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by Andy Canning on 29 November, 2016
There is a very real possibility that your GP’s Surgery could close by 2021. Dorset Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) are considering a strategy document that is proposing a drastic reduction in the number of what they call “sites delivering Primary Care” or what we call GP’s Surgeries. You can read the report here. Page 34 […]
Read more 1 Commentby Andy Canning on 1 November, 2016
The plans announced recently to recently to end overnight care on Kingfisher Children’s Ward and the proposal to scale back maternity care at the County Hospital are deeply disappointing. Twice in recent years, thousands of residents have marched through the streets to defend key local health services.close Kingfisher Children’s Ward and the Special Care Baby […]
Read more Leave a commentby Andy Canning on 16 September, 2016
I am delighted to have been chosen as the Lib Dem Parliamentary Candidate for West Dorset should there be an early General Election. Recently I have been involved with campaigns to save our local Youth Centres, maintain rural bus services, keep smaller local libraries and stop our countryside from being overdeveloped! I also led the […]
Read more Leave a commentby Andy Canning on 21 July, 2016
Despite strong protests and a lively debate the County Council agreed today to give many of its senior staff a substantial pay rise. At a time of major job cuts and cuts in services this seems to me to be totally unjustifiable. Altogether it will cost tax payers £65,000 that could have been spent on […]
Read more 1 Commentby Andy Canning on 29 June, 2016
Today, the Conservative Cabinet running Dorset County Council voted to end our local mobile library service. Three out of four mobile libraries are to be axed at the end of the year and only one is being retained to visit care homes. This will remove a service that is vital for people who don’t […]
Read more Leave a commentby Andy Canning on 9 May, 2016
The proposal to change and open up the way that West Dorset District Council is run has been overwhelmingly approved by local residents. A total of 15,534 voted for Change and a move to Committee based decision making as opposed to 8,811 who voted to keep things as they are with a Leader + Cabinet […]
Read more Leave a commentby Andy Canning on 27 March, 2014
There’s good news as the County Council has agreed today to spend an extra £50,000 on cutting the grass verges this year. This is in response to many complaints about the lack of cutting in the last two years. A couple of extra work teams will be created to act as a flying squad to […]
Read more Leave a commentby Andy Canning on 23 January, 2014
After much pressure Dorset County Council has designed a process that will enable local communities to get 20mph speed limits where they want them. Step 1 is to get a Prioritisation Rating based on such things as accidents in the last three years, the current speed of traffic, proximity to schools, hospitals, residential homes etc and […]
Read more Leave a commentby Andy Canning on 8 January, 2014
The cutting of grass verges along the highway has been inadequate over the last two years. Poor timing has seen wild flowers cut down and the verges cut too infrequently to keep the grass under control. Part of the problem has been poor management and part has been caused by leaving the cuttings on the ground […]
Read more Leave a commentby Andy Canning on 4 September, 2013
Finding an empty parking space in Dorchester is about to get a lot easier. The first step has been to install signs at each car park stating how many empty spaces there are available. Next will come signs at the entrance ways into the town listing the car parks and letting you know where the empty spaces […]
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