Local News

News from Westminster Kyiv is about 1,400 miles from Mid Dorset and North Poole. And yet in recent days we have all felt much closer to the Ukrainian people...

Michael Tomlinson has welcomed the news that Dorset Council will receive £244,250 of funding to deliver new Changing Places toilets as part of a £23.5 million...

Michael has sent out his latest e-news update, which focusses on the situation in Ukraine. You can read the update here: Ukraine Update

The flowers are pushing up through the frost this morning, and with the sunshine it feels like spring is on its way. This month will mark two years since the...

Following National Apprenticeship Week, Michael visited Yunex Traffic (formerly known as Siemens) in Poole, to see the work they are doing, and chat to some of...

Michael met the Chief Fire Officer for Dorset and Wiltshire Fire & Recue service, Ben Ansell. They discussed the challenges and opportunities for the fire...

Michael visited local special school, Montacute, to chat to the headteacher and chairman of governors. Along with Cllr Sean Gabriel, they heard about the plans...

As always in politics, things have been moving very quickly recently. The Health Secretary has just announced that the self-isolation period for people with a...

Major changes to The Highway Code came into force on 29 January with the aim of cutting deaths and injuries among pedestrians, cyclists and horse riders. Many...