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Some Dorset councillors have declared that they are second homeowners – ruling themselves out of a decision to double council tax

ELEVEN Dorset councillors have declared that they are second homeowners – ruling themselves out of a decision to double council tax on the…

THE financial ‘lone ranger’ has again galloped to the rescue of Dorset Council’s annual budget – cutting its predicted shortfall at the end…

A new battleground has opened up in the row over second homes after it emerged plans to double council tax on the properties wont necessarily benefit the areas affected.

DORSET residents are set, once again, to face the maximum increase in council tax allowable – by just under 5per cent from April.

SCALED back proposals for the iconic Knoll House Hotel site at Studland are again being recommended for refusal.

There will be changes to the council tax reduction scheme from next spring after councillors voted in favour of the new proposals

There will be changes to the council tax reduction scheme from next spring after councillors voted in favour of the new proposals

DOUBLE digit council tax increases, spread over a number of years, are being predicted as Dorset Council battles against inflation.

DOUBLE digit council tax increases, spread over a number of years, are being predicted as Dorset Council battles against inflation.