2+ week, 3+ day ago   (255+ words) Ferry passengers between Ireland and Britain will need a valid passport from the end of next month, according to requirements of the UK Border Force. Stena Line and Irish Ferries informed customers on Wednesday that the change is due to…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago   (443+ words) A major change of rules for ferry passengers crossing the Irish Sea should also apply to Northern Ireland, Sinn Féin has said. Ferry passengers between Ireland and Britain will need a valid passport from the end of next month, according…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (202+ words) Several existing buildings will be converted into new homes and annexes. Dorset Council has approved plans to convert sheds, offices, garages, barns, a store and a chapel in and around Sherborne. The plans repurpose existing buildings instead of creating homes…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (370+ words) Andy Burnham received donations worth more than £325,000 in the three months before he entered No 10, newly released transparency data shows. Prominent Labour donor Lord Sainsbury, party grandee Lord Blunkett and former Greater Manchester night-time economy tsar Sacha Lord are among…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (962+ words) Housing Secretary Angela Rayner has defended Andy Burnham’s record on tackling rough sleeping in Greater Manchester, arguing that it is “really difficult to do in isolation”. It comes as the Government pledges to offer a place to stay to every…...

1+ mon, 1+ day ago   (295+ words) Changes and improvements continue to properties in Dorchester’s High West Street. The road was once mainly substantial family homes which, over the years, became offices mainly for solicitors and estate agents. In recent years, the trend has reversed, with the…...

1+ mon, 4+ week ago   (751+ words) The Hillsborough Law will help shift the balance of power between the people and the state, prime minister-in-waiting Andy Burnham said. The legislation will clear the Commons on Tuesday after ministers agreed its duty of candour would apply to the…...

7+ mon, 3+ week ago   (261+ words) DORCHESTER is set for a wave of development during 2026 after Dorset Council granted permission for a series of projects in the town offering new homes, business upgrades, and heritage improvements. Affordable housing also features elsewhere in the town: the former…...

8+ mon, 2+ week ago   (279+ words) Find, save and share Public Notices that affect you in the area. The Public Notice Portal carries statutory public notices published in local newspapers and is the fastest and most effective way of finding out what is happening in YOUR…...

10+ mon, 6+ day ago   (931+ words) There have been a record number of referrals to the Government’s counter-terror programme Prevent in a year since data began in 2015, new figures show. There were 8,778 referrals of individuals to the anti-extremism scheme in 2024/25 – up 27% from 6,922 in the previous year,…...