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Verwood eco groups thanks town council with special award

IT’S not often the community thanks their town council – but that is exactly what happened in Verwood last…

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Have your say over plans for new parish councils in Poole and Bournemouth

PEOPLE across Bournemouth and Poole are being asked how they want to be represented in their communities. A local government…

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New parish councils proposed for Bournemouth and Poole

RESIDENTS in Bournemouth and Poole will soon be able to have their say over how they are represented. A Community…

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No asylum or refugee hotels in Poole, BCP Council confirms

THE POOLE Quay Hotel (formally The Thistle Hotel) is not being used by the government to house asylum seekers,…

Schools in Dorchester, Cerne Abbas, Powerstock and Durweston are set to offer free breakfast clubs. Pictures: Google

Dorset schools set to offer new, free breakfast clubs: Full list

YOUNG people will soon be able to attend new, free breakfast clubs at eight Dorset schools thanks to…

Controversial evening parking charge plan for Dorset ‘paused’ pending review

CONTROVERSIAL plans to introduce evening charges at council-owned car parks in Dorset have been ‘paused’. At a meeting…

South Dorset MP Lloyd Hatton carrying out his HIV self-test

MP joins HIV self-testing drive – and urges South Dorset to take part

SOUTH Dorset MP Lloyd Hatton this week joined Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer – and tested himself for HIV. The…

BCP Council joins ‘Heart of Wessex’ devolution bid with Somerset, Wiltshire and Dorset

AMBITIONS for Wiltshire, Somerset and Dorset to take part in the first tranche of local government ‘devolution’ got…

Fears new housing targets could add over 100,000 residents to Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

A CAMPAIGN group has issued a stark warning that proposed government housing targets could result in a “unprecedented” population…

Council leaders Bill Revans (Somerset), Richard Clewer (Wiltshire) and Nick Ireland (Dorset) have expressed an interest in devolution in a joint statement

‘Heart of Wessex’ mayoral elections planned for May 2026 as part of devolution proposals

ELECTIONS to choose a ‘Heart of Wessex’ mayor are likely to take place in May 2026. Leaders of unitary authorities…