Weymouth town councillors agreed to declare a climate emergency at a meeting last night.
The full council discussed the impacts of climate breakdown and their duty to act on the issue.
Members of the Extinction Rebellion protest group, who had called on the council to take action, were at last night's meeting.
More follows.
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