associated out buildings, erect two new buildings to form eight flats, a wood fired pizza oven and seafood restaurant, ice cream parlour and gallery. Landscape the site and form new vehicular parking in basement with new vehicular access.

The planning application can be viewed on http://planning-purbeck.dorsetforyou.com/planning/PlanAppDisp.asp?RecNum=38171 or http://www.pierheadswanage.co.uk/ which has photos of the plans and 3d mockups of the proposed development.

You can download a PDF of the plans with detailed photos and full details from http://www.pierheadswanage.co.uk/applicationDec2011

Submitted by email:

We are looking for acoustic talent for every other Thursday above the East Bar from the 14th of July, if you have an acoustic guitar, a great voice and some talent then we have a bar stool, mike and access to one of the best bars in Swanage :) contact reverendjackdaniels@myspace.com for more info

Local artist Shannon Ribbons is offering signed, one-off A3 print in his new competition.

Visit his gallery at http://ribbonsart.co.uk/gallery1.html for more information on how to enter.

We have a new flickr gallery at http://www.flickr.com/photos/swanagephotos/ which we will be using to add photos of local events or images which are not being added to the main site gallery.