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
Business Secretary Alok Sharma: we'll tackle Coronavirus together 6th April 2020 The Business Secretary, Alok Sharma, wrote for The Sun on Sunday thanking workers and businesses for their support during the coronavirus pandemic. National News
Read the Queen's Coronavirus address in full 6th April 2020 The Queen speaks to the nation about the challenges we are facing as a country in the weeks ahead. National News
Boris Johnson invites Party leaders to come together to tackle Coronavirus 4th April 2020 Boris Johnson has written to all leaders of opposition parties to invite them to work together at this moment of national emergency. National News
Party Co-Chairman Amanda Milling responds to Labour leadership election result 4th April 2020 Amanda Milling responds to Keir Starmer's election as leader of the Labour Party. National News
The Prime Minister's letter on Coronavirus: Stay at home to protect the NHS and save lives. 30th March 2020 Read the Prime Minister’s guidance everyone should follow and the measures the government has put in place to fight Coronavirus. National News
The Government's Coronavirus support package for the self-employed 27th March 2020 The Chancellor has announced a new Self-Employed Income Support Scheme – helping many of our country’s self-employed workers. National News