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A popular political debate programme, presented by the BBC’s Fiona Bruce, will be broadcast live from The Barn in Ringwood on 19 February 2026.

BCP Council is not a Strategic Mayoral Authority and so it could miss out on imposing a visitor levy which was announced in the November budget.

Dorset, Somerset, Wiltshire and Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole (BCP) Councils want elections in 2027.

BCP Council has revealed how much residents of Broadstone, Poole & Bournemouth will have to pay for new town councils.

To put forward your views on licensing in the Dorset Council area, take part in a survey by 11 January 2026.

Chancellor Rachel Reeves unveiled the government’s new budget yesterday, and Dorset Chamber has some thoughts.

Residents of Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole can take part in a survey to give their views on council spending.

The council feels that, at present, Dorset doesn’t receive sufficient funding for such a rural county with a high population of older residents.

The public survey for the Local Plan and Local Transport Plan have received more than 10,000 responses, a record number.

Jessica Toale, Labour MP for Bournemouth West, has welcomed plans to abolish the role of Police and Crime Commissioners by 2028.