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Dorset Trading Standards Service has on two separate occasions prosecuted
traders for selling mattresses which when tested failed the fire safety tests. Devon PURBECK DISTRICT COUNCIL REPORT
and Somerset Trading Standards have issued warnings to residents as complaints
about mattresses increased tenfold in the period from 2014 to 2016.
Local Government reorganisation –
Dorset Trading Standards Service advise that you do not purchase goods or
services from people who approach you in the street or from callers who cold call Unitary
on your doorstep. The results of the consultation have now been
If you want to report concerns over mattresses, or if you would like advice about published which shows a majority of the over 12000
your consumer rights, then please contact the Citizens Advice consumer helpline people who responded wanted us to move to a
two Unitary system with Bournemouth Poole and
on 03454 040506.
Christchurch in one and the remaining District
Councils in then other. These are the District
Councils of North Dorset, West Dorset, East Dorset, Purbeck along with Weymouth
& Portland. All Councils will be voting on these proposals toward the end of
January.

Local Plan Update – Partial Review
The review continues and I will report on progress over the next year. All
consultation comments can be viewed online, on the Council’s consultation
portal, which can be accessed on the Dorset for you portal.

Bere Regis New School
The keys were formally handed over by me on behalf of Dorset County Council to
our Headmaster on Monday 12 December at 11.00. I hope all our children
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benefit from our new school.

Surgery
Surgeries are held on the first Saturday of every month. These are held at the
communal Lounge in Turberville Court in Bere Regis from 09.30 a.m. to 10.00 a.m.
If you have any questions or queries related to the business of Purbeck District
Council please come along. If anyone wants to contact me and cannot get to
the surgery my email address is peter.wharf@btopenworld.com.
Peter Wharf - District Councillor

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