Housing & Homelessness - Dorset North

The cost of renting a property is out of control and is increasing rapidly causing many families to become homeless as a result as they can’t afford the rent.  A new analysis by Labour shows that those who rent are paying over £10 Billion a year says the Evening Standard.  The...

North Dorset District Council, West Dorset District Council and Weymouth & Portland Borough Council have now all agreed licensing fees for Houses in Multiple Occupation (HMOs). North Dorset District Council recently approved the licensing fees at its Cabinet meeting on 23 April. West Dorset District Council and Weymouth & Portland Borough...

This unfortunately is the stark reality of a snow day  I've came to put out the rubbish this morning to find this poor chap freezing to death... Bournemouth Borough council might think this is alright but I certainly don’t! So what if this guy has got into a bad...

What struck me first was not the brilliance of the depiction but the reality behind it. Douglas James

Weymouth seafront. Coastal town. Apparently according to some those types who seek to point out poverty... are guilty of 'left wing grievance theory'. When I came across this I am in utter amazement at how the person this particular empathy free zone was in dialogue with did not explode....

Sense at last from Bournemouth Council. Well done to Stuart Semple for his efforts in highlighting the case which has gained global coverage and has resulted in the bars being removed from the benches in town. Full story... Andy Scaysbrook

North Dorset District Council, West Dorset District Council and Weymouth & Portland Borough Council have been successful in bids to unlock the development of 2700 homes. The councils have been successful in bringing in over £8m worth of funding for Housing Infrastructure projects in Chickerell, Portland and Gillingham. The...

This is the Message I sent to Angela Rayner the Labour MP. The names and location have been changed or removed to protect the innocent. Along with many Labour supporters last night, I was sleeping outside the Council Offices along with 40/50 homeless folk, to highlight the desperate plight...

How cold was it last night ? With four weeks to go until Xmas. Seen in the window of Boots in Southsea. Luckily there’s a Superdrug nearby. Colin Chapman

As everyone knows the weather has turned very cold of late and luckily many of us have a home that we can go back to and wrap up warm. But unfortunately there are people who don't. One in 25 people homeless in England's worst hit areas How about we...