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It should ensure that emergency services and deliveries are more efficient for new properties. Dorchester councillor Les Fry, a former police officer, said that during his career trying to find a house in a village in the middle of the night, which only had a name, had been a re-occurring problem. “Names are frustrating. How do you find Manor Farm or Holly Cottage when you are in a hurry? There should also be a number there. “Postcodes take you to the area but you need a number after that,” he said. Cabinet member Cllr Peter Wharf said the lack of logic to addresses was also a cause of ambulances arriving later than they should. He said it also caused occasional problems for gas, electricity and water services as well as delivery by courier companies.