Christchurch MP Christopher Chope criticised over comments on Badenoch’s family role
CONSERVATIVE party leadership hopefuls Kemi Badenoch and Robert Jenrick both have three children. Yet, despite their familial parity, Dorset Tory…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…