West Dorset’s MP secures Banking Hub for Sherborne following Lloyds Bank closure Thursday, 21 March, 2024 Chris Loder, MP for West Dorset, has secured the delivery of a banking hub in Sherborne to protect local people’s access to cash. It follows months of high-level discussions the local MP has held with banking and cash regulators to provide better access to cash for areas without banking services, and the recent notification of withdrawal of Sherborne’s only bank - Lloyds – from the town’s High... Local News
West Dorset’s MP drives home rural/urban divide in meeting with Chancellor 31st January 2024 Chris Loder MP recently met with the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Jeremy Hunt, to drive home the reality for rural residents in West Dorset. The meeting built... Local News
MP advances mission to resolve nutrient neutrality in West Dorset with over £4m investment 30th January 2024 Chris Loder, MP for West Dorset, is pushing ahead with his mission to resolve nutrient neutrality issues in the county to unlock modest housebuilding... Local News
Chris Loder MP pays tribute in Dorchester on Holocaust Memorial Day 30th January 2024 Chris Loder, MP for West Dorset, paid tribute to the millions of lives lost to genocide at Dorchester’s Holocaust Memorial Day on the 27th January. The theme of... Local News
Chris Loder MP welcomes investment to tackle sewage dumping after Environment Bill vote 29th January 2024 Chris Loder, MP for West Dorset, has welcomed a group of investments for a significant number of water treatment and sewage outflow sites in West Dorset to... Local News
Lyme Regis’ River Lim probed on MP’s summit with South West Water CEO 29th January 2024 The health and ecological status of the River Lim in Lyme Regis has once again been probed by Chris Loder, MP for West Dorset, at a summit last Monday with... Local News
MP’s campaign success after record investment for rural councils announced 29th January 2024 Additional measures worth £600 million have been secured for rural councils across England following MP Chris Loder’s high-profile campaign. The MP for West... Local News
MP joins Dorset Police officers on early hours drug raid in Bridport 25th January 2024 Chris Loder, MP for West Dorset, joined officers from the Neighbourhood Policing Team and the Force Support Group on a drug raid at two addresses in Bridport on... Local News
MP’s praise as new Post Office outreach van 'helps reach rural communities' 25th January 2024 Chris Loder MP has praised the introduction of a new Post Office outreach van for helping to ‘reach rural communities in West Dorset'. The local MP joined... Local News
MPs praise local generosity and welcome Afghan citizens on visit to Chickerell Camp 22nd January 2024 Chris Loder, MP for West Dorset, and Richard Drax, MP for South Dorset, visited Chickerell Camp on the 18th January to meet with Afghan citizens, their families... Local NewsWestminster News