Page 29 - Ray Bryan News Today

South Street car park, Bridport DORSET Council raked in almost £6 million from parking charges in the last financial year, figures show - but the coronavirus pandemic has had a huge impact on this years income. The authority says money raised from parking fees gets ploughed back into parking services, maintaining car parks and repairing roads across the county. Figures show that the council made £5.89m in profit from parking services in the financial year 2019-20, between April 2019 and...

Upton resident Jamie Dunn has been calling on the local authority to take action for many months. Over the past year he has seen cars parking all along Pony Drive, before making their way across Poole Road and into the country park. While Dorset Council, as the highway authority, has launched the legal process to prohibit parking in Pony Drive, Mr Dunn said said BCP Council, who own the country park, should consider a reduction in parking charges in an effort to stop people looking for so...

A £1.5 MILLION scheme to protect West Bay from river flooding is progressing well despite the challenging weather and the fact it is being undertaken during a pandemic. A 380 metre sheet pile wall is being constructed alongside the River Brit as part of the scheme while the riverbank is being reprofiled. The work, which started at the end of November, is designed to protect Parkdean Resorts’ West Bay Holiday Park and the surrounding area. The embankment does not provide adequate prot...

A £1.5 million scheme to protect West Bay from river flooding is progressing well despite the challenging weather and the fact its being undertaken during a pandemic. A 380 metre sheet pile wall is being constructed alongside the River Brit as part of the scheme while the riverbank is being reprofiled. The work, which started at the end of November, is designed to protect Parkdean Resorts West Bay Holiday Park and the surrounding area. The embankment does not provide adequate protectio...

MAJOR changes proposed at Custom House Quay on Weymouth harbourside have been described as the final nail in the coffin for some businesses. As reported, Dorset Council is consulting over a range of traffic proposals, which include a new contra-flow cycle lane, widening of pavements, and removal of 39 one-hour free parking bays. The council says it hopes to find a compromise to meet the needs of as many people as possible. However, following an initially positive response when the plan...

WORK to improve the pavements in a Dorset town will begin next week. For eight weeks starting from February 1, Dorset Highways will be carrying out daytime works to improve the pavement condition of High Street in Gillingham. The footways on both sides of the road from Newbury up to the Post Office will have the existing pavement removed and prepared for an imprinted paving effect. Two-way temporary traffic lights will be in use on High Street during the works. Councillor Ray Bryan, p...

A BANNER campaigning against a huge 4,000 home development proposed north of Dorchester has reappeared in the town centre - just days after it was removed by the council amid a row. The council says the banner does not conform to its rules, which state only charity and community event notices can be displayed, and that it is "unimpartial." But STAND argues the proposed housing development - which is several times larger than Poundbury, on an historic area of countryside - is arguably the ...

RESIDENTS are being asked for their views on proposed changes to the road layout at Weymouth Harbour.

PROVISIONS have been made across Dorset to enable NHS workers and care home staff to park for free throughout the lockdown. BCP Council is operating its critical worker scheme, which means all those with valid health exemption permits – including NHS, health and social care workers – can park for free while in residents only bays while carrying out their duties. The council is also operating a fixed workplace scheme, which offers a nominated BCP Council parking space, free of charge a...

FREE parking is to continue for NHS and care workers in Dorset. NHS and care workers can continue to use any Dorset council-operated off-street car parks free of charge during the current lockdown, provided they are on duty and displaying a relevant permit, or they have registered with the council. Councillor Ray Bryan, Dorset Council portfolio holder for highways, travel and environment, said: "Im pleased to continue our support for colleagues in the NHS and care sectors by extending our...