I warmly welcome the long overdue repair and resurfacing work to the B3390.  It has taken months of pushing for this.  In addition I have got DCC to agree to improve the road safety markings by the new Co-Op and around the village of Warmwell to make drivers aware of the need for safety in […]

As part of huge cuts by the Conservatives all 22 Youth Centres across Dorset have lost their funding and face closure on September 1st.  I presented a 500 strong petition to the County Cabinet in January but the Conservatives failed to listen. I believe this cut to such a vital service is an unacceptable way […]

After years of campaigning by local Parish Councils and myself the County Council has agreed to find the money to fix the problem of flooding on the West Stafford by-pass. A project is currently underway to find the most cost effective solution and we’ve been promised that this solution will be in place this year! […]

This afternoon the Conservative-run District Council ignored the objections of local residents, the Parish Council and myself and gave approval for 49 new houses and 8 light industrial units to be built next to Oaklands Park. Objectors made the point that this site is outside Crossways’ defined development boundary and so should be protected from […]

Nick Ireland – for Broadmayne & Crossways Ward Nick moved to Osmington 14 years ago and his three children have all attended local schools. He has been involved in numerous local projects including the production of both the Village Design Statement and Community Plan. Nick joined Osmington Parish Council in early 2009 and is currently […]

Plans for a slurry lagoon the size of an Olympic swimming pool at Summer Farm, Crossways – only a few metres from the village – were re-submitted last year. I am doing everything I can to oppose this planning application as it is too close to the village.  There is a real concern about powerful […]

Crossways Library recently celebrated its 25th Birthday and it’s doing better than ever!  Just a little while ago the County Council put Crossways Library on its closure list.  Now thanks to an active community campaign and a committed group of local volunteers the library is thriving.  I believe that the partnership of professional staff and local […]

So far this summer we’ve seen planning applications for new slurry lagoons on sites near Broadmayne and Puddletown and then Crossways.  In each case I have felt the proposed site is too close to nearby houses and not enough account has been taken of the smell and odours that could be generated.  In addition these […]

Last year we succeeded in getting plans to build over 1,000 new houses at Crossways cut down to less than 500.  Unfortunately, West Dorset District Council are now looking again at their housing numbers after critical comments from an Independent Planning Inspector.  I am determined that there shouldn’t be any change to last year’s decision […]

I have been pressing for a number of key roads to be resurfaced this year due to their poor condition and working with Parish Councils to identify local priorities.  So far the Highways Department has agreed to put the B3390 from Moreton Station to Warmwell, the Warmwell roundabout and the A352 by Owermoigne on the […]