Bridport Town Council has announced that its round-Bridport bus service will be free for the whole of December 2018. The move follows a decision to extend the pilot period for the service, operated by First Wessex on behalf of the…
Bridport Town Council has denied reports that it is trying to incorporate neighbouring parishes within its boundaries under a review that is being carried out by West Dorset District Council. Please click on the link for more information.
New fencing has been installed at the Bridport’s Riverside Gardens, following two recent unauthorised traveller encampments. Please click on the following link for more information.
A round-town bus service in Bridport is to be reintroduced later this month, aiming to fulfil a public transport need, and reduce social isolation. Service 7 (Bridport Local) is set to commence on 22 August, and will operate on Wednesdays…
Pre – Submission (Regulation 14) Consultation – PRESS RELEASE CLOCK TICKING ON THE TIME TO DECIDE Embargoed until August 13th 2018 Time is running out for individuals and groups wishing to respond to the Pre Submission consultation draft of the…
As part of the preparations for local government reorganisation in April 2019, which will see the District Councils and County Council replaced by a new Dorset unitary council, Bridport Town Council has been in discussion with West Dorset District Council…
Each year the Town Council's Annual Governance and Accountability Return (AGAR) needs to be reviewed by an external auditor appointed by Smaller Authorities’ Audit Appointments Ltd. The unaudited AGAR has been published on this web site. As it has yet…
West Dorset District Council is undertaking a review of the parish boundary between Symondsbury Parish and the Town Council area, following a request from Bridport Town Council. The Town Council believes the scale of the new development proposed for Vearse…
Bridport Town Council has appointed Will Austin as its new Town Clerk, to succeed Bob Gillis who retires in July. Will is currently Town Clerk at Barnstaple Town Council, prior to that was Town Clerk at Haverhill Town Council and…
At the meeting of West Dorset District Council’s Strategy Committee on 24th April, 2018, Members agreed Terms of Reference for a Community Governance Review of the Parish of Bridport, following the request for a Review from Bridport Town Council. The…