Please follow the link below to see a copy of the minutes of the Parish Council meeting held on the 18th June 2015
Month: July 2015
BBC Trust Consultation on local radio – Communication from DorBAG
Please find below a communication from the Dorset Broadcasting Action Group on the consultation by the BBC Trust on local radio –
Ladies & Gentlemen,
I can now tell you that the BBC Trust has just launched its Public Consultation on Local Radio – see http://www.bbc.co.uk/bbctrust/news/press_releases/2015/local_radio_review. You will note that they will accept postal and telephoned responses as well as those online. (Although the BBC is awaiting the outcomes of the Governments’ review of the BBC Charter next year, I have been told it should not affect this consultation – and hopefully any decisions taken from it. The BBC Recently amended their strategy to focus heavily on local radio, so this should give us a very good chance.) We are aware that many in the Bournemouth & Poole areas rely on BBC Radio Solent and are content with it. I very much hope that those in the east of the county will anyway support this campaign as, if it is successful, it would mean they would receive an additional all Dorset local station, not a replacement of Radio Solent. Thus they would get the best of both worlds.
You may well know that we are the only county in the south of England that does not have its own full time BBC county radio station! Albeit, we do have the part-time weekday breakfast programme (0630 to 0900) on 103.8FM & the Saturday morning “Big Breakfast Brunch”(0800 to 1100) also on 103.8FM, but they only reach areas mainly around Dorchester (where the BBC Studio is), and Weymouth and Portland. The programmes are good, but as far as reception is concerned, when you move outside the official (limited) coverage area it is very much “pot luck” if you can get it at all.
Firstly therefore, they clearly need to improve the existing transmitter coverage such that everyone in the county, wherever they are, can actually receive the programme. Then presumably, the BBC would upgrade the existing, part-time programmes to a full county-wide radio station (which should then be called “BBC Radio Dorset”) – and not as it is at the moment, a part-time “opt-out” from BBC Radio Solent from Southampton. Presently, Radio Solent tends to focus most material & its sports reports on Hampshire. It is time we had our own programme that would then be able focus on all of Dorset’s news and sport right across the county!
Without our own local BBC Radio Station, we do not have warning information in the event of traffic delays, severe weather, major accidents/events/disasters etc. It is also rather frustrating, to be told on BBC TV to “listen to your local BBC radio station for more information” when we don’t have one! Apart from very limited FM reception, we don’t even have an online stream for the Breakfast programmes, so there is just no way the broadcast can be heard in all of the county. Why should we be treated differently to Cornwall, Devon, Somerset, Wiltshire etc.?
Regarding the questionnaire, after having read through the preamble, click on “contribute to the consultation online,” then at the bottom of the new page click on “Give Us Your Views – Online Survey” which takes you to the questionnaire itself. You will notice that Question 5 lists all their county radio stations – Dorset is noticeable by its absence!! Clearly the form is essentially designed to get feedback from those who can receive their own local county radio, which clearly does not include us! So this is a great opportunity to respond to the questions emphasising the lack of BBC Radio Dorset and make our case for a full BBC Radio Dorset station at every opportunity.
This, I am told, may well be our very last chance – so we need to summon up as much support as possible! Clearly, we must encourage as many people to respond to this consultation as possible. I do hope that organisations will encourage their members to respond. And, of course, we all need to inform members of the public asking them to respond if we possibly can. Formally and via friends, neighbours etc.
An important point to note. We are told by BBC management that the only reason Dorset was given the Breakfast programmes in 2013, after such a very long and frustrating fight, was entirely because of the strong response from Dorset to their previous consultation. So the BBC Trust obviously listens to & takes note of the feedback!
I hope you will be able to help, and my very grateful thanks for your continued support.
Best wishes,
Ken Pett – Founder – The Dorset Broadcasting Action Group (DorBAG).
Ramblers – Big Pathwatch 2015
Please follow the link below to see details of how you can be involved in the Ramblers – Big Pathwatch Project 2015 to walk all 140,000 miles of public right of way in England and Wales –
Action Fraud Alert – Rugby World Cup Tickets 2015
Action Fraud, together with the National Fraud Intelligence Bureau and the City of London Police, are working in partnership with Rugby World Cup 2015 organisers to disrupt those entities seeking to sell Rugby World Cup 2015 tickets without permission from the official provider.
