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The ancient, corrugated metal bridge coverings near Maumbury Rings and in Allington Avenue are both badly corroded. Cllr Stella Jones says the one in Allington Avenue is so bad that there are now holes in the structure and bits fall off it into the road. Town planning chairman Cllr Robin Potter says both look tatty and should be improved, or replaced, by Network Rail. Said Cllr Jones: “The one on Allington Avenue is in much worse condition. Two years ago the Heritage Committee got in ...

Chris Loder, MP for West Dorset slammed the BBC for encouraging kids to go meat-free GET THE BIGGEST STORIES FROM ACROSS SOMERSET STRAIGHT TO YOUR INBOXInvalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later. SIGN UP When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Your information will be used in accordance with ourPrivacy Notice. Thank you for subscribingWe have more newslettersShow meSee ourprivacy notice No one would call someone wearing a mask â�...

Dorchester West Station ramp work underway Picture: Trevor Bevins AFTER more than a decade of campaigning, disabled users of Dorchester’s West station will no longer have to travel to Weymouth and then back again to head north. A new no-step access ramp is being created to take passengers to the northbound platform from a specially built layby in Williams Avenue. Retired Dorchester councillor Trevor Jones, who started fighting for improved access more than 10 years ago, says he still fi...

It comes after the Animal Welfare (Sentencing) Bill passed its Second Reading in the House of Lords. The move, which West Dorset MP Chris Loder introduced as a Private Members’ Bill in 2020, makes provision for the maximum penalty for certain offences under the Animal Welfare Act 2006 to be increased from six months to up to five years. The bill completed its passage through the House of Commons in March. Mr Loder was inspired to bring forward the bill by his own dog - Poppy. He rescu...

The worst animal abusers could face five years in prison as the “milestone” Animal Welfare (Sentencing) Bill is made law this week. In 2017 the Government pledged to reform the maximum sentence for those prosecuted under the Animal Welfare Act, receiving support from cross-party politicians. The Bill was brought forward by West Dorset MP Chris Loder in June 2019. Today (28 April) the Bill passed its final stage in Parliament and will receive royal assent tomorrow (29 April). The Bill, which...

Dorchester West Station ramp work underway Picture: Trevor Bevins AFTER more than a decade of campaigning, disabled users of Dorchester’s West station will no longer have to travel to Weymouth and then back again to head north. A new no-step access ramp is being created to take passengers to the northbound platform from a specially built layby in Williams Avenue. Retired Dorchester councillor Trevor Jones, who started fighting for improved access more than 10 years ago, says he still fi...

MP slams anti-rural and woke BBC for instructing children to not eat meat "It’s astounding from the BBC and confirms their anti-rural and woke agenda" Chris Loder, MP for West Dorset GET THE BIGGEST STORIES FROM ACROSS SOMERSET STRAIGHT TO YOUR INBOXInvalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later. SIGN UP When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Your information will be used in accordance with ourPrivacy Notice. Thank you for subscrib...

THE MP for West Dorset has challenged the BBC for demanding that children not eat meat to get a Blue Peter badge. This comes after long-running BBC programme, Blue Peter, launched a green badge initiative which encourages children to be environmentally friendly by following three pledges – power, plastic and plant – for two weeks. Recommendations to earn a Green Badge included taking the Supersize Plants Pledge by replacing meat dishes with climate friendly plant-based alternatives. ...

Dont let campaigners weaken Priti Patels immigration reforms, Boris Johnson told Common Sense group of Tory MPs writes to Prime Minister to say attempts to water down plans must be resisted 24 April 2021 • 5:00pm The Home Secretary is set to champion a major new Borders Bill through Parliament after next months Queens Speech Credit: PRU/AFP via Getty Images Priti Patels immigration reforms must not be weakened by campaigners, Tory MPs have told Boris Johnson. Ms Patel, the Home Secretary, is ...

Weymouth railway station Picture: Finnbarr Webster CUTS to summer rail services between Weymouth and Waterloo will do little for the area’s economy as it struggles out of pandemic. Portland councillor Paul Kimber says the new timetable from mid-May will return to hourly services with the loss of some early and late trains. He says that for many, needing to get to Southampton or London for morning meetings, or home from a West End show, will be forced to drive because there will be no a...