Simon Hoare MP at the NDCA Christmas Lunch Saturday, 7 December, 2024 On Saturday 7 December 2024 Patrons and Members had an amazing Christmas Lunch at Athelhampton House. In his speech Simon Hoare MP looked back on the year and ended with his usual witty-ish story and wished the Patrons and Members a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! Local News
Today is Polling Day 2nd May 2024 Today is Polling Day in the Dorset Council Elections! Vote for your local Conservative candidates! Don't forget to take your photo ID along with you to the... Local News
Simon Hoare out campaigning again! 28th April 2024 Simon Hoare and his daughter Laura out campaigning with Steve Murcer in Okeford Fitzpaine. Local News
Election Addresses are out there! 8th April 2024 Election Addresses for our 19 candidates for the Dorset Council Elections are out there being delivered! Local News
Campaigning is really under way! 3rd April 2024 Councillor Piers Brown and Simon Hoare MP out in Sixpenny Handley, talking to voters ahead of the Dorset Council Elections on Thursday 2 May 2024. Local News
Simon Hoare's Blackmore Vale Magazine Online Article 7th November 2023 It’s usually sensible when writing articles for a local publication to remember the old advice that ‘all politics is local’, and therefore to write on local... Local News
The Patrons' Club and Members' Annual Dinner 29th September 2023 On Friday 29 September 2023, 70 Patron's and Member's attended the Association's Annual Dinner at Minterne House, by kind permission of Lord Henry Digby. After... Local News
NDCA AGM 2023 23rd September 2023 On Saturday 23 September 2023 we held our Annual General Meeting, attend by over 40 members. The Chair of the Association Cllr Sherry Jespersen, talked about... Local News
Verwood Branch Hog Roast 23rd June 2023 Carol and Peter Traves hosted a Hog Roast on behalf of Verwood Branch on Friday 23 June 2023, the event was an amazing success attended by over 60 members as... Local News
Politics and Poppadoms! 18th May 2023 Today 27 members enjoyed an evening of very lively debate with Simon Hoare MP at the Simla Tandoori Restaurant in Blandford Forum. Topics included the outcome... Local News
Our Covid-19 UK Vaccines Delivery Plan 11th January 2021 Today we have published our Covid-19 UK Vaccines Delivery Plan, setting out how we plan to deliver the biggest vaccination programme in British history, to... National News
Second Approved Vaccine Begins Rollout Today 4th January 2021 Today, thousands of people across the UK will begin receiving the second vaccine approved by regulators. National News
Stay at home, protect the NHS and save lives 4th January 2021 Prime Minister Boris Johnson has addressed the nation on Coronavirus restrictions. National News
Deal Done: We have taken back control with our UK-EU trade deal 30th December 2020 We have secured an excellent deal for the United Kingdom, which delivers on what the British people voted for both in the referendum and the last election. National News
The Prime Minister’s Statement on Coronavirus in Full 19th December 2020 The Prime Minister announces new measures to be taken in London, the South East and the East of England to tackle coronavirus, including new Tier 4 restrictions... National News
First Vaccinations in the UK Against Coronavirus Begin 8th December 2020 Today the first vaccinations in the UK against coronavirus begin. Thank you to our NHS, to all of the scientists who worked so hard to develop this vaccine. National News