We would like rugby fans and the general public to be aware that they should only purchase tickets from official sources and avoid being scammed.
Purchase tickets from an official source and avoid losing your money.
- England Rugby 2015 Limited (“ER2015”) is the organising committee of Rugby World Cup 2015, due to take place in England and Cardiff from 18 September 2015 until 31 October 2015. Rugby World Cup Limited (“RWCL”) is the Tournament owner of Rugby World Cup 2015.
- RWCL/ER2015 wants to ensure that the public is not misled, by unauthorised ticket sellers, into believing they have purchased genuine Rugby World Cup 2015 tickets.
Where can you buy official match tickets?
- Tickets for the general public may only be purchased from ER2015 via official website at: https://tickets.rugbyworldcup.com
Where can you buy Official ticket-inclusive hospitality packages?
- These can only be purchased through the official hospitality programme, operated by Rugby Travel & Hospitality Ltd (“RTH”) at www.rugbyworldcup.com/hospitality.
Where can you buy Official ticket-inclusive Supporter Tours (i.e. travel packages)?
- RTH has appointed a number of Official Travel Agents (“OTAs”) from across the globe to provide official Rugby World Cup ticket-inclusive supporter tours and a list of such OTAs is available at: http://supportertours.rugbyworldcup.com/travel_agents_list.aspx).
How do you ensure that you are buying Rugby World Cup 2015 match tickets, supporter tours or hospitality packages from an official channel?
- To check whether a company or a certain website is an official Rugby World Cup 2015 channel, use the ‘Official Checker’ tool which is located at www.rugbyworldcup/buyofficial.
Can you buy official Rugby World Cup 2015 tickets, supporter tours or hospitality packages elsewhere, other than as outlined above?
- There is no guarantee that Rugby World Cup 2015 tickets (and/or ticket inclusive packages) purchased from any source other than RWCL, ER2015, RTH (or those listed above) are genuine tickets (and/or ticket-inclusive packages).
- Fans who purchase tickets and/or ticket-inclusive packages from unauthorised sellers run the risk of paying over the odds for a non-existent ticket, ending up disappointed by not getting to see the match they paid to see, and risk having their personal and credit card details stolen for use in other crimes.
Points to note about unauthorised activity:
- It has been shown from the 2012 Olympics and other major events in the UK that ticket touts are often linked with other forms of criminality.
- The unauthorised sale, or offer for sale, of Rugby World Cup 2015 tickets (and/or ticket-inclusive packages) may constitute an infringement of the Consumer Protection from Unfair Trading Regulations 2008 or Fraud.
- All official Rugby World Cup 2015 tickets are subject to ER2015’s ticket terms and conditions, located at: http://www.rugbyworldcup.com/ticketing/t-c
- Tickets are STRICTLY NON-TRANSFERABLE and MUST NOT BE SOLD OR OFFERED, EXPOSED OR MADE AVAILABLE FOR SALE, OR TRANSFERRED OR OTHERWISE DISPOSED. ER2015 reserves the right to cancel without refund any tickets which ER2015 reasonably believes have been or are intended to be resold, offered, exposed or made available for sale, or transferred or otherwise disposed in breach of the ticketing terms and conditions.
- Any person attempting to use Rugby World Cup 2015 tickets which have been resold in breach of the ticket terms and conditions risks being refused entry to or ejected from the relevant match venue.
How do I report unauthorised use of Rugby World Cup assets?
- To report the sale of unauthorised general public tickets, please contact ER2015 at legal@england2015.com.
- To report the sale of counterfeit Rugby World Cup 2015 tickets or the unauthorised sale of ticket-inclusive supporter tour/hospitality packages, please contact rwcrightsprotection@img.com
TICKETS PURCHASED OR OBTAINED FROM ANY OTHER SOURCE SHALL BE VOID AND MAY BE SEIZED OR CANCELLED WITHOUT REFUND OR COMPENSATION.
