Dorset Council, Bournemouth Christchurch and Poole (BCP) Council and health partners are working with care providers across Dorset following the announcement that visiting relatives in residential care homes would be able to resume in time for Christmas.
From the 14 December all poultry and captive birds must be housed under new rules issued by the Animal and Plant Health Agency. Due to the increase in cases of Avian Influenza (bird flu) found in both wild birds and commercial poultry flocks these additional rules have been brought in to prevent further spread of the… Read more New Avian influenza precautions from 14 December
This year’s gritting routine is a routebased forecasting system which is used to decide when and where to salt the gritting network – down to the exact routes needing treatment.
Between Christmas Day and Monday 11 January 2021, your rubbish and recycling collections will be on a different day of the week than usual.
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Specialist engineering work will soon be starting on private land off Old Castle Road in Weymouth.
Dorset Council has published its initial proposals to deliver a balanced budget next financial year, 2021-22. These proposals will go to both the Place & Resources Scrutiny Committee and the People & Health Scrutiny Committee for consideration on 11 December.
Dorset Council and partners in the community response to COVID-19 are working together to offer help and support to struggling residents this winter.
Dorset Council are joining forces with other local authorities across the south west region this Christmas to call for more people to consider becoming foster carers.
Dorset’s residents are being urged to help friends and loved ones get online as the country prepares for its first ‘digital Christmas’. Tier 2 Covid-19 restrictions and limited Christmas bubbles will see more people than ever turn to the digital world to help them celebrate the festive season. However, in Dorset, it’s estimated that as… Read more Yule log-on with the help of Dorset Council this Christmas
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Track removal work on Custom House Quay in Weymouth is set to pause as businesses reopen on Wednesday 2 December.
Families can drop-in and pick-up free children’s coats and pyjamas from Monday (14th) no forms or pre-booking, just drop-in and grab what you need.
Feedback will be used to inform the design plans, with formal consultation due to start on Transforming Travel’s sustainable travel routes early next year.
All 23 Dorset Council libraries will be open from Wednesday 2 December.
