Christchurch Councillors will be receiving a report at the Community Committee on Wednesday 21 November on proposals to develop a 15-hectare Country Park on land stretching from Two Riversmeet Golf Course down to Stanpit Recreation Ground.
The report sets out a number of aims for the park with a key...
I have been thinking (bad habit of mine!)
And it occurred to me that the vast majority of the filthy rich and not so filthy visitors we have turning up to clog up our already crammed Bournemouth roads every year, come from everywhere - lots of foreigners at Durdle Door...
In 2013 my husband died of cancer. He had been ill for almost 30 years before he lost his fight.
Please listen to this interview conducted by The Richie Allen Show on Thursday 1st November 2018.
Listen to the 2nd hour.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=omzXU4qGZtw
Taking the issues as raised, one by one, I provide here...
When governments abandon us, we must step up.
It is hard to believe today, but the prevailing ethos among the educated elite was once public service. As the historian Tony Judt documented in Ill Fares the Land, the foremost ambition among graduates in the 1950s and 1960s was, through government or...
The Dorset Waste Partnership (DWP) has sent a strong message to those who break the law when dealing with their rubbish; waste crimes are actively being tackled, and you could end up with a fine or in court.
In recent weeks, DWP Enforcement Officers, aided by Dorset County Council’s (DCC) legal team,...
County councillors have today, 17 October, voted on two consultations from central government which will inform the future of shale gas extraction in the UK.
Elected Members were asked to consider a report which outlined two major consultations; the first is from the Ministry for Housing, Communities and Local Government...
A new video competition is being launched to highlight the sources of Dorset’s plastic pollution problem.
Litter Free Dorset wants your videos to inspire change and reduce litter across the county.
‘Litter Travels’ can be about any aspect of litter and its journey – as plastic and other rubbish can travel from...
On Thursday 4th October 2018, Wayne Dixon who has been on a five-year coastal walk with his Northern Inuit dog and companion, Koda made his way into Bournemouth and Poole.
His odyssey started as a life-long goal to walk the coast of Britain with his late father who sadly passed away...
Wimborne have been awarded Plastic Free Community status, a short 5 months after launching their campaign. Wimborne War on Waste have led this initiative in the town using the criteria set up by Surfers against Sewage. 388 communities are working towards Plastic Free Status with the marine charity with...
Do you believe in miracles? If so, please form an orderly queue. Plenty of people imagine we can carry on as we are, as long as we substitute one material for another. Last month, a request to Starbucks and Costa to replace their plastic coffee cups with cups made...
