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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 […]

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.

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 […]

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 […]

On Tuesday 18th November around 50 children from the Prince of Wales and Damers schools plus 50 parents, teachers and marshals enjoyed an exciting ‘glow ride’ through Dorchester.  The ride had been organised by Dorchester Transport Action Group, in partnership with the schools, to help give children confidence cycling in slightly unusual conditions – and […]

At the next open monthly zoom meeting Dorchester Transport Action Group are pleased to announce that the guest speaker will be Athol Noon, CEO of Markides Associates Markides is the transport consultancy employed by Granger’s to look at the transport aspects of the proposed North Dorchester Development. The title of Athol’s talk is “Emerging transport […]

On Saturday 4 October, Stewart Palmer, Chair Dorchester Transport Action Group, gave a rousing speech at the Dorchester town pump at the Protest against the huge development of 4000 houses proposed North of Dorchester. Stewart pointed out this is primarily a car-led development that would bring further traffic chaos and congestion to Dorchester and surrounding […]

On Wednesday 17 September there was a packed meeting in Stratton Village hall with some 45 people attending. Showing the strength of feeling there is locally in Stratton on the lack of a bus service for the village. The meeting had been organised by Dorchester Transport Action Group (DTAG). At their annual open meeting back […]

In a week dominated by the threatened cuts to the X51 and X53 bus services, on Sunday 21st September, three members of the DTAG committee travelled on the new extended No10 service from Poundbury to Weymouth as far as Dorchester Market and then back. This revised service provides a service on Winter Sundays to and […]

After robust lobbying from users of the X51 and X53 services, local town councillors and both Dorchester Transport Action Group and the Western Area (Bridport/Lyme Regis) Transport Action Group, a decision has been made to reinstate the previous winter timetable. Stewart Palmer, Chair of Dorchester Transport Action Group, said “Whilst this is good news, it […]