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Wednesday, October 9, 2024
If you genuinely desire to understand the topic then this debate is a must watch and then hopefully the invocation of discussion/debate. 'In this episode of Head to Head, Mehdi Hasan challenges Sir Paul Collier, the former head of Development Research at the World Bank, author of Exodus: Immigration and Multiculturalism, and professor...
Should farming continue to get grant support when Britain leaves the European Union?How should payments be linked to environmental demands?Who should decide what pesticides can be used on British farmland - and what restrictions do we want to set?How will biodiversity be promoted and protected in a post-Brexit world?These...
Residents of Chetnole and Stockwood have the opportunity to shape their community through the development of a Neighbourhood Plan.West Dorset District Council has received a request from Chetnole and Stockwood Parish Council for the approval of a Neighbourhood Area, which is the first formal stage of preparing a plan.A...
West Dorset District Council has approved a revised application from City & Country Residential Ltd for the H M Prison site in Dorchester.Cllr Fred Horsington, Chairman of West Dorset District Council’s Planning Committee, said:        “We are pleased we were able to work with the developer and...
It can seem glib to compare the current era to the 1930s. There are parallels, with the rise of nationalism and the free press under attack, but we are a long way away from Nazi-style totalitarianism returning to the West. Nonetheless today’s journalists can learn much from the way our predecessors...
With Easter fast approaching, Brewery Square in Dorchester is getting ready to host a fantastic range of events in the Square. Starting on Good Friday, Brewery Square will be hosting a performance by Mr. Bloom in the Square, for all youngsters to get their squiggle on. Starting at 11am,...
The UK has 9 Immigration Removal Centres (IRCs). In these IRCs people are locked up without trial, not for crimes committed, nor because they are suspected of terrorism but solely as a convenience whilst immigration applications are processed or whilst a person awaits a deportation decision. The timeframe for...

Unite or die

There are four groups in the Left and at least three need to shut up and stop bickering in order for the fourth to join them. We are facing a political car crash of historic proportions and instead of uniting and fighting it the whingers are too busy whinging...
Dorset Wildlife Trust (DWT) is celebrating the welcome change of the seasons from winter to spring with a host of exciting and adventurous activities for children to get involved with at DWT visitor centres and nature reserves this half term.   First stop is the Fine Foundation Chesil Beach Centre,...
A public consultation will run from 6 February to 3 April 2017 across West Dorset, Weymouth and Portland on the councils Joint Local Plan. The Local Plan sets out a long term planning strategy to meet future development needs. It covers important issues such as where housing could be...