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
Black History Month 2020 1st October 2020 Celebrating the impact of black people on global culture and society. National News
Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rishi Sunak on the Winter Economy Plan 24th September 2020 The Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rishi Sunak has today launched his Winter Economy Plan, our economic response to the Coronavirus pandemic for the coming winter... National News
Prime Minister’s Statement on Coronavirus in full 23rd September 2020 Read the Prime Minister’s Statement as delivered on new measures to tackle the Coronavirus, delivered on 22 September 2020. National News
Here’s the Government’s new measures to tackle coronavirus 23rd September 2020 We are introducing new restrictions in England, to suppress the disease, and minimise damage to lives and livelihoods. National News
"Out of touch": 10 things everyone should know about Labour after their Conference 23rd September 2020 Read about the top 10 things everyone should know about Labour after their 2020 Conference. National News
Amanda Milling: ‘The PM still has support of Red Wall despite locking down the North’ 19th September 2020 Amanda Milling, chairwoman of the Conservative party, is wincing at the memory of being a government whip at the height of last year’s parliamentary paralysis... National News