Dorset County Council has welcomed the announcement of the local government finance settlement by the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, Greg Clark MP, yesterday (8 February). The deal for distributing government grants to local authorities will see the county council receive £4.1m of transitional support from the Government in 2016/17. The news…
Simon Hoare, MP for North Dorset has welcomed the additional funding he has helped secure for Dorset. Simon, together with council leaders and fellow Dorset MPs met the Rt Hon Greg Clark MP, Secretary of State for Local Government to make the case for additional funds to come into the county for the next two years.
Officers in Bournemouth are appealing to the public to help identify a man who went on a spending spree after finding a vulnerable man’s wallet on a bus. The victim, a local man aged in his 50s, lost his wallet when he was travelling on the number 24 bus toward Westbourne on Thursday 7 January.…
Nineteen teams from businesses across Christchurch gathered in the cobbled street in front of Christchurch Priory on Pancake Day for the annual Christchurch Food Festival pancake races.
People in Corfe Mullen and West Parley are being asked for their views on proposed Public Space Protection Orders (PSPOs) in their area. In Corfe Mullen the order is for a public thoroughfare between Phelipps Road and Rushcombe Way while the other order covers West Parley Amenity Area, off Christchurch Road, West Parley. The PSPOs…
Bournemouth’s Castlepoint Shopping Park has relaunched their popular website to help their shoppers’ plan their visits. The new web site includes an engaging new design that enables visitors to access details of the latest special offers, new product arrivals and competitions – all from the home page.
Allenbourn Middle School school made an Olympian effort when it came to inspiring their children to learn about ancient Greece.
Ringwood photographer Ann Aveyard has been granted membership of the ‘Photographers Bar’ with the Guild of Professional Photographers for the second successive year.
