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Former cabinet minister Chris Grayling has tabled an amendment to the Environment Bill.

Exasperating: Government delays Environment Bill, again Environment Minister Pow argues delay to landmark legislation does not diminish government’s environmental ambition, but green groups have panned the move, claiming it is at odds with Ministers repeated promises to deliver a green Brexit’ The Environment Bill has been hit with a fresh round of delays after an 11th hour move late yesterday evening from the government to remove the landmark legislation from the current Parliamentary sess...

Oliver Dowden said that the proposal was still under active consideration The licence fee will not be decriminalised for now, the Culture Secretary has confirmed, but the issue will remain on the agenda as negotiations over the next BBC funding settlement continue. Ending months of speculation over decriminalisation, Oliver Dowden said that changing the sanction for licence fee evasion could backfire as non-payers would face “significantly higher fines and costs”.  There are also concerns ...

AN OUTBREAK of coronavirus has occurred in an area of West Dorset – as cases surge by 600 per cent in the area.

AN OUTBREAK of coronavirus has occurred in an area of West Dorset – as cases surge by 600 per cent in the area.

How nice to find a MP speaking his mind and not sitting on the fence, as only too often one tends to do! I am somewhat in agreement with Chris Loder and have sympathy with his views and stance taken over the second level tier of restrictions that West Dorset has been placed in. However, speaking with hindsight, surely it would have been better for the whole of the United Kingdom to have been subjected to one set of onerous restrictions in the first instance of the outbreak of the pandemic...

Dorset pubs and bars are anxiously awaiting to hear if Dorset will move TIers. RESTAURANT and pub bosses in Dorset have spoken of the devastation businesses would suffer by the county staying in Tier 2 Covid regulations - with fears raised that some would remain shut forever. Both Dorset Council and Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council areas were placed in Tier 2 level by the Government at the end of the second lockdown in early December, and have been waiting anxiously for todays an...

LOCAL pub owners were not holding out hope ahead of todays announcement on whether Dorset will remain in Tier 2. The government was set to announce the new tier allocations today and with an R rate of 43.9 cases per 100,000, many are arguing for Dorset to be moved down into Tier 1. West Dorset MP Chris Loder made a passionate case in Parliament for the county to be moved to Tier 1, arguing that Covid cases in Dorset have considerably reduced. The review of Englands Tier 1, 2 and 3 areas...

MP doing absolutely everything to get constituency into coronavirus restriction tier one He believes his rural area should be downgraded Chris Loder speaking in the House of Commons this week 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. Sometimes they’ll include recommendations for other related newsletters or servic...

BEAMINSTER residents are being urged to get behind a bid to bring a faster, more reliable broadband to the town as part of a wider government scheme. Openreach is planning Beaminsters new, full fibre broadband network and is encouraging residents and businesses to consider pooling broadband vouchers available from the UK Government to help extend the build even further. Residents who don’t already have access to a 100Mbps broadband service can check if they may qualify and pledge their ...