Further to my post on 28th February, Secretary of State Sajid Javid has confirmed that the first elections to Rural Dorset unitary council will be on 2nd May 2019. All 82 members (not 76 as previously reported) will be elected then, and thereafter there will be 'all out' elections...
After listening to your views, West Dorset District Council has drawn-up new rules about public places and in particular feeding seagulls. The rules on consuming alcohol in public remain largely the same, but the ban on feeding seagulls is new. The result is the West Dorset Anti-Social Behaviour Related Public...
The Green Party prospective parliamentary candidate for West Dorset, Kelvin Clayton, is making himself available every week to meet anyone who would like to discuss any issue of political concern. Kelvin, who is also a Green Party councillor on Bridport Town Council, will be in the BearKat cafe, (in...
Your Labour county council candidate - fighting for you. With a privileged upbringing yet a tough young adulthood, Richard has seen the best and worst of life. From champagne and caviare on a boutique cruise ship in the Caribbean to a life on benefits and homelessness, Richard has tasted...
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...
Councillor John Russell, Chair of the Charles Street Working Group, said: “Following a decision by the Executive Committee (8 September 2015) the Development Agreement between West Dorset District Council and Simons was formally ended on 25 April 2016. This involved signing a Deed of Termination, which formally marks the...
Campaigners are urging council leaders in West Dorset to immediately honour the referendum result telling them to ditch their one party Cabinet. More than 25,000 took part in the referendum about the Conservative only Cabinet on West Dorset District Council. Nearly 16,534 of them -- a majority of nearly two...
BBC reporter John Beesley reports from Bridport in Dorset where the local Labour party is thriving
Constituents from across the political spectrum are calling for the resignation of West Dorset MP Oliver Letwin. A PETITION was set up on New Years Eve stating Mr Letwin's views are unacceptable and that better representation is now required for West Dorset constituents. Dorchester resident Richard Shrubb made his...
Followers of the Labour Party leadership election will know that New Labour are so desperate to keep Jeremy Corbyn away from being leader that they are willing to warp the democratic process by chucking out his supporters with the slightest excuse. They found one with me – I wrote...
