The Jurassic Coast has recently featured in two international publications covering best practice in visitor management in protected landscapes. The first is on the World Travel and Tourism Council website as a new Best Practice Gateway and the second, is a feature in a newly published book called Geotourism, the Tourism of Geology and the Landscape (Newsome and Rowling, 2010).

The huge pliosaur skull acquired under the Collecting Cultures Jurassic Life bid is now being prepared (cleaned) ready to be displayed in Dorset County Museum next year.

The Jurassic Coast Creative Coast Group and Exeter University are pleased to announce the succesful candidate for the first PhD studentship in our collaborative AHRC funded reserach project.

The Lyme Regis Fossil Festival, once again, was a big hit. Roughly 14,000 people visited the festival over the three days participating in events and activities run by the large variety of exhibitors including the Natural History Museum, Natural England and the Jurassic Coast Team as well as local artists and performers.

Due to popular demand, the East Devon 'travelling around the Jurassic Coast by bus, foot, bike, train and boat' leaflet, is back for the summer. Now with even more services to choose from, it promises to be a great season for people using the bus - and this leaflet will make it easier for everyone, especially visitors, to do just that.