Transport and Infrastructure

Working for an improved and reliable transport network and infrastructure for buses, trains and cars in West Dorset. 

 

 

 

News

MP supports new Nutrient Fund after Lib Dems voted to block housebuilding

Chris Loder, MP for West Dorset, has welcomed the announcement of a new Local Nutrient Mitigation Fund. The £110 million Fund, which was outlined in the Autumn Statement, will help planning authorities in areas affected by nutrient neutrality rules to unlock and deliver modest housing development.

MP pens open letter to Chairman of the West Dorset Ring & Ride Service

Chris Loder, MP for West Dorset, has penned an open letter to the Chairman of the West Dorset Ring & Ride Service. The organisers of the service have utilised the local media to scaremonger about the withdrawal of their service from West Dorset and have not enabled others to participate.

Ticket office closure U-Turn following local MP’s campaign

West Dorset’s MP and former train guard Chris Loder has today hailed the announcement that train companies will no longer proceed with plans to close ticket offices in West Dorset, including those at Sherborne and Dorchester South stations.   This follows a sustained campaign from the loc