Weymouth's £1.9m harbour wall repairs fund agreed

The authority said a survey had revealed the sheet steel piles at at Nothe Parade had reached a "critical condition".

A £1.9m funding package to meet the costs of urgent repairs to Weymouth's Harbour walls has been announced.

The work will see sheet steel piles, said to be in a critical condition, being rebuilt at Nothe Parade and at the western end of Custom House Quay.

The money will come from reserves, Weymouth and Portland Borough Council revealed.

Councillor Ian Bruce said: "They are well beyond their design life, the repairs are urgently needed."

Nelsons Wharf jetty will be permanently removed as part of the plan.

The authority spent £4.5m repairing its ferry port after the harbour wall collapsed in 2012.