Most Recent Stories in Council

Residents are being asked to help shape the future of the public transport network in Dorset. Dorset County Council is consulting with members of the public to find out what their travel priorities are, which will help important decisions to be made about the future of local bus services. Although the majority of local bus services in Dorset are operated by bus companies on a commercial basis, the county council subsidises many...

The Mayor of Christchurch, Cllr Peter Hall has celebrated the Queen's Diamond Jubilee in Christchurch with two ceremonies. In the first he planted an oak tree in Druitt Gardens, saying: "To celebrate our Queen Elizabeth II's Diamond Jubilee, we are planting a traditional English oak. I sincerely hope that, in sixty years' time, some of the children present today will remember being here when we planted the oak and what it...

Cllr. Peter Hall has been sworn in as Mayor of Christchurch at the annual meeting of Christchurch Borough Council. Cllr Hall serves the town centre ward and was elected to the Borough Council in 1995 and to Dorset County Council in 1997. Having served on many different committees at both councils, presently his two main committees at Christchurch are Planning Control and Scrutiny, and the Community Overview, Environment Overview and...

The Litter Free Coast & Sea Campaign is going well in Christchurch with a number of beach cleans and litter picks having taken place at Friars Cliff Beach and Christchurch Quay earlier this year. Christchurch Lifesaving Club conducted a beach clean at Friars Cliff Beach in March and there are beach cleans scheduled in May by employees from M&S stores in Bournemouth and Poole at Avon Beach and Mudeford Quay. 5th Christchurch...

Christchurch Council is inviting members of the community and businesses to come forward with ideas for a possible new use for the boat store at Mayor's Mead car park near Christchurch Quay. The building was previously used to store motor and rowing boats for public hire from the Quay but the tenant has now vacated the premises and it lies empty. The store is a 184 m2 single-storey building which sits in a site of approximately 630...

Residents of the Grange and Highcliffe have been the latest to be updated on plans and developments by Christchurch Council as part of a series of residents meetings across the Borough. Around 45 people attended the meeting at the Grange with more than 100 turning up at the Highcliffe event. They heard details of the results of the latest residents' survey and how the Council is keeping on top of the main issues arising from the...

Christchurch Borough Council is freezing the rate of Council Tax for the second year running. In keeping with decisions made by Dorset County Council, Dorset Police and Dorset Fire & Rescue, the Borough Council resolved at its Council meeting to keep the Council Tax at the same rate as last year. This means that Christchurch Council's part of the Band D Council Tax for 2012/13 remains at £174.58. A Band D household pays...

Businesses and councils in Christchurch and East Dorset have welcomed a visit from a Member of the European Parliament who was keen to explore opportunities for European funding. Julie Girling MEP, one of the three Conservative MEPs for the South West of England, met with senior representatives of Beagle Technology Group, Bournemouth Airport and one of the region's biggest employers, Cobham plc. The visit was arranged by Christchurch...

A sign which was erected in Christchurch as a result of a newspaper competition in 1920 has now been completely refurbished and put back in place. The sign originally came about following a speech made by the Duke of York (later King George VI) in 1920 at the Royal Academy in favour of the revival of village signs. This prompted the Daily Mail to organise a competition and exhibition offering a total of £2,200 in prizes for the...

A number of organisations have worked together to form The St Catherine's Hill and Town Common Steering Group. Together they have come up with a draft plan to deliver agreed objectives for the management of St Catherine's Hill and Town Common in Christchurch over the next ten years. The Group was established in 2009 to oversee the production of the new management plan. It comprises representatives from: Hurn Parish Council; Christchurc...