The Dorset Waste Partnership (DWP) has sent a strong message to those who break the law when dealing with their rubbish; waste crimes are actively being tackled, and you could end up with a fine or in court.
In recent weeks, DWP Enforcement Officers, aided by Dorset County Council’s (DCC) legal team,...
My aunt, Kate Geraghty, who has died aged 78, was an accomplished actor on stage and screen. Her stage name, Kate Lansbury, came from her great-grandfather George Lansbury, the Labour leader of the 1930s, whose socialist passions and ferocious energy she inherited as a lifelong political and environmental activist.
Born...
Dorset has seen an 8 per cent increase in reported crime, according to the statistics released today by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) for the 12 month period until June 2018.
The rise in reported crime in the county compares to a national rise of 10 per cent across...
Between the 8 and 14 October Dorset Police and partner agencies began a period of intensive law enforcement activity focusing on reducing county lines networks operating within Dorset.
County lines is the name given to urban drug dealers expanding their activities into smaller towns and rural areas, primarily to supply...
A new round of funding calls via the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) has now been launched, with up to £8m available for projects to support growth and jobs in Dorset.
The European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) aims to improve economic and social cohesion in the European Union by focusing...
County councillors have today, 17 October, voted on two consultations from central government which will inform the future of shale gas extraction in the UK.
Elected Members were asked to consider a report which outlined two major consultations; the first is from the Ministry for Housing, Communities and Local Government...
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Lisa Weir
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Clinical Commissioning Group in denial that their changes will kill children…
Years we've been trying to get the CCG's plans referred to the secretary of state,
Today we've finally got there.
We've been campaigning since 2015 against these plans and today it paid off, well done everyone I've...
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The District Council and Lyme Regis Town Council are delighted to be working together to support local projects in and around Lyme Regis.
Cllr Daryl Turner, ward member for Lyme Regis and Charmouth, said: “We appreciate the effect that grants like these can have on local sport, cultural and community projects....
