The meeting unanimously backed the 10-year Farms Estate Strategy which includes about £12m of investment to tackle urgent ...

A FIVE-HOUR council meeting was adjourned and will be reconvened in November. The meeting largely surrounded debate about the ...

THE FORMER Dorset County Council has been blamed for years of neglect over more than 5,000 acres of council-owned farms.

Dorset Council secures 100-hectare habitat bank at The Ferals, Tarrant Keyneston, supporting biodiversity gain, wildlife ...

A petition to save two much-loved palm trees on an esplanade in a seaside town is to be discussed at a local council meeting.

At the Weymouth Town Council Full Council meeting, councillors agreed to refer a petition regarding the seaside palm trees to the Environment and Services Committee for a response. The matter was ...

A £7.7million overspend is likely at the end of the financial year for Dorset Council – but could be more. Much of the extra ...

Around 23,000 people currently out of work in Hampshire would like to work, according to a new report. As part of the ...

Around 23,000 people currently out of work in Hampshire would like to work, according to a new report. As part of the government plans to ‘Get Britain Working’, Hampshire County Council is developing ...

Thirteen members stepped down last week, leaving the department with only 10 active firefighters, five new applicants and two ...