Last week, Edward Morello, MP for West Dorset gave a rousing speech at a Westminster Hall debate on local transport and planning developments. He said that if we are going to build new homes they must come with appropriate transport…

Trinity St, Dorchester bus shelter.

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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.…