Public conveniences in the district are being transferred from District Council ownership to the relevant Town Councils as part of the Local Delivery Project.

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The business breakfast seminar for small businesses in North Dorset at the Coppleridge Hotel, Motcombe, on Friday 16 June has been postponed. It is hoped to stage the event in September.

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The public inquiry scheduled to consider the re-development of the redundant Bourton Mill factory site, commencing Tuesday 13 May will not now go ahead.

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Compost Awareness Week ran from 4-10 May and the Council ran a Compost Clinic on Tuesday 6 May in Market Square, Sturminster Newton to encourage more people to compost waste material at home.

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Anyone committing benefit fraud will be pursued through the courts. This was the strong message from North Dorset District Council after successfully prosecuting an East Stour man for claiming Income Support, Carers Allowance, Housing Benefit and Council Tax Benefit to which he was not entitled.

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Another step towards improving housing delivery and reducing the use of temporary accommodation in Dorset was made on Monday 21 April when the Cabinet agreed to implement a Choice Based Letting scheme for people who need homes in the district.

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Panel report on the Examination in Public into the Draft Regional Spatial Strategy for the South West is now published.

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Read the updated information on Local Delivery for Parish and Town Councils.