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.
As part of our Reaching Out campaign Dorset Citizens Advice tell us how they helped a local resident: (more…)
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.
The transformation of Dorset Council’s planning services is being discussed at the next Cabinet meeting (8 December). The report is a review of the services by The Planning Advisory Service that took place within the council’s first year.
A consultation on the draft Dorset Council Local Plan will start on 18 January 2021. Once adopted, the Local Plan will guide decisions on planning applications in Dorset for the next 15 years. The draft Dorset Council Local Plan will be discussed at next week’s Cabinet meeting. View the papers and the Dorset Council Local… Read more Have your say on Dorset Council’s Local plan
Thank you to young people for their brilliant and challenging questions at the Covid Youth Briefing.
Businesses in the Dorset Council area affected by the current COVID-19 restrictions can now apply for the Additional Restrictions Grant (ARG).
Dorset Council has received the Fire Investigation Report from Dorset & Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Service (DWFRS), detailing how the major fire at Crookhill waste depot on Sunday 15 November occurred.
With continued challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic this year, life at home is difficult for people at the moment.
To help shoppers return to high streets across Dorset for their Christmas shopping, Dorset Council is offering three days of free parking this December.
Dorset Highways maintenance gangs are out across the county continuing to repair road damage and maintain vital infrastructure.
Today the government has announced that when the national lockdown measures end on 2 December the BCP Council and Dorset Council areas will be in tier 2.
A second lockdown has been made a lot easier for some of Dorset’s most clinically vulnerable residents, thanks to the gift of free tablet devices. Earlier in the year Dorset Council teamed up with Everyone Connected to identify people who were previously shielding and would most benefit from receiving free tablets. Beryl Davies from Sturminster… Read more Free device giveaways helping to shield people from loneliness
This Carers Rights Day (26 November) we’re working in partnership with BCP Council, NHS services and other health and care organisations who deliver integrated care across Dorset, to recognise, support and value local unpaid carers of all ages.
Officials from Public Health Dorset, Dorset Council and BCP Council will be broadcasting together this Thursday night (26 November), after the Government has announced which tier the area will be in once lockdown ends on 2 December.
A consultation to help develop the future of Dorset Council’s Tourist Information Centres (TICs) has been extended until Sunday 3 January 2021.
Let’s Talk is a way that parents and carers of children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) can discuss new developments, voice their opinions, and help decide future plans that effect their families. The next event will be held online on Wednesday 2 December at 10am to 11am.
Calling young people – come to the Covid Youth Briefing on Thursday. (26/11)
