DORCHESTER is to bid for city status as part of the Queen’s 2022 Platinum Jubilee celebrations. Town councillors have backed the move – although one voted against the idea and two abstained at a full council meeting on Monday evening. Councillors have argued that the status would reflect its importance as county town and the growth it has seen in recent years with the near-completion of the Duchy of Cornwall’s Poundbury estate, the refurbishment of the County Museum and the revamp of the Shire Hall as a new tourist attraction – as well as developments such as Brewery Square. Said Cllr Robin Potter: “There’s 2,000 years of history in the town and that deserves recognition.”
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