Dorset County Council staff “retrained” after 15-month parking ticket battle
THIS IS the story of Lester Cowling’s 15-month battle with Dorset County Council over a parking ticket. It raises some worrying questions
Dorset parking ticket battle: Lester Cowling’s story
WHEN I returned my car to find I was being giving a parking ticket I felt as if I was being mugged
Dorset parking ticket battle: Ali Cameron’s story
How about a video to highlight Dorset County Council’s behaviour? I had worked as a professional TV camera man and I was up for it.
Dorset parking ticket battle: Dorset County Council’s view
Dorset County Council’s response to questions put by Lester Cowling and Ali Cameron about the saga of Mr Cowling’s parking ticket.
“It’s the challenge as much as anything”: three new shopkeepers defy the recession
“WE’RE ALL MAD,” laughs Lesley Skotsen, when I ask why people in West Dorset are opening shops during what’s supposed to be the worst recession for 70 years. “Mad! That must be the reason.” Lesley’s new shop in Beaminster is called Djuna. A smart women’s boutique, it’s become the only stockist south of Birmingham of [...]