In a double U-turn this week, councillors of Purbeck District Council and East Dorset District Council, two of three authorities, which were opposed to council reorganisation in the county, have voted to withdraw their opposition.
Christchurch Borough Council is to hold an extraordinary full council meeting on 16 November to discuss the referendum around local government reorganisation in Dorset.
A combination of factors has led Police & Crime Commissioner Martyn Underhill to take a step back from his national commitments.
Christchurch and East Dorset Councils have seen their move to smarter working rewarded at the prestigious CIPD awards
MP for Mid Dorset and North Poole Michael Tomlinson spent time meeting the team, residents and relatives at the Magna Care Centre in Wimborne recently.
A new scheme helping communities around Poole access vital funds to deliver key infrastructure projects in their local area has been launched.
Mayors and chairmen from across Dorset joined the Mayor of Ferndown, Cllr Cathy Lugg, on a civic day tour of some of the businesses in Ferndown on 13 July.
After rejecting a proposal to replace Dorset’s nine authorities with two, East Dorset District Council has voted to be involved in debates leading to a potential merger.
Proposals to build 420 homes, a hotel and supermarket on the field at Parley crossroads have incensed hundreds of local residents.
Members of East Dorset District Council have voted to be in a joint committee that spans Dorset and will begin from September 2017.
