West Dorset’s MP fears Norchester ‘will happen’ following Dorset Wildlife Trust’s purchase of Lyscombe Farm Monday, 20 May, 2024 West Dorset’s MP Chris Loder fears that the 3,500-house North of Dorchester development ‘will happen’ following Dorset Wildlife Trust’s multi-million-pound purchase of 833 acres at Lyscombe Farm - situated 10 miles north of Dorchester. The Trust’s purchase is said to enable 3,700 new homes to be built in Dorset, offering nutrient mitigation credits to housing developers to offset their... Local News
Major step forward as MP secures funding following Michael Gove summit to find alternatives to Norchester. 24th May 2022 West Dorset MP Chris Loder has hailed a ‘major step forward’ as the Department for Levelling Up, Communities and Housing and Communities has allocated Dorset... Local News
MP’s bid to halt “Norchester” following summit with Michael Gove in Dorchester 9th May 2022 West Dorset MP Chris Loder has urged Housing Secretary Michael Gove to instigate an urgent review of the Dorset Local Plan in order to discontinue the proposed... Local News
Chris Loder MP says campaign success has reintroduced 2 trains per hour from Dorchester to Waterloo and refurbished Weymouth station 5th May 2022 West Dorset MP Chris Loder has welcomed the news that South Western Railway is to re-introduce two trains per hour from Weymouth to London Waterloo. This comes... Local News
Chris Loder MP welcomes partial reopening of A30 after 2-month campaign 4th May 2022 West Dorset MP Chris Loder has welcomed the news that the A30 at Kitt Hill, Sherborne, is to be re-opened following the MPs considerable campaign against the... Local News
Sherborne's Yeatman Hospital Minor Injuries Unit to re open following MP's campaign 30th March 2022 West Dorset MP Chris Loder has welcomed the news today that the Yeatman Hospital’s Minor Injuries Unit at Sherborne will re-open five days a week from Friday... Local News
Chris Loder MP champions local school’s Ukraine relief work to Ambassador 3rd March 2022 West Dorset MP Chris Loder met with Ukrainian Ambassador Vadym Prystaiko on Wednesday 2nd March in Parliament to discuss the ongoing conflict in Ukraine and... Local News
Chris Loder MP calls for an end to long ambulance wait times 8th February 2022 Chris Loder MP led a Westminster Hall debate today to ask the Department for Health and Social Care (DHSC) about the process employed when why South Western... Local News
MP welcomes clampdown of second homes tax loophole 25th January 2022 West Dorset MP Chris Loder has lobbied Chancellor Rishi Sunak for a clampdown on absentee landlords who exploit tax loopholes for holiday lets. The Government... Local News
MP’s Torchlight Taskforce will save Bridport’s Torchlight 18th January 2022 Bridport’s iconic Torchlight Procession will likely be saved this year following the intervention of West Dorset MP Chris Loder. A taskforce meeting chaired by... Local News
