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BNP fights Yeovil

Friday, March 12, 2010

THE British National Party has put forward a candidate in the Yeovil constituency in the General Election.

Robert Baehr, who stood for the BNP in local elections in 2008 and 2009, will stand in the General Election expected in May.

Mr Baehr came third and last in...

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BNP fights Yeovil

Friday, March 12, 2010

THE British National Party has put forward a candidate in the Yeovil constituency in the General Election. Robert Baehr, who stood for the BNP in...

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Council counts cost of after-hours calls

Thursday, March 11, 2010

DISTRICT council officers are being paid as much as £30 per call for answering queries from residents after office hours. A North Dorset District...

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Council raises taxes to support services

Tuesday, March 02, 2010

DORSET County Council's budget has been drawn up to provide vital funding for pressurised frontline services. A council tax increase of 2.97 per cent...

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Council scraps plan for free bus service

BUS STOPPED:  David Milsted is unhappy that Dorset County Council has  withdrawn a free bus service to ease congestion in Gillingham during the closure of the A303.  Picture by James Dadzitis

Friday, February 26, 2010

PLANS to alleviate traffic congestion in Gillingham during the closure of the A303 by providing a free school bus service have been scrapped by Dorset...

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Council fails to end long-running feud

FALSE DAWN:  Hopes that a feud between Shafesbury town councillor Richard Thomas and mayor Lester Dibben had ended have been dashed, angering residents.  Picture by James Dadzitis

Friday, February 19, 2010

ANGRY members of the public have vented their fury at the latest feud among Shaftesbury town councillors. Councillors were barracked from the public...

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Move to save staff costs wins support

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Tuesday, February 16, 2010

PLANS for South Somerset District Council to share senior staff with East Devon District Council were supported despite concerns about the speed of...

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Move to save staff costs wins support

Tuesday, February 16, 2010

PLANS for South Somerset District Council to share senior staff with East Devon District Council were supported despite concerns about the speed of...

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Proposal for 'two-toilet town' is welcomed

Friday, February 12, 2010

AFTER three years of having only one public convenience, Blandford is now set to become a two-loo town. Town councillors have agreed to modernise the...

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Council undertakes vital funding vote

Thursday, February 11, 2010

AN extraordinary meeting of Shaftesbury Town Council has been called for tonight at 7pm at the Town Hall to make an important funding decision....

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