Apprentices visit House of Commons
Local youngsters were amongst more than 70 apprentices who attended the ADS Parliamentary reception in the House of Commons recently.They were joined by Michael Tomlinson MP for Mid Dorset and North...
View ArticleBreast Cancer Now - North Dorset MP pledges to tackle UK's most...
Simon Hoare, newly elected MP for North Dorset, has demonstrated his support for women with breast cancer by becoming a parliamentary ambassador for leading charity Breast Cancer Now.Simon joins 188...
View ArticleMP in blindfold walk around Blandford
North Dorset MP Simon Hoare will be taking part in a Blindfold Walk tomorrow, Friday, around Blandford, to help highlight the issues faced by blind and partially sighted people.Simon will meet with...
View ArticleA view from Westminster with North Dorset MP Simon Hoare
What do we MPs do when we're not in the Chamber? A question I'm asked a lot. One area which is productive and interesting are the APPGs – the All Party Groups. These bring, purely voluntarily,...
View ArticleBlandford blindfold walk for North Dorset MP
North Dorset MP Simon Hoare, who is championing a private member's bill to restrict cars parking on pavements, was given some first hand experience of the issues facing blind and partially sighted...
View ArticleTop names on the bill for first Dorchester Literary Festival
If you're a bit of a bookworm then you need to pay Dorchester a visit next month as it sees the start of the first Dorchester literary festival which will play host to some big names from the world of...
View ArticleBlandford Plus group seeks views of residents
Blandford +, the neighbourhood plan group for Blandford, Blandford St Mary and Bryanston, has a launched a public consultation into its draft neighbourhood plan which it is putting forward for approval...
View ArticlePlease help save Blandford Youth Centre - residents urged to give...
A campaign has been launched in Blandford to protect the town's youth centre from potential cuts in the youth service announced last month.County councillors and youth service staff were briefed in the...
View ArticleNorth Dorset MP Simon Hoare calls for action following Paris...
The horrendous events of Paris, and its aftermath, loom large over political debate. Certainly, my inbox has been busy with those arguing for further engagement and for none. As a new MP, the decision...
View ArticleNorth Dorset Green Party join London climate change march
Members and supporters of North Dorset Green Party will be making the journey to London on Sunday 29th November, to join thousands of people in calling for strong action on climate change.On the eve of...
View ArticleNorth Dorset MP Simon Hoare visits Shaftesbury's BV Dairy
Following a brief meeting at the Gillingham and Shaftesbury Show in August, BV Dairy invited Simon Hoare MP to visit its production facility in Shaftesbury. As vice chairman of the All-Party...
View ArticlePHOTOS: Camilla Duchess of Cornwall opens Stourpaine village hall
Family friends and neighbours welcomed HRH The Duchess of Cornwall to Stourpaine on Sunday when she joined the community to officially open their new village hall on the Draper Memorial Field.Camilla...
View ArticleConcern over Barclays bank closure at Sturminster Newton
A small business owner has voiced concern after it was announced that Barclays intends to close its Sturminster Newton branch in the new year.Debbie Hurst, who owns the town's Market Place Dry...
View ArticleNorth Dorset Green Party join London climate change march
On the eve of arguably the most crucial international summit of the decade, the U.N. Climate Talks in Paris, people in cities around the world took to the streets to march for ambitious action on the...
View ArticleGillingham School students meet local MP on Westminster trip
North Dorset MP Simon Hoare met 35 students from Gillingham School during a visit to Westminster this week as part of their A Level Politics course. Following a tour of the Houses of Parliament, Simon...
View ArticleNorth Dorset MP talks farmers' Basic Payments problems with PM
At a round table discussion on 8th December at 10 Downing Street convened by the Prime Minister and a selection of the 2015 intake, Simon Hoare MP for North Dorset, addressed issues such as farming and...
View ArticleBest claimant count in South West
The MP for Mid Dorset and North Poole, Michael Tomlinson, has welcomed news that his constituency has seen the biggest drop in people claiming Job Seekers Allowance and Universal Credit in the entire...
View ArticleNorth Dorset MP visits local shops on Small Business Saturday
North Dorset MP Simon Hoare visited Else's Butchers in Stalbridge and Fork and Flowers florist in Shaftesbury on Small Business Saturday on 5th December, in support of Small Business Saturday, a...
View ArticleView from North Dorset with MP Simon Hoare
Across North Dorset Christmas trees are up, presents being bought and we remain covered with mud as the damp and murky conditions continue. As we approach the Christmas Season and year end it is always...
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