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captain paranoia

14/06/2012 at 19:10

Looking at the forecast for Swanage for the coming weekend, and I notice that, according to the BBC, it comes under 'London and the South East'.

On investigation, it appears that you have to cross the Border into Devon in order to enter 'South West England'.

Just seems a rather odd split to me...

Paddy Dillon

14/06/2012 at 19:13

I live in the north-west of England, but for the purposes of public transport, Traveline puts me in the north-east!

Metric Kate

14/06/2012 at 19:17

Yep; having grown up in Dorset, I've always considered myself to be a west-country girl. But apparently not

Dorset is covered in south-east regional programming, though tbh nothing ever happens there that's newsworthy anyway.

Craig H

14/06/2012 at 21:31

Did you not realise that the NW doesn't actually exist except to those of us who live here Paddy?

Zippy

14/06/2012 at 23:03

Coming from Southampton, I think the South East has stopped well before Dorset, given I live in the South (no East or West added).

pedro (el magnifico)

15/06/2012 at 07:12

Poole is about halfway along a direct line from Margate to Lands End. So E of Poole is SE. W of Poole is SW.

Richard Simpson

18/06/2012 at 23:14

I grew up in Dorset.

My dad used to make us shut up and 'listen to the forecast'

All through my childhood I only remember them mentioning Dorset once!

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