Durdle Door
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| Did you know | Durdle Door is formed from a layer of hard limestone standing almost vertically out of the sea. |
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About Durdle Door
Durdle Door is a natural limestone arch on the Jurassic Coast near Lulworth in Dorset, England. It is privately owned by the Welds, a family who owns 12,000 acres in Dorset in the name of the Lulworth Estate. It is open to the public.
Significant quantity of drugs found off Dorset coast
... Holdalls containing hundreds of kilos of powder were first discovered in the sea off the St Aldhelm s point and Durdle Door areas in Purbeck...
I was directing beach traffic spat on in Dorset'
... Laura Miller, a Conservative MP said some people were not to accept ready to go , that the streets were closed, for the safety of the public around Durdle Door...
Headlines: Minister under pressure and sunseekers hit the beaches
... The Daily Mirror leads on the hot weather to say lockdown-tired British directed crowded beaches, next to a photo of Durdle Door in Dorset...
To stop the beach marshals, repeat from Dorset coastal influx
...To leave beach-goers, social distancing, to pick up when a rescue helicopter landed on Durdle Door beach, hurt be used tombstoners reserved Parking, fines for illegal Parkers and beach marshals to prevent a repeat of last weekend, the influx of visitors to the Dorset coast...
Jurassic Coast beach crowds showed a shocking disregard for the area'
...Thousands of visitors flocked to Durdle Door at the weekend, leaves behind waste on the beach Jurassic Coast scattered was treated with shocking lack of respect from the visitors since the lockdown restrictions were relaxed, conservation groups have said...
Significant quantity of drugs found off Dorset coast
Packages and holdalls believed to contain cocaine are washing up on England's South Coast .
A Fisherman made The First discovery on 2 October, while groups of litter-pickers have found others since.
Holdalls containing hundreds of kilos of powder were first discovered in The Sea off the St Aldhelm's point and Durdle Door areas in Purbeck.
A further quantity washed up on a beach on The Isle of Wight on Saturday.
The National Crime Agency (NCA) is leading The Investigation and said it believed the drugs originated in South America .
Suspect circumstancesTracey Lake, senior investigating officer with the NCA, said: " A loss of a consignment of this size would represent a significant hit to The Criminal networks involved. "
All of the packages recovered So Far are being tested to establish their contents, quantity and estimated value.
The NCA has urged anybody who finds a holdall or similar package in suspect circumstances to contact The Police .
Border Force and Hampshire Police are supporting The Investigation .
Hampshire and Isle of Wight Assistant Chief Constable Stuart Murray said a litter-picking group had discovered more packages on Saturday.
He Said : " This work is ongoing, and you will continue to see police throughout the evening and into tomorrow, and we would ask anyone who finds any suspicious bags or packages on The Coastline of Hampshire and The Island to get In Touch With Us immediately.
" There is a member of the litter-picking group, A Man in his 60s, who we want to make contact with, as we continue to speak with everyone in the vicinity, and we would ask him to get In Touch With Us .
" He is of slim build, around 5ft 6in tall and had short grey hair, with a birthmark on The Right side of his mouth. "
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