Weymouth & Portland Borough Council and West Dorset District Council will be hosting its autumn landlords’ seminar on Wednesday 23 September. The free event – open to members of its landlords’ scheme, Landlords’ Local Authority Partnership (LLAP) - will be held at South Walks House offices on South Walks Road,...
The recent licensing objection to the lapdancing club, by a new entry to the holiday rental market, has brought up a new and worrying trend in the town. Forget the insanity of buying a flat as a business, then objecting to an existing business that has never caused a...
An outline application for up to 500 homes on land to the north of Littlemoor in Weymouth has been approved by Dorset Council.
The development is located on an allocated site within the West Dorset, Weymouth & Portland Local Plan.
Once completed, it will include up to 175 affordable homes, with...
Today (30 October 2020), one year on from the publication of the Grenfell Tower Inquiry’s phase 1 report, the Fire Brigades Union (FBU) has warned that action is needed if the government is to learn the lessons of the tragedy at Grenfell.
Matt Wrack, FBU general secretary, said:
“One year ago,...
The Dorset Welcome Fund has reopened, offering grants of up to £5,000 to voluntary groups and charities to support community action that helps refugees and asylum seekers of any nationality arriving, residing, or settling in Dorset.
The fund is once again being supported with contributions of £50,000 from Dorset Council and £30,000...
If you are planning a new build, an extension or conversion of your home, then the changes to the building regulations are important.
Building regulations make sure that any work done on a property is up to a certain standard.
From 15 June changes to the nation-wide regulations aim to improve...
Weymouth and Portland Borough Council has given outline planning consent for a development of apartments on land next to Goulds Garden Centre.
The development, on Littlemoor Road, will provide a total of 24 apartments which includes eight affordable homes.
A further ‘Reserved Matters’ application will be needed in order to set...
Weymouth lies within an area of outstanding natural beauty, sweeping golden sands that attracts a huge tourist industry, mainly for families to enjoy the safe shallow waters of the blue flag awarded beach, and for retirees who enjoy a much slower, relaxed pace of life.
Weymouth also boasts a magnificent...
I moved into the property in West Lulworth in March 2012.
The damp problem began almost immediately. For the first year I had no working heating, as the warm air heater, which was from the 1970s no longer worked. Eventually Aster fitted two storage heaters, one in the bedroom and...
A man looks out of his window and suddenly he is an expert on young people.
The state of these people who believe that embarrassing themselves on TV is more important than empirical data and facts.
“A lot of people like to go after young people, and go on about...
