Welfare checks to support Dorset residents through COVID-19
Residents who have been told they must self-isolate by NHS Test and Trace are to receive welfare checks from Dorset Council and partners in the community response to coronavirus (COVID-19).
Reprofiling Weymouth beach
Dorset Council in partnership with Weymouth Town Council, are carrying out works to Weymouth’s main town beach next week.
Grants available for community organisations, including Town and Parish councils
Grants are now available to help improve the lives of people living or working in Dorset.
Dorset Council confirms its continued financial support for the voluntary and community sector
Dorset Council’s Cabinet today approved recommendations for continued funding for the voluntary and community sector. The proposals will ensure that the overall levels of funding are maintained, but the new harmonised approach to allocations will ensure equitable funding to organisations across the Dorset Council area.
Cabinet approve county-wide PSPO for dogs in open spaces
Dorset Council’s Cabinet has approved the recommendations made to them in a report about a dog-related Public Spaces Protection Order (PSPO) across the Dorset Council area.
Seven things to check if you’re at risk of redundancy
If you have lost your job, had your hours or pay reduced, or redundancy is on the horizon, help is available. Dorset Citizens’ Advice have put together a list of things to check:
The met office has issued a yellow weather warning from Friday morning to Sunday evening for the whole of Dorset.
We’re expecting a significant amount of rainfall and very strong winds, reaching up to 65mph along coastal areas, from 3am Friday morning through to 8pm that evening. Then a further warning for more very heavy rain from 3am Saturday morning through to 6pm on Sunday evening.
Start your adult social care career
Are you worried about not being able to go back to your previous employment? Do you care about people and want to make a difference?
School benefits from a new pedestrian crossing
A new pedestrian crossing has been installed in the past few months, helping families with the walk to St George’s CE VA Primary School in Langton Matravers.
Dorset Road Fix 2020 – October sites
Dorset Highways maintenance gangs are out across the county continuing to repair road damage.
Helping children have fun
Children who needed it most enjoyed a fun ‘Summer in Dorset’ thanks to volunteers, community groups and council workers.
Dorset Council Waste Enforcement officers on the hunt for meat fly-tipper
Officers from Dorset Council’s Waste Enforcement team are looking for those responsible for fly-tipping large amounts of meat in and around Wareham.
Facing redundancy and not sure what to do? Reach out for support and advice
Citizens Advice Dorset and Dorset Council are encouraging people with employment concerns as a result of COVID-19 to reach out and seek advice as soon as possible.
5G RuralDorset – introducing project partner Excelerate
5G RuralDorset last week visited communications technology partner Excelerate at its Cardiff HQ to catch up on progress with this exciting Government-funded project.
Dorset Council’s Cabinet to meet on 6 October
Dorset Council’s Cabinet will meet next Tuesday (6 October) with a large and important agenda, including the budget for 2021/22. The agenda has been published online today. Members of the public can watch the Cabinet meeting online by downloading the Microsoft Teams app and following the link on the published agenda. Details of how to request to speak and submit questions for Cabinet are also… Read more Dorset Council’s Cabinet to meet on 6 October
Dorset Council publishes Climate and Ecological Emergency Action Plan ahead of Cabinet meeting
Dorset Council has prepared its action plan for how the local authority will help tackle climate change over the next few decades.
Your feedback about Bridport Gateway
Thank you to everyone who gave their feedback about the latest proposals for Bridport Gateway.
Volunteer to help Dorset through COVID-19
Dorset residents are being urged to step forward and volunteer to be part of the community response to COVID-19 as cases start to rise nationally again.
Festival of the Future – Free three day virtual event for Dorset
Robots growing fields of wheat, the tiger who came to tea and virtual yoga: these are just some of the exciting sessions on offer for free at the upcoming Festival of the Future from 13 October.
Gillingham transport works – September update
Highway improvement work is continuing in Gillingham as part of the multi-million-pound transport overhaul in the town.
Update on schools – Managing Coronavirus
Dorset Council is working closely with Public Health Dorset and all schools to safely manage any Coronavirus cases that occur. All schools, colleges and education settings are following Dorset Council, Department for Education and Public Health guidance. Risk assessments have been carried out and hygiene measures are in place. Plans have been prepared to make… Read more Update on schools – Managing Coronavirus
New campaign to find foster carers for Dorset children
A new campaign has been launched by Dorset Council to find more foster carers for Dorset children.
Have you downloaded the new test and trace app?
Government has launched a new Test and Trace app to help prevent further spread of the COVID-19 virus, which is available for everyone to download now.
Hearing and/or visually impaired? Tell us how lockdown has affected you
People in Dorset who are visually and/or hearing impaired are being encouraged to share their experiences of life during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Potential changes at Household Recycling Centres (HRCs), Blandford HRC to close for 10 days
Dorset Council is currently looking at whether they can change current arrangements to allow more visitors at their Household Recycling Centres (HRCs, or ‘the tip’) across the county.
Calling families and young people with SEND – please complete a survey
We are asking families and young people with special educational needs and or a disability to complete a survey about the impact of the pandemic.
Drivers urged to plan journeys into town this Autumn
Drivers visiting Weymouth town centre this Autumn are being asked to think more carefully about how to access the town centre as track removal work gets underway.
Weymouth’s 100-year tidal flood protection plan unveiled by Dorset Council
Dorset Council has published our Weymouth Harbour & Esplanade Flood and Coastal Risk Management Strategy, which details how we will ensure that the town is protected from potential coastal flooding and erosion by developing the harbour walls and esplanade sea defences.
#youcanadopt campaign launches
Aspire Adoption are looking to bust the misconceptions about adoption as part of the national #YouCanAdopt campaign which launches today. The Regional Adoption Agency for Bournemouth, Christchurch, Poole (BCP) Council & Dorset Council are appealing to all people & couples over the age of 21 including those who are single, older, from a Black or… Read more #youcanadopt campaign launches
Dorset Council successful in funding bid to help homeless people
Dorset Council has won funding from the government’s Next Steps to Accommodation programme to help tackle homelessness in the county.
