Trevor Bevins

PCC says police operation targeting small number of ‘professional’ shoplifters has proven to be a success

Dorset councillors “deeply saddened” by the deaths at Swanage care home

BCP Council’s housing request to Dorset Council described as a “brazen approach”

Verwood councillor gets approval to ban live animals as prizes on Dorset Council land

Police stop and search numbers in Dorset increase by 25 per cent with stolen goods as most common find

Dog rescue and re-homing centre refused planning permission

Improvement work for Moors Valley Railway Kingsmere station agreed by Dorset Council

Social care housing contract potentially worth in excess of £170m over ten years advertised

Almost a third of waste in the wrong bins but Dorset Council is still one of the best for recycling

Debts of £37.3 million owed to Dorset Council are too high, says committee chairman

Wimborne’s Allendale Community Centre roof repairs delayed for second time

Dorset homes showcase greener and sustainable energy over next two weekends

More than 130 job vacancies now advertised on council website paying from £8,000 to £62,500 a year

Councillors give the green light to 47.5MW battery storage site at Three Legged Cross

Water companies to be quizzed by councillors on how they’ll protect Dorset’s rivers and coast

Dorset Police to switch to more online video interviews and phone calls to save money

7,000 signature petition over future of leisure centre to be debated by councillors

Councils to work together to bring on-street electric vehicle charging points to 750 sites

Care Dorset loses £400,000 in its first full year but says business is now looking better

Dorset NHS told to tighten up on some of its procedures

Four-day festival to go-ahead after obtaining a temporary events notice

Dorset Police object to planned music and film festival near Verwood

Moors Valley Country Park applies for late drinks licence

Dorset’s political leaders welcome news of the General Election

Verwood’s Spencer Flower “disappointed” as Liberal Democrats take control of Dorset Council

Proposed Church and Care Home in West Moors rejected by one vote margin

Dorset Council finishes 2023/24 financial year £3.5 million short on budget target

No elections for Verwood Town councillors this year due to lack of candidates

More objections for housing development between Colehill and Wimborne

Council receives £4.63m grant to tackle nutrient pollution running into Poole Harbour

Dorset councillors to back objections for proposed Purple Haze site

Over 500 objections made against church, community hall and care home in West Moors

Retrospective planning consent refused for Linwood Sawmills near Three Legged Cross

Fire service ask for careful consideration over proposed Lytchett Minster battery storage site

‘We’re an oasis of calm” says leader as council tax increases by just under five per cent

Extension proposed for The Pig On The Beach at Studland

Cost of Dorset policing service going up an extra £13 a year for Band D

Acquiring local assets from Dorset Council could be easier in the future

Somerley tip could close as Hampshire embarks on savings plan

Room for improvement when it comes to using the correct bins in Dorset

Former pub in Ferndown to be converted into offices