Round-up of key decisions from Environment and Services Committee
Weymouth Town Council’s Environment and Services Committee made the following decisions at its meeting on Wednesday evening, 4th December.
Cemeteries Consultation Outcome
In October, a consultation was carried out about grass cutting in cemeteries which Weymouth Town Council is responsible for maintaining. People...
Challenges for the Labour MP in Dorset South: The Incinerator Controversy
The political landscape in Dorset South is heating up as the incumbent Labour MP, Lloyd Hatton, faces a significant challenge to retain his seat in the next general election. With a slim majority of approximately 1,000 votes, the MP’s...
Cllr. Nick Ireland, Leader of Dorset Council, has now received a reply from Rushanara Ali MP, responding to his letter to Rt Hon Angela Rayner MP regarding the government’s overturning of our Planning decision to refuse the Portland Incinerator.
Cllr. Ireland said “Needless to say, I am disappointed with the...
Climate change is a perpetual phenomena and has been so since the inception of the planet. Apart from a handful of very intellectually challenged people this is no longer up for debate. What is up for debate is the pace of the change and the causes and effect. Here,...
Portland Incinerator Campaign
Campaigners with an information leaflet at the Corn Exchange, Dorchester, where Langham Wines sponsored an Arts event
Campaigners in Portland are asking why an environmentally conscious company is linked to the controversial incinerator project that threatens to bring pollution to the Jurassic Coast.
Langham Wines, near Dorchester, says that it produces “honest wines” that...
Dorset is experiencing unrelenting cloud cover, fog, and drizzle brought on by an “anticyclonic gloom” which has cast an especially dreary spell over the county. This persistent gloom, caused by a high-pressure system trapping moist air near the Earth’s surface, has led to a significant sunshine deficit in the...
Bournemouth Civic Centre, 07th November 2024
Concerned residents, environmental groups, and local organisations came together outside the Civic Centre to oppose the proposed building of a waste incinerator in Canford. They were briefly joined by the Mayor of Bournemouth, George Farquhar, who expressed his opposition to the proposed incinerator. This scheme has sparked widespread anger among community members who are committed to protecting the climate, environment, and public...
New electric vehicle charging points have now been installed in West Moors and Cerne Abbas, thanks to help from Dorset Council.
The new chargers, located in car parks at Park Way, West Moors and Kettle Bridge, Cerne Abbas, are set to go live in the coming weeks and have been...
Residents are invited to give their comments on new 20mph schemes after Dorset Council approved applications from five town and parish councils.
People can support, or object to the proposals, or give their comments, until mid-November.
The applications were submitted by parish/town councils representing:
Cheselbourne
Child Okeford
Okeford Fitzpaine
Winterbourne Kingston
Wimborne – Allenview Road and...
The Jurassic Coast, a UNESCO World Heritage site, is an iconic stretch of cliffs along the southern coast of England. Spanning 95 miles from East Devon to Dorset, this coastline holds a unique record of 185 million years of Earth’s history, etched into the cliffs in the form of...
