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Summer Newsletter

Dorset National Park Team

Jul 14, 2018
1 min

Summer Newsletter

Our latest newsletter includes a welcome for the Glover Review of Designated Landscapes (a great opportunity for Dorset), notes how a Dorset NP would work in partnership with the new Dorset Council, and features recent articles - including in Dorset Life. Click here to read the newsletter. #dorset #tourism #localgovtreorg #nationalpark #economy #devolution #purbeck #magazine #newsletter

Local Government Re-organisation and the Dorset National Park.

Dorset National Park Team

Dec 20, 2017
2 min

Local Government Re-organisation and the Dorset National Park.

The Secretary of State has said that he is minded to approve proposals for a move to 2 unitary authorities: one for the conurbation and one for Shire Dorset. Any reduction from 9 councils to 2 aims to improve efficiency, save costs, reduce staff and councillors and free up assets so as to improve the financial position and provision of services across Shire Dorset. The proposed Dorset National Park would be an asset and an efficient, close partner to the Unitary and help deli

Devolution and the National Park – new briefing

Dorset and East Devon National Park Team

Apr 28, 2016
2 min

Devolution and the National Park – new briefing

The Dorset & East Devon National Park Team has proposed the designation of a National Park which would include the Dorset and E Devon AONBs, the World Heritage Jurassic Coast, and an additional area of heath-land between Dorchester and Wareham. The relevant government agency, Natural England has given this National Park proposal a positive first assessment. National Parks have a good record of balancing the key priorities of economic development, sustainable and thriving comm