A move of parliamentary staff to Southampton is causing a major upset. The MPs’ switchboard staff, some of whom have been in the job for more than 20 years, are being asked to move next May.
The case is continuing of a Southampton man who is accused of trying to incite a riot during the height of last summer’s unrest.
Dorset Police is urging all football fans to behave themselves watching the Euro 2012 soccer tournament in Dorset this summer and avoid crime.
Personnel from the coastguard stations based in Lee-on-the-Solent and Weymouth threatened by closure walked out in the early hours of Friday morning (May 8) in the latest round of prolonged action by transport workers.
Bracknell, Berkshire is the UK headquarters of Hewlett Packard (HP) which has warned of cuts in its British operation. The global computer concern ideally would like to shed 27,000 workers.
As many as 10 jobs may go at BAE Systems’ head office in Farnborough, Hampshire as the defence firm plans to cut hundreds of jobs overall. BAE blamed reductions in orders required by the Ministry of Defence.
The Weymouth area was involved in exercises designed to boost security at this summer’s Olympics, it was announced.
Councillors have agreed to look again at toilet provision after a petition was organised to get the block at Littlemoor shopping precinct re-opened.
Hundreds of Dorset Police officers have taken part in a march against cuts.
Picket lines were set up at Weymouth job centre, the Land Registry and Weymouth Magistrates Court today (Thursday).