THE candidates who are standing in upcoming Dorset elections have been announced. Candidates standing in this year s Police and Crime Commissioner (PCC) elections and some town and parish council by-elections have been published. All elections will be taking place on May 6. Five candidates have been revealed for the PCC elections and details about each candidate were available on the Choose my PCC website from today. The role of a PCC is to be the voice of the people and hold the police to account. They aim to cut crime and deliver an effective and efficient police service within their force area.
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A RESIDENT fears homeowners will be “trapped” if a new access road is not completed within a Shaftesbury estate. A contractor will now be appointed by Shaftesbury Town Council, costing the authority around £1,750, to find out why a promised road connecting Maple Road with Wincombe Lane, known as the spine road, has not yet been delivered to the Maltings estate and what needs to be done next. Heard during the latest full council meeting, Maltings estate resident Tony Reeve told councillors that individuals at the north of the eastern development could not leave their homes on Monday, January 11, as tarmacking was taking place along Indus Road into Maple Road - currently their only exit.