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DORCHESTER town council is to spend some of the savings it made during the year to help the Citizens Advice Bureau - after it ended the year better off than expected. The authority ended the year £50,000 better off than expected on its annual budget of around £1.5million. Some of the savings came from not being able to run many of the activities it would normally have done although in other areas the pandemic has cost it more. Among the reductions in income were a drop in market fees and income from hiring the Municipal Buildings while personal protective gear and having to buy laptops for home working added £18,000 to the council’s bills.
A CAMPAIGN is kicking off to open up community pitches to youngsters across the area. Independent councillors Lynne Quinn and Tommy McVey are calling for greater access to Inverclyde Leisure s plastic parks. The councillors say the sites should be open on a permanent basis between 9am and 8pm and have pitched the idea - which would cost around £20k - to their fellow elected members. Crawl hole access to the facilities had previously been closed up due to anti-social behaviour. But a recent pilot scheme saw Drumshantie Road in Gourock and Greenock s Broomhill opened during the Easter school holidays and the trial proved a great success.
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BT want to remove a pay phone in Boston
The council has to consult with local groups and consider representations. over any move to remove payphones
If anyone wants to comment on the proposal, they can respond in writing by June 1, either via email to planning@boston.gov.uk or via post to: Development Management, Boston Borough Council, Municipal Buildings, West Street, PE21 8QR. Letters or emails should be titled ‘BT payphone removal consultation’.
Anyone wishing to adopt a traditional red “heritage” phone box to make them an asset ocal people can enjoy, visit http://bt.com/adopt to find out more about the process, which costs just £1.