• Do pavement cafes mean more ASBOs in Weymouth?

  By mgleaden

  Weymouth Council seems to be hell bent on pursuing policies that discourage visitors and tourists. ...

            

   

  By Newshound007 at 21:28 on 25/10/11

  

  Weymouth council wants to better manage pavement cafes and sitting out areas to minimise problems like anti-social behaviour. People who live and run businesses in Weymouth have got one month to tell Weymouth and Portland Borough Council what they think about new ideas on how to crack down on rowdy behaviour that the council thinks might worry residents or put off tourists. The new draft policy is available online at www.dorsetfory...

• Weymouth council saves £2 million in West Dorset merger

  By BucklandRiper

  So WDDC have dropped its inefficient white elephant building on High West St and incurred the...

            

   

  By Newshound007 at 22:08 on 30/06/11

  

  One year on from deciding to work together, councillors at West Dorset District Council and Weymouth and Portland Borough Council will hear next week that the partnership they have created to deliver services is well on track to hit its £2 million a year savings target. The partnership has now delivered a permanent reduction in the budget of the two councils of over £1.1million in the first year, by restructuring...

• Could you be a district councillor for Chickerell?

  By blacksteff0

  That's a REALLY funny comment from Buymyhouse - "It's the politics that puts me off being a...

            

   

  By Newshound007 at 16:43 on 20/11/10

  

  Local people will go to the polls on 5 May 2011 to elect West Dorset's district councillors for the next four years. West Dorset District Council has just released a new leaflet 'Do you want to be a district councillor?', which is available to anyone wishing to stand as a councillor next year. The leaflet provides information about who can stand for election, the nomination process and what the role of a councillor...

• New council boss to head up joint ‘WestWey’ council

  By Buymyhouse

  I expect Tom Grainger will be offered a plum post at the new 'WestWey' partnership out of courtesy....

            

   

  By Newshound007 at 08:39 on 22/10/10

  

  David Clarke has been appointed as the first joint Chief Executive of West Dorset District Council and Weymouth and Portland Borough Council. The appointment is the first step of a shared services partnership that will save an estimated £8.5 million over five years. Both councils met yesterday to approve the move after a committee, made up of three senior members of each council, had completed a robust selection...

• Nominations open for Weymouth & Portland Good Citizens Awards

  By Newshound007

  It's a very good point. Weirdly, West Dorset District Council - which covers part of Chickerell - is...

            

   

  By Newshound007 at 14:15 on 21/10/10

  

  Weymouth & Portland Borough Council is once again calling upon residents to nominate outstanding members of the community for this year's Good Citizens Awards. Do you know somebody who has given up their free time to make a difference to life in Weymouth and Portland? They might be a volunteer from your local Scout group, the organiser of a charity event or simply a caring figure in the community. Winners from last year were...

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