Action Fraud will be replicating this alert on a regular basis, leading up to the 2015 Rugby World Cup to prevent members of the community being affected by this type/similar fraud. Please bear with us until September 2015.
Dorset Police – Theft in Fifehead Neville
A Theft has occurred in the Fifehead Neville Area on the 24th July whereby the following items have been taken
a Yamaha grizzly 350cc quad Bike Registration WK61 DSZ
a ride on lawn mower and trailer these were secure and the padlocks and chains cut off
the crime number 55150055296
any information please contact Dorset Police 101 or Crime Stoppers 0800 555 111
Dorset Police Alert – Thefts in Blandford
Good morning
Overnight we have suffered two breaks to commercial premises in Blandford Town
the first is One Stop where offenders have entered and taken Cigarettes Alcohol and lotto scratch cards crime reference number 55150053775
The 2 nd was attempt theft of lead from a roof on Langton Road. the offenders left empty handed but had the lead rolled up waiting to go. crime reference number 55150053770
If you have any information please contact Dorset Police 101 or Crimestoppers 0800 555 111
Dorset Police – The correct use of 101
Dorset Police receives, on average, 1300 non-emergency calls every day. Between July 2014 and March 2015, this totalled 306,298 calls, 65 percent of which were answered within 30 seconds.
With the high volume of daily calls the non-emergency 101 line receives, there will inevitably be occasions where callers are subject to a delay with their enquiry.
To help tackle these delays, after the initial contact where the call is prioritised by the call handler, callers are given the option to leave a message, request a call back or send the Force an email at enquiries@dorset.pnn.police.uk. Each of these options generates a quick response as calls and emails are closely monitored by officers in the Force Command Centre (FCC) which means that the public do not have to wait on the line.
With such a high demand it is important that the public only call the 101 non-emergency line for a matter that requires a non-urgent police response. These will include, but are not limited to:
- Your car or motorcycle has been stolen
- Your property has been damaged
- You want to give information about crime in your area
Examples of matters that will require a response from other authorities such as the local council and not the police are:
- Dog fouling
- Abandoned or badly parked vehicles
- Dumping or fly tipping
As with every public service line, the 101 line is subject to misdirected, unnecessary or even nuisance calls. During this month alone, the following are real examples of calls the police have received:
- A caller found a basket of kittens and a mother cat and wanted to know what to do
- A caller reported they had dropped their phone out of the car window
- Callers have asked for:
- A taxi
- Opening times of the bank
- The phone number for Bournemouth Crown Court
- Cones for moving house
- School administration
Superintendent Caroline Naughton, Head of Contact Management, said: “There are three key messages to the public.
“Firstly, policing is complex and therefore some calls will take longer to deal with, such as the reporting of crimes as we need to ensure all details are correct, provide support to the victim and ensure safeguarding is in place. Calls of this nature may take over 30 minutes to deal with and therefore the availability of call handers to answer calls is reduced.
“Secondly, if the matter isn’t urgent then please leave a message or email us on enquiries@dorset.pnn.police.uk. We have dedicated staff managing emails and responding to voicemails and we will reply to you promptly.
“Finally, it is very important that the public use the 101 service appropriately. We continue to receive inappropriate calls which put more demand on our system and potentially reduce availability of call handlers.”
Remember, if your call is an emergency, i.e. a threat to life, or if a crime is in progress, always call 999. For all non- emergency calls that require a police response, call 101 and if your call isn’t urgent, you can leave a message or use our email address enquiries@dorset.pnn.police.uk and we will respond to you as soon as we are able to.
PR 4219 – £50k to help Dorset business women go digital
£50k to help Dorset business women go digital
Dorset business women are getting another chance to improve their digital skills when a £50k programme gets underway in the autumn. The second Dorset Business Women go Digital programme will help women start and grow their businesses by developing their skills, knowledge and confidence of using digital technology.
The first Dorset Business Women go Digital programme which finished in March helped 120 women-led businesses. Following its success, Government Equalities Office has offered Superfast Dorset further grant funding to help those women continue their digital journey as well as helping women just starting to develop their digital know-how.
