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MP champions Leonardo Helicopters' investment in West Dorset Young People

West Dorset MP Chris Loder has championed the Yeovil based helicopter manufacturing firm Leonardo for its support and encouragement for hundreds of young people within West Dorset seeking an engineering career.   While visiting the Yeovil site on the 22nd April, Mr Loder met minister for Inte

Supporting jobs and helicopter production at Leonardo

Chris Loder challenged the Government in the House of Commons on 21st September 2020, over redundancies announced the previous week at the Yeovil-based helicopter factory, Leonardo; and asked what the Government is doing to support the domestic production of  helicopters. In response, Def

Fairer Funding for West Dorset

PRESS RELEASE Chris Loder demands fairer funding for hardest-hit towns like Lyme Regis West Dorset MP Chris Loder demands fairer funding for West Dorset Economies of towns like Lyme Regis have been hit the hardest Councils need additional support to weather the coronavirus storm In a major

Search and rescue funding for West Dorset

West Dorset is set to receive a share of £1m grant funding towards vital search and rescue services, in an announcement made today by Transport Secretary, Grant Shapps. Dorset Search & Rescue, which was founded in 2004 by Bob Knott and is now on call 24/7, 365 days a year, is to recei