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To stick to its budget 300 posts could go over the next three years Dorset Police Authority has frozen the policing share of Dorset’s council tax. Instead, a one-off government grant will be given which the force says will leave it with a £500,000 shortfall and see a further 80 jobs lost....
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Empty homes in Weymouth, Portland and West Dorset will be brought back into action thanks to £150,000 from the New Homes Bonus. The scheme was announced by the Government in February last year. For every empty house returned to use West Dorset District Council and Weymouth & Portland Borough council will receive around £7,000...
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Below is a letter from the Chief Constable of Dorset Police Mr Martin Baker and Chairman of the Dorset Police Authority Mr Michael Taylor. All of the reports for the Police Authority meeting held on Thursday, 9 February 2012 are available on the Police Authority website. Dear Stakeholder POLICE AUTHORITY BUDGET 2012/13 At its...
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A year after the release of her wonderful, retrospective album, ‘Moon on a Mirrorball’ Judie Tzuke is back with an enchanting new album, ‘One Tree Less’. Best known for the huge hit single ‘Stay With Me Till Dawn’, top 10 albums, including the classic, ‘Welcome to the Cruise’, Judie’s live experiences include a Glastonbury...
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Suffolk Police together with the independent charity Crimestoppers are offering a reward of up to £5000 for information leading to the arrest and charge of a man. Pytor Melaniuk is wanted for questioning in connection with the murder of 66-year-old Peter Avis in Bury St Edmunds on Friday 13 January 2012. Pytor...
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A landmark sculpture for Weymouth has been officially unveiled. The Jurassic Stones sculpture is part of a programme to increase art in the borough before this summer’s London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic sailing events. Based near the Jurassic roundabout in Littlemoor, which is part of the new Weymouth relief road, the sculpture is part...
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Christchurch Borough Council has decided not to progress proposals to build a mountain bike park at Chewton Bunny in Highcliffe at this time due to uncertainties over land ownership. A consultation on proposals to improve the area including a mountain bike park, newly resurfaced paths and picnic area ran from 28 November 2011...
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At approximately 9.55pm on the 8th February DFRS was alerted to a property fire in Sea View Road, Upper Parkstone. Two crews from Poole attended this incident. When they arrived they found that a small fire in the dining room of a flat had been extinguished. An elderly gentleman who was in the property...
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Three Christchurch residents are each £390 worse off following successful prosecutions for dropping cigarette butts. The three – Sharon Skelton (42), Sam Dauncey (24) and Louise Kybert (22) – were caught separately dropping the butts in Saxon Square in August and September 2011. All three were handed fixed penalty notices for littering but...
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