Dorset Council Reporter

Dorset Council’s chief executive Matt Prosser will leave the authority in the spring to take up the CEO position at Wellington City Council, New Zealand. He has been in Dorset for a decade overseeing the change to unitary council status.

#politicslive If Andy Burnham thinks there are fantastic transport services in the South - come to Dorset where there’s few trains and the majority of villages have no buses.

Remember ‘Maggie Thatcher - milk snatcher’ ? … how will Labour’s pensioner winter fuel (likely) decision be labelled?

@EchoSportNeil Wish you well with whatever comes next.

Some personal news 👋

#BBC24 - still waiting for some news half an hour in at 2200. How many drunken fans do we have to endure and reporters who don’t understand you need the mic’ close to your mouth with a noisy background!

#NI cuts are useless to pensioners and those not able to work

#Dorset Country park criticised over night-time plans dorsetecho.co.uk/news/24368312.…

Staff shortages and inflation among challenges facing new #Dorset council dorsetecho.co.uk/news/24364180.…

Green light for huge housing #Dorset development dorsetecho.co.uk/news/24365683.…

#Dorset Country park wants to sell alcohol but not everyone is happy dorsetecho.co.uk/news/24359534.…

Calls for urgent action on Dorset 'housing crisis' dorsetecho.co.uk/news/24355201.…

'Bring on the election' say Dorset's political leaders dorsetecho.co.uk/news/24339600.…

#DorsetCouncil Leader Nick Ireland promising reviews of a number of policies raised by residents during campaigning - including a look at parking fees which upset many over the past year, including those who signed a 7000-plus petition for change from Weymouth.

#DorsetCouncil - Public questions being asked over the ongoing costs of the Portland barge and how local views are being ignored with no platform for residents to have their say without accusations made against them.

Two Dorchester councillors, Stella Jones and Les Fry take on chair and vice chair of Dorset Council - now in the control of the Lib Dems.

Major changes under new regime at council dorsetecho.co.uk/news/24317534.…

#Dorsetelection Lib Dem majority of one at end with 42 seats, Con 30, ind 4, green 4, lab 2

#Dorsetelection 3 to go, we believe. Current count Con 22, Green 4, Ind for Dorset 2, Ind 1, Lib Dem 35, Lab 2

#Dorsetelection. This is going to the wire. Speculation now that Tories might make the majority - just.