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Wednesday, November 27, 2024
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The first month of the New Year is almost over, but it is not too late to start a new year’s resolution for 2020. By signing up to car share not only will you be saving on average £1,000 per year, but you will be helping Dorset Council tackle...
Londis Harbour Stores have announced a match up with Craig's Dairy to provide a bulk milk station to reduce the amount of plastic bottles in circulation. They are pleased to announce from Friday 24th January 2020 customers will be able to buy milk from their refill station. Pop in and see...
We are delighted to announce that the Government’s Department for Transport has awarded £438,000 to Dorset Council as part of the Active Travel Fund. This funding will be used for walking and cycling improvements across the county as we move towards a greener, cleaner Dorset. The Government survey work has...
Last Friday (22 November), Dorset Council took the decision to amend its Climate Emergency, so it is now a ‘Climate and Ecological Emergency’ declaration. The newly-titled ‘Climate Change and Ecological Emergency Executive Advisory Panel’ met on Friday afternoon to agree the change to their terms of reference, as well as...
Last week, a Weymouth resident was sentenced to 14 months’ imprisonment after being found guilty of multiple offences, including four environmental crimes. Back in August this year, Anthony Maurice Knowles, (41, from Weymouth) appeared at Poole Magistrates Court and pleaded guilty to two instances of fly-tipping and a further two...
Town Council adopts Ramblers Charter for Walking Neighbourhoods Town Councillors have voted unanimously to adopt the Ramblers Charter for Walking Neighbourhoods, becoming only the second town council across England and Wales to do so. The Ramblers is campaigning to improve neighbourhoods across Great Britain, to create towns and cities designed to...
Last week, members of Dorset Council’s Climate Change Executive Advisory Panel and Technical Officers Group came together to offer new ideas and approaches in the fight against climate change. On Thursday morning, over 40 officers and councillors from various services and electoral wards gathered at South Walks House in Dorchester to provide information...
Weymouth Town Council has become the first town council to endorse Dorset’s Health and Nature Charter. The charter commits to joint action on improving health and wellbeing through the use of natural resources, such as green spaces. There is significant evidence to show that access to and activity in natural...
South East Dorset Green Party has selected candidates for all five Parliamentary constituencies in the area, to fight the next General Election whenever it is called. In Bournemouth East, the Green Party candidate will for a third time be Alasdair Keddie. A Bournemouth University graduate who has lived in the constituency for 26 years,...