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Residents in Corfe Mullen are urgently calling for the Dorset Council Local Plan consultation period to be extended and the plan delayed.

From April this year, houses in Dorset that have been empty for 10 years or more will be charged 400% or quadruple council tax.

The number of people in Dorset claiming Universal Credit has risen by 97 per cent since March 2020, and a cut would be ‘devastating’.

Dorset Campaign to Protect Rural England fears excessive housing will damage the local environment and its communities.

The authority made nearly 7,500 transactions amounting to £19 million pounds to businesses in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole.

Dorset Council would like to turn the buildings into a centre for young people with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities.

Census day is Sunday 21 March and this year you can fill it in digitally although paper questionnaires will be available.

Funding with enable rough sleepers in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole to continue to be supported during the pandemic.

You have two months in which to have your say on plans for the Dorset Council area which will determine the future of the area until 2038.

It may be a long way off, but Dorset Council is already making plans to help voters stay safe on 6 May when they can cast their votes.