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Have your say on housing in Purbeck parish: Here’s how

PEOPLE can have their say over housing needs in a Purbeck parish in a new survey. Dorset Council and Dorset…

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

Dorset Council joins ‘expression of interest’ in devolution with Wiltshire and Somerset

DORSET could be set to join forces with neighbouring Somerset and Wiltshire in a bid to unlock more powers…

“Difficult decisions” to be made as Dorset Council reveals £10.1m budget overspend

DORSET Council will face a challenging budget as it is on track to overspend by £10.1m this financial…

MP Lloyd Hatton speaking to students

New MP Lloyd Hatton goes back to school in return to his Dorset roots

NEWLY-elected South Dorset MP Lloyd Hatton went back to school just weeks after starting his new role in…

Lloyd saw a Labour gain after a closely fought contest Picture: Lloyd Hatton on X

South Dorset turns red in closely fought contest

LLOYD Hatton was elected as South Dorset MP this morning after narrowly beating Richard Drax of the Conservatives. Hatton won…

The new cabinet at Dorset Council has been revealed. Picture: Dorset Council

New leadership revealed for Dorset Council after Lib Dems’ election win

NEW leadership at Dorset Council has begun. Following the Liberal Democrats’ emergence as the largest party at…

COLUMN: Labour’s 2.5% defence increase welcome after “savage” tory cuts

LLOYD Hatton, Labour parliamentary candidate for South Dorset, supports Keir Starmer’s 2.5% defence pledge, calls for veterans to receive…

Chris Best, the new MD of Care Dorset

New MD unveiled for Dorset adult social care firm

A DORSET care firm has appointed a new managing director. Adult social care provider Care Dorset, owned by Dorset Council,…

COLUMN: Bibby Stockholm a “cruel gimmick that simply does not work”

IN this column, Labour parliamentary candidate for South Dorset, Lloyd Hatton, responds to a report which states the Bibby…

Lloyd Hatton and Jim Knight.

Jim Knight launches Labour candidate Lloyd Hatton’s election bid

JIM Knight, former Labour MP for South Dorset, has launched Lloyd Hatton’s bid to reclaim his seat – at…