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Dorset bus services get short straw from government funding!

Dorset bus services get short straw from government funding!

14 December 2025 | No comments
Dorset has secured £12m bus funding from the government over the next three years, but this falls far short of funding given to other counties. An article in the Echo on 8 December explained that Over the next three years, £6.8m in revenue funding will help Dorset Council and local operators make targeted upgrades, such as restoring […]
Launch of website for Western Area Transport Action Group

Launch of website for Western Area Transport Action Group

10 December 2025 | No comments
Our friends in the West Dorset Western Area Transport Action Group (WATAG), have launched their new website. So if you live in the Bridport area or around that end of the old West Dorset area, take a look and join their email list. Click here to go to their new website.
DTAG calls for delivery, not just aspiration

DTAG calls for delivery, not just aspiration

9 December 2025 | No comments
Dorset Council and Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole (BCP) Council are drawing up a new Local Transport Plan (LTP).  It will cover the period 2026 – 2041. The draft plan was out for consultation in September and the closing deadline for responses was the end of October. The draft plan set out their long-term vision on […]
Backing for Dorchester Town Council’s Town-Wide 20mph Limit Discussions

Backing for Dorchester Town Council’s Town-Wide 20mph Limit Discussions

5 December 2025 | No comments
In a statement sent to Dorchester Town Council, Dorchester Transport Action Group (DTAG) has strongly welcomed Dorchester Town Council’s decision to explore an area-wide 20mph limit and establish a dedicated Working Group—an important step toward creating a safer, healthier, more liveable town. The statement follows a recent article in the Dorset Echo outlining Dorchester Town […]

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