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The town council offices Picture: Trevor Bevins NEW town council offices being planned for Dorchester town council at the rear of the Municipal Buildings will not have disabled access to the first floor. Town policy chair Cllr Susie Hosford says there is no need because both the public and any staff with mobility difficulties will be able to fully access the ground floor. In response to a public question from Conservative Peter Stein she said the position for visitors would be much improved compared to the existing North Square offices where disabled visitors had to ring a bell and wa...

Dorchester Town Council will increase council tax by small amount THE town council share of council tax in Dorchester in the year ahead will be limited to an increase of 0.8per cent. Attempts to persuade the Lib Dem council to keep the increase to zero, or to cut the tax, were politely listened to – but ignored. Conservative Peter Stein had asked the town council to agree a 2per cent cut, taking money from its reserves. But policy committee chair Cllr Susie Hosford said that even if the council did that it would only save residents £1.57 for the whole year. She argued that the co...