There’s been reports this week of Weymouth and Portland ranking low for social mobility. This describes the educational and career prospects of people from a disadvantaged background in a particular area. We take a look at what social mobility is and what initiatives are taking place to improve prospects...
“Weymouth has elected a Mayor since 1615 and on the move to a unitary authority, our historic Borough must not lose its unique identity,” Alderman Andy Hutchings told the annual dinner of Honorary Court Highclere No. 1 Weymouth of the Ancient Order of Foresters. Proposing the traditional toast to...
Have your say on proposals to tackle anti-social behaviour before the consultation ends on Wednesday. (8/11) People are being asked for their views on whether a Public Space Protection Order (PSPO) should be introduced in specific areas of Weymouth and Portland. Under the Anti-Social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act...
Weymouth and Portland Borough Council is extremely disappointed that it has had to end its contract with the prospective purchaser of North Quay, a subsidiary of Acorn South. This follows a number of attempts to complete the sale in accordance with the contract. Acorn recently issued a press release which...
Sadly, yet again, I feel morally obliged to inform local people of the depth OUR local council has sunk. Yesterday I was informed by two worried "dog-friendly" local businesses that they'd been told this shocking tale by a reliable source. That a law abiding Citizen had been walking her...
Subject: Parliamentary Debate on Proportional Representation 30th October - parliamentary petition debate 168657 Dear Mr Drax I very much hope you will attend the above debate. It is just a debate; no Bill is involved. I know that up to now you have strongly supported the retention of...
North Quay Weymouth Limited (NQWL) have failed in their contractual obligation to complete on the sale of North Quay. Therefore, Weymouth and Portland Borough council have taken the decision to rescind the contract. The council exchanged contracts with NQWL in September 2016. NQWL was due to complete the sale in July, but...
'Basically, the reason we don't have a TIC is because the borough has a relatively high proportion of people on low incomes, compared to other neighbouring boroughs/districts. We spend the money we might have spent on stuff like TICs and car parks on homing those families. It's all in the...
People will be asked to have their say on proposals for a new town council for Weymouth when a consultation is launched on Friday (30/6). Weymouth & Portland Borough Council is keen to hear local residents’ views on the draft plans and will hold a full public consultation from 30...
Theresa May said that we should judge the Tory government on their record and Richard Drax says he wants to finish the job so here's a list of some of the things that any reasonably well informed citizen should know about the Tory record in government since 2010.
First economic...
