1 August 2025 / 1 August 2025 by rich.ed123
Ken Huggins for the Green Party in North Dorset writes: An aspect of government decision making that we need to consider is: who exactly is influencing the decision makers? Our precious democracy has evidently been significantly highjacked by vested financial interests, leaving it corrupted to the point where it no longer serves us the way […]
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11 July 2025 / 12 July 2025 by rich.ed123
Mark Williams came second place in the Portland Town Council by-election in Tophill East on 10th July, beating Labour into third place. Congratulations go to Scott Horton for the “Independents for Dorset” party who won with 290 votes (47%) to the Greens in second place with 167 votes (27%) and Labour in third place with […]
17 May 2025 / 17 May 2025 by chrishenderson
Ten Conservative councillors walked out of the Dorset Council chamber on Thursday, rather than hear a public deputation requesting that the Dorset Pension Fund take investments out of companies supporting the Israeli war effort in Gaza. Green Councillor Clare Sutton said she could only interpret the choice of those who left the council chamber during the session on Gaza as support for the Israeli leader’s decision to bomb children and hospitals.
8 May 2025 / 13 May 2025 by chrishenderson
Ken Huggins, Green Party Parliamentary candidate for North Dorset in 2019 and 2024, has had his latest column published in The New Blackmore Vale magazine. Ken writes: “Both Tories and Labour have failed us badly on protecting the wellbeing of citizens. “Widespread dissatisfaction with the state of British politics has doubtlessly contributed to the relative […]
8 May 2025 / 8 May 2025 by rich.ed123
In this year's local elections on May 1st there were no elections in Dorset. However there were 23 County Council elections across the rest of England mainly in Conservative held areas. The Green Party continued with its steady growth in councillor numbers. Greens made a net gain of 43 seats, taking our tally to 859 seats on 181 councils. The party held 38 seats, gained 48 and lost just 5.
11 March 2025 / 24 April 2025 by rich.ed123
Councillor Clare Sutton’s Budget speech at a meeting of the full Dorset Council on 11th February: "Those of us who were councillors prior to 2024 know that this is always challenging, largely because successive Conservative governments have decimated funding to local government, and because Dorset has fared particularly poorly, despite having a full suite of Conservative MPs until last year..."
11 March 2025 / 31 March 2025 by chrishenderson
It’s good to have an update on the Ferrybridge coastal path after such a long period with a diversion. Councillor Clare Sutton met with Dorset Council’s Greenspace Manager yesterday and there’s now a plan in place. Subject to the agreement of Natural England (because it’s an SSSI) and the landowner, whose existing ‘structure’ will be […]
24 February 2025 / 24 April 2025 by rich.ed123
Green Party Dorset Councillor Belinda Bawden says: "The affordable homes crisis concerns us all, and elected members are urging Dorset Council to be more ambitious. We need more suitable social and genuinely affordable housing, not only for our young working people and families but also for those looking to downsize.”
17 February 2025 / 31 March 2025 by rich.ed123
Lyme Regis and Charmouth Dorset Councillor Belinda Bawden says: “It was a blow to Lyme Regis when the town bus service finished when the school bus contract was changed. Many residents have told me that it was a lifeline for them to get to the shops and other local services. “I requested and secured an […]
9 February 2025 / 31 March 2025 by rich.ed123
Lyme Regis Town Councillor Stuart Cockerell says “As chairman of the Environment Committee, I’m supporting the excellent work done by the River Lim action group along with the progress we’re making with bathing water quality. I work with the Marine Theatre and I’m pleased to see the upgrades allowing regular screening of films from this […]
