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BCP Council is micro-surfacing roads across the conurbation and is upgrading key routes and improving road crossings.

The Purewell area suffers from traffic congestion, with a two-minute journey often taking up to 13 minutes.

A £5m programme of works will deal with the huge increase in potholes, road defects and emergency call-outs.

Joshua Blake sadly died in the single-vehicle collision in which two other people sustained serious injuries and remain in hospital.

Any witnesses or drivers with dashcam footage are urged to contact the police, who are carrying out a detailed investigation.

A trial implemented in August last year proved to be successful and the council is asking the Government for the powers to be made permanent.

Car parks in the Purbecks, and in north and west of Dorset are to be resurfaced as they represent a safety risk.

The draft Pleasure Boats and Boatperson Licensing Policy sets out clear safety standards for small commercial boats.

Funding was agreed four years ago, but the council says it is considering withdrawing funding as borrowing costs would be so high.

Anyone who witnessed this fatal collision on Sunday 1 February, or who has dashcam footage, is asked to contact Dorset Police.