Local News

Dorset Council ranks in the top five of local authorities for heat pump grants in the South West, following a high-profile rural energy campaign by Chris Loder...

Suicide prevention organisations in Dorset are set to receive record Government funding to meet increased demand and support innovative prevention strategies...

West Dorset’s MP, Chris Loder, has called for the UK’s food self-sufficiency to be ‘way above’ current levels. At present, the UK is 60% self-sufficient in all...

West Dorset’s MP, Chris Loder, has welcomed new regulations announced by the Department for Education to reduce pupil absence in schools. Schools in West Dorset...

West Dorset’s MP, Chris Loder, has helped secure £408,022 for Adults Social Care reforms in the county. The funding from the Department for Health and Social...

West Dorset’s MP, Chris Loder, has welcomed affordable housing policies for rural areas outlined in the Government’s latest Rural Proofing report. Policies...

Chris Loder, MP for West Dorset, has expressed his support for the introduction of legislation to quash the wrongful convictions of hundreds of innocent sub...

Chris Loder MP has praised the Government’s Pharmacy First scheme, which will benefit 18 community pharmacies in West Dorset. The news follows a recent meeting...

Chris Loder, MP for West Dorset, has secured the delivery of a banking hub in Sherborne to protect local people’s access to cash. It follows months of high...