Poole Labour Party has criticised BCP Council for dragging its feet over a discredited policy towards rough sleepers, which it has effectively been forced to scrap ahead of a High Court legal challenge due to take place later this month.
The charge comes before the cabinet meets next week (18...
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...
The number of people sleeping rough in Dorset has halved – thanks to work by Dorset Council and other agencies.
Latest figures show that there are currently 18 people rough sleeping in the county, compared to 38 last year. In Weymouth and Portland the number of rough sleepers has fallen from...
St Edward’s School, Poole, held a rough sleeping event to raise awareness and money for its local YMCA.
The fundraising event, held in the school’s grounds, saw 38 sixth form students and 6 members of staff sleep rough to raise awareness of homelessness and generate funds for the YMCA. The...
Following a conference in Weymouth on Saturday 28th September in which distinguished academics and GP's presented very disturbing quantitative and qualitative data to reveal the desperate situation that Weymouth & Portland is in economically and socially it was announced that Weymouth & Portland Action on Wages will now present...
My home is within a terrace and the neighbouring property became empty quite a number of years ago; forming part of an estate in probate.
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Over the years it was left unoccupied and the upkeep of the property was neglected by the firm of Solicitors in charge, resulting in...
I have a friend who works almost every waking hour, mainly to pay the rent. Her landlord lives on a beach, 4000 miles away. He seldom responds to her requests, and grudgingly pays for the minimum of maintenance. But every so often, he writes to inform her that he...
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...
The redevelopment of North Quay is stepping in the right direction thanks a funding boost from Homes England.
Homes England has agreed a £2.5million grant funding deal with Dorset Council. The funding has been awarded through the Government’s £450 million Local Authority Accelerated Construction (LAAC) programme.
The LAAC funding will help...
Weymouth and Portland will receive £250k following successful bids to government’s Rough Sleeping Initiative Funding and Rapid Rehousing Pathways programme.
Clive Milone, Weymouth & Portland Borough Council’s Head of Housing, said:
“This is great news. The funding will make a huge impact in supporting services for rough sleepers in the area.
“Rough...
