• North Dorset Housing Strategy - Have your Say

  By forum_news at 22:20 on 30/01/12

  

  North Dorset District Council(NDDC) has published its draft Housing Strategy document and opened a consultation on the issues it raises. The council has chosen three aims for the period covered by the document, 2012-2015. These are: increasing the number of homes available to buy and rent (including affordable homes); protecting the vulnerable and disadvantaged by tackling homelessness and supporting people to stay in their own homes;...

• Blandford Forum Town Council Vacancies

  By forum_news at 21:51 on 30/01/12

  

  Love Blanford Forum? Want to work for it? The Blandford Forum Town Council is advertising two positions currently. First is Assistant Town Clerk, a part-time position of 30hrs a week with a salary of £24,646 -£26,276 pro rata. It's an administrative post that will see you minuting and clerking council meetings and working with local authorities, local organisations and the general public. The closing date for applications...

• Blandford Forum Town Council frustrated over derelict new library site

  By forum_news at 10:38 on 13/04/11

  

  Councillors at Monday's Town Meeting expressed frustration at the lack of forward motion from Dorset County Council in developing the site. The wire-fenced patch of ground behind the Tourist Information building is one of the first impressions that visitors to the town using the Marsh & Ham car park are treated to. With library funding across the country being cut and Dorset libraries facing closure and reduced opening times, the...

• Time running out for Blandford Town Councillor Nominations

  By forum_news at 10:11 on 30/03/11

  

  Those wishing to nominate themselves for Blandford Forum's Town Councillor positions have until noon on Monday 4th April to submit their papers. Anyone with a strong interest in representing the community is elligible to nominate themselves and it's a great opportunity to make a real difference to the town. Blandord Town Council has sixteen sitting councillors who are responsible for many of the things that are useful or beneficial...

• Blandford Railway Arches May Be Knocked Down.

  By meester7 at 15:54 on 30/06/10

  

  While many of us walk over the Stour Meadows on a daily or weekly basis – walking our dogs, going for a run, walking to the skate-park, to Tesco, or just going to feed the ducks - perhaps what we fail to notice are the railway arches that are built over the River Stour.  These arches once made up part of the Blandford Railway system and are a historical landmark of the town.  However, the council are thinking of...

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