West Dorset MP Chris Loder has welcomed the introduction of a £2 bus fare cap on services across the UK from 1st January, with several services in West Dorset set to benefit from this scheme due to run until the 31st March 2023.
Chris said “I have worked hard since my election to safeguard our vita
West Dorset MP Chris Loder has said the proposal for a mega solar park, developing approximately 1,300 acres of farmland near Upwey into a solar park is an appalling use of greenbelt farm land and it totally opposed to it.
Mr Loder said; “Businesses such as Leaker Bakery are closing as a re
West Dorset MP Chris Loder has hailed the restoration of the West of England train line services between Exeter to Waterloo following a long campaign to improve the service on the line from Sherborne, Yeovil Junction, Crewkerne and Axminster to London and Exeter.
The line was affect
West Dorset MP Chris Loder has welcomed a revamp of Yetminster railway station’s platform after lobbying Great Western Railway to sort out its deteriorating surface, which he identified as being of a risk to pushchairs or disabled rail users.
Mr Loder said: “I have always taken the accessab
West Dorset MP Chris Loder has held a Road Safety Summit with Dorset Police, local councillors and local residents on the B3157 ‘Coast Road’ between Burton Bradstock and Chickerell.
West Dorset MP Chris Loder has urged local community groups, particularly those associated with rail travel, engagement, education or environmental benefits, to apply for new funding announced under Great Western Railway’s Community Fund.
The scheme run by Great Western Railway seeks
West Dorset MP Chris Loder has welcomed the news that the A30 at Kitt Hill, Sherborne, is to be re-opened following the MPs considerable campaign against the “unacceptable” road situation that was planned to continue until September 2023.
This follows Mr Loder’s petition to re-open Cornhill
West Dorset MP Chris Loder summoned National Highways to an urgent summit on Friday 19th November to discuss safety and maintenance issues along with the A35 following another serious accident on the road the previous week.
Chris has identified a number of safety issues with the A35 with National H
West Dorset MP Chris Loder has welcomed the completion of drainage works at Monkeys Jump roundabout in Dorchester
With a new road surface now applied and road markings completed, it is hoped that the roundabout’s status as a notorious flooding hotspot will be over.
Chris said, “National Highways c
