Power cut reported in DT3 4. The Swan Inn has backup power. Check the SSEN PowerTrack map or ring 105.
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For the people who live here, and for anyone who wants to know how the place works: who does what, how to reach them, and where to turn when something goes wrong.
Covers Abbotsbury, Portesham, Langton Herring and Fleet. Our four councillors are Pete Reid, Lorraine Dalley, Sam Wood and Jacqui Haskins. Meetings move round the villages; the next one here is Monday 5 October at 7pm in Strangways Hall. More.
[email protected], 07814 016971, Website, Agendas and minutes, Meeting calendar
Cllr Sally Holland, Chesil Bank ward, Liberal Democrat, on Dorset Council, 01305 225972. Edward Morello, West Dorset, Liberal Democrat, in Parliament, 01305 819666. More.
Email Cllr Holland, 01305 225972, Email Edward Morello, 01305 819666, MP's contact page
One stage only since May 2026: acknowledged in 3 working days, answered in 20. Use the online form or ring 01305 221061; email complaints are not accepted. After that, the Local Government Ombudsman. More.
Complaints form, 01305 221061, Council complaints page, Ombudsman complaint form, 0300 061 0614
Food waste weekly, the rest fortnightly. The tip is Lodmoor in Weymouth. The doctor is Portesham Surgery, 01305 871468. The primary school is Portesham. Numbers and hours on the page. More.
Find your bin day, Which bin do I use, Garden waste, Portesham Surgery 01305 871468, Find an NHS dentist, Portesham school
Grade I listed, 14th century, and open in daylight hours. Part of the Bride Valley and Chesil benefice, so there is a service here on the first and third Sundays only: Communion at 11am and Morning Praise at 10am. More.
01308 898799, Service times, The benefice, Friends of St Nicholas
The village hall, in the old school on The Square, Market Street, opposite the Ilchester Arms. Grade II listed, two halls of 65 each, a kitchen and coin meters for the electric. Bookings go through Heather Stevens, not the parish clerk. More.
01305 871629, Email Heather Stevens, Hall page on the old village site (rates and forms)
In Strangways Hall, ages 2 to 5, Monday to Thursday 9.30 to 3.30 in term time, with a stay and play toddler group on Friday mornings. Sharon Pugh leads it. Ofsted Good, January 2024. More.
The volunteers behind the fireworks, the fete, bingo, the quizzes, the band nights and the giant marrows. Every penny raised stays in the village. They are based at the Swan. More.
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