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 […]

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 […]

Plans to develop Warmwell Quarry into an environmental holiday park with 1,000 holiday homes and up to 750 jobs have been approved today.  This is an imaginative use of the quarry that will see many jobs created for local people while creating a beautiful wildlife and heritage habitat around a series of lakes.  I have […]

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 […]

Our campaign to save the Saturday service on local bus routes certainly made an impact at County Hall.  The 800 strong petition, my lobbying plus all of the letters and e-mails helped make some difference.  In the end our efforts saved three Saturday bus routes and got some services partially restored but unfortunately a lot are still […]

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 […]

Dorset County Council has announced they are looking to remove all of their funding for Saturday bus services.  This will leave many people isolated and make it very difficult for shoppers and those who need to get to work and don’t have a car.  It will also inevitably harm local shops in Dorchester who will […]

The collection of recycling and rubbish in Dorchester and the villages to the east and north of the town will change completely in March 2014.  Most people will be given a brown plastic bin for the weekly collection of food waste, a large wheelie bin with a green lid for the fortnightly collection of paper, tin and […]

The next four years will see a massive upgrading in Broadband speeds across Dorset.  All local major villages will get superfast speeds and even isolated houses will see their speed increase to at least 2 mbps.  If you want to know when this new service will be available to you then click here http://mapping.dorsetforyou.com/superfast/availability/map find where […]

In the next few weeks a planning application will be submitted for the re-development of Warmwell Quarry with the creation of up to 1,000 holiday homes and 750 jobs.  The project, known as Silverlake, is being proposed by Habitat First Group and will have similarities to the award-winning Lower Mill Estate in the Cotswolds.  Under this proposal the […]