MP is calling to give council powers to restrict junk food advertising near schools and other places where young people spend considerable periods of time. Mid Dorset & North Poole MP Vikki Slade is working to table a new clause in the devolution bill giving councils the power to regulate advertising on privately-owned billboards. The full article can be read here

A Dorset athlete’s Olympic selection has led to renewed calls for action on sports funding after local MP Vikki Slade said financial pressures were putting young talent at risk. Jacques Jefferies, whose grandmother lives in Mid Dorset and North Poole, will represent Team GB at the Winter Olympics in February. He has reached the highest level of his sport but is covering his own costs through a fundraising page. The full article can be read here .

Council leaders across Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, Dorset, Somerset and Wiltshire say Wessex should be allowed to press ahead with mayoral elections in 2027 following Government delays to devolution plans elsewhere They say the region has already completed its local government reorganisation and is ready to move forward. In a joint statement, they said they want Wessex to join other fully unitary areas preparing for mayoral polls in the same year. The full article ca

A DORSET MP is calling for funded school transport to be extended to 16 and 17-year-olds after concerns were raised by students at Purbeck School. MP for Mid Dorset and North Poole, Vikki Slade, visited the school to meet students and see its new Purbeck Complex Communication Base, which supports SEND pupils. The full article can be read here .

High street hospitality venues across Mid Dorset and North Poole face growing pressure, according to MP Vikki Slade, who says a VAT cut could offer immediate relief for local businesses. Polling commissioned by the Liberal Democrats shows that more than half of people across the South West are worried about losing their local pub, while many fear the closure of bars, nightclubs, cafés and restaurants. Vikki Slade said local businesses are dealing with rising costs alongside

A BCP Green Party councillor says public services need to be brought back into public hands after a regulator found Wessex Water failed to adequately maintain and upgrade its wastewater network. Wessex Water, which provides sewage services in Dorset, has proposed an £11 million enforcement package to avoid being fined £10 million by the Ofwat. The full article can be read here

Despite a grim weather forecast, huge crowds lined the streets of Wimborne for the annual Remembrance Parade ahead of the service taking place in the Minster. It was conducted by the Revd William French, chaplain of Wimborne Royal British Legion assisted by clergy of the town. Dignitaries attending included Vice Lord Lieutenant of Dorset, the Hon Charlotte Townshend, High Sheriff of Dorset Callum Bremner, Police and Crime Commissioner David Sidwick, Vikki Slade MP and Sir Wil

A DORSET MP has called for urgent action after it was revealed that HMRC failed to pick up 83 million taxpayers’ calls. Vikki Slade, Liberal Democrat MP for Mid Dorset and North Poole, has called for urgent action to tackle HMRC’s customer service crisis, including a new “Retiree Red Phone” hotline to support pensioners. The full article can be read here

GP appointment waiting times have reached a 'record high' prompting concerns from a Dorset MP. New figures show more than 377,000 appointments across the county have involved waits of over 28 days since January – a 165 per cent rise compared with five years ago. Continue reading here

Just two per cent of bicycle thefts in Dorset were solved last year, prompting Liberal Democrat MP Vikki Slade to call for tougher action and national support for police. New data from Dorset Police shows only 17 people were charged or summonsed out of 793 reported thefts across the county. Vikki Slade, MP for Mid Dorset and North Poole, said cycle theft is becoming “effectively decriminalised” and is backing a proposed national crackdown called “Operation Bike Bait.” Continu

The Liberal Democrat MP for Mid Dorset and North Poole welcomed the Government’s decision to extend the Decent Homes Standard to cover Ministry of Defence (MoD) accommodation for the first time. Following years of campaigning by the Liberal Democrats, the Government has agreed to amend the Renters’ Rights Bill to require all service family homes to be assessed annually and reported on. Read the rest here .

‘IN A word, I hate it’ is one MP’s response to Labour’s controversial plan to roll out compulsory digital identity cards. Continue...

The Liberal Democrat MP for Mid Dorset and North Poole joined South Western Railway managing director Lawrence Bowman at Wareham station...

Following the Liberal Democrat Party Conference held in Bournemouth last weekend, local MP Vikki Slade has announced her support for a...

MP Vikki Slade has urged the government to act on the pressures facing hospitality businesses after a new Liberal Democrat policy motion...

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Lib Dem conference launches in Bournemouth with marching band - Read here (Echo)

Four new driving examiners are being recruited in Poole after Mid Dorset and North Poole MP Vikki Slade raised concerns about the ongoing...

AN MP has called for “improved funding” from national government after several dangerous heath fires in Dorset destroyed a significant...