Colin Jamieson holds the Economy portfolio for Dorset County Council, one of the Superfast Dorset partners. He said:
“Women face particular challenges in the workplace, often having to juggle caring responsibilities which mean they need to work flexibly and having a gap in their careers which mean they can fall behind as technology advances.
“There could be an extra one million female entrepreneurs if women started businesses at the same rate as men. We want to help Dorset business women go digital which will help them start and build businesses here.”
Nicci Campbell, who runs the Angel Cake Company in Dorchester, benefited from the first programme and is hoping the new programme will help build her business even more. She said:
“I was a complete Luddite; I had no idea how to use digital technology until I went to the project launch conference in the autumn. Over the next few months I went to sessions on using Facebook, blogging and understanding Google Analytics.
“It has made a tremendous difference to our business, helping it grow by 60%. We are now looking to expand and hope the new programme can help us reach the next level.”
The new programme will help women to support each other through networking while ‘digital heroines’ like Nicci will inspire others with their stories of how smarter use of digital technology is helping them. It will be available to all women-led businesses across Dorset, with emphasis on rural areas.
Further information about the programme will be announced in the autumn through business networks. Follow @superfastdorset or visit www.dorsetforyou.com/superfast for details.
For more information about the Superfast Dorset rollout of faster, more reliable broadband across Dorset, visit www.dorsetforyou.com/superfast
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Enquiries about this news release should be made to:
• Penny Syddall on 01305 225065
Superfast Dorset is a partnership between BT, the Department of Media, Culture and Sport, Dorset County Council, Bournemouth Borough Council, the Borough of Poole, Christchurch Borough Council, East Dorset District Council, North Dorset District Council, Purbeck District Council, West Dorset District Council and Weymouth and Portland Borough Council.
Issued by:
Melissa Craven, Communications and Marketing Officer
Tel: 01305 224491
Email: m.craven@dorsetcc.gov.uk
Communications Unit, County Hall, Dorchester DT1 1XJ. Tel 01305 224491
www.dorsetforyou.com/news
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PR 4223 – C13 – HGVs going one way
HGVs going one way
A possible solution to the problems of HGVs travelling between Blandford and Shaftesbury is being trialled from next week.
Dorset County Council has discussed the issue with local and national haulage companies to try and alleviate the problems caused when two large vehicles try and pass each other along the narrower sections on these roads.
A trial of an unofficial, voluntary HGV one-way system will start on Monday 20 July. HGV, who are taking part, will travel north towards Shaftesbury on the A350 and south towards Blandford on the C13.
Cllr Peter Finney, county council Cabinet member for environment, said:
“This solution will not reduce the number of HGVs using these routes, but it will lessen the likelihood of two HGV’s [sic] travelling in opposite directions trying to pass each other at a pinch point. This causes disruption and delays to all highway users and impacts on local communities.
“This is the first of a number of initiatives to reduce the impact on roads in North Dorset. We will continue to work with local communities to find more solutions.”
The trial will continue until the C13 at Melbury Abbas is closed again when work will start on stabilising Dinah’s Hollow. The road has been closed for over a year due to the risk to road users from the unstable slopes. A date for this work has not been set.
More information about Dinah’s Hollow can be found at www.dorsetforyou.com/dinahs-hollow
Issued By:
Fiona King, Public Relations Officer
Tel: 01305 224725
Email: f.e.king@dorsetcc.gov.uk
Communications Unit, County Hall, Dorchester DT1 1XJ. Tel 01305 224491
www.dorsetforyou.com/news
Ask Dorset 2015 – Dorset County Council Consultation
Ask Dorset, the Dorset County Council community engagement programme, has now launched for 2015. They will be attending some major events across Dorset, including carnivals and the County Show, to ask the views of residents and want to hear from you.
Last year almost 12,000 people responded to Ask Dorset, there are a number of other ways to have your say:
Online: www.mycommunity.net/project/askdorset
Paper: copies of the survey will be available throughout the library network from July 1st and in the July edition of Your Dorset.
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