Your local Liberal Democrats were disappointed by the poole Conservatives recent decision to exclude all three ward Councillors from the Canford Sports Park joint committee.

Instead they have appointed an Oakdale Councillor to this liaison committee which has one representative from Bournemouht Council and one from Poole Council. There has always previously been a ward councillor on the committee.

“Despite a lot of Lib Dem objections at the Council, the Conservatives on Poole Council chose to appoint to the committee a Councillor who does not represent the ward and therefore may not have the best interests of Merley and Bearwood residents at heart,” said Cllr Daphne Long.