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The Liberal Democrat-led council is proposing an unprecedented hike of 7.4 per cent.

Items include knives, tobacco, vapes, alcohol, solvents, fireworks, petrol, and age-rated movies and computer games.

Roads, care and jobs funding are included in the council’s budget for the coming year, with a Council Tax rise of 4.99 per cent.

The Conservative MP for Christchurch Sir Christopher Chope discusses his political career on a podcast.

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.