A report to be considered at the Cabinet meeting on 10 September shows that after the first 4 months of the year, Dorset Council is currently predicting an overspend of £10.1 million for this financial year. This equates to 2.7 per cent of the council’s total budget of £376.7...
“Following the disturbances that have been taking place up and down the country, including the protests in Weymouth on Sunday, we deplore the acts of racism and hatred that have unfolded. They are a stark reminder of the work still needed to push bigotry out of our society forever.
"We...
Many came by train from elsewhere. Some stayed overnight at campsites. Many were not from the local area. Holidaymakers who had not seen the warnings from the local media were confused. Many police officers were drafted in. Many of these officers are only used to following orders and lack...
Cllr Millie Earl has been elected to lead Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council following tonight’s Council meeting.
Cllr Earl now heads the Three Towns Alliance administration after previous Leader Cllr Vikki Slade relinquished the role after being elected as Member of Parliament for Mid Dorset and North Poole in the...
The Home Secretary has today announced that the contract for the Bibby Stockholm barge will not be renewed at Portland Port and therefore the vessel will no longer be in operation from the end of this contract in January 2025.
We have just issued the following statement:
Cllr Nick Ireland, Leader...
TRIBUTES have been paid to Dorset’s longest-serving councillor - who has been celebrating fifty years of continuous service.
Cllr Stella Jones was elected to West Dorset District Council in 1973 at the age of 27 where she continued to serve until 2019. She subsequently joined Dorset Council in April 2019,...
We were tagged by
@jolly_angelina who listed her fantasy Opposition. We then started to discuss the idea of inviting people to construct their fantasy government front bench and their manifesto for change.
If we could put in place specific people to liberate this country from the establishment chokehold who would...
Weymouth residents will be asked their views on cemeteries and plans to revamp Littlemoor Skatepark following a meeting of the Environment and Services Committee on Wednesday 10th July.
Like many other councils, Weymouth Town Council has a Living Cemeteries policy. This means there are designated areas in each of the...
An update on the position of Cllr Vikki Slade, Leader of BCP Council, following her election as Member of Parliament for Mid Dorset and North Poole.
Vikki Slade, BCP Council Leader, said:
“I am delighted and humbled to have been elected as Member of Parliament for Mid Dorset and North Poole.
“My...
Fourteen years after his election as MP to South Dorset, Richard Grosvenor PLUNKETT-ERNLE-ERLE-DRAXÂ has been defeated (see video). A victim of Nigel Farage's far right insurgency into the minds of some of the public, has seen a Labour MP now in the seat.
A politician who mostly benefited from over...
