Update on exam results – 18 August: The Government has confirmed that students in England will receive teacher assessed grades for GCSE and A level results this summer. Students receiving their GCSE grades on Thursday (20/8) will receive their centre assessment grade (teacher assessed grade) from their school or college. Students who received their A or… Read more Congratulations to our students and latest on exam results
Dorset Council are currently unable to access samples for the purpose of monitoring marine biotoxins, phytoplankton and E-coli. In the interest of protecting public health, Dorset Council, in line with advice from the Food Standards Agency, have taken the decision to temporarily close the following classified shellfish beds.
Our Highways team has been busy recently with resurfacing roads and repainting cycle lanes in both Lytchett Minster and Weymouth.
As part of the continuing multi-million-pound transport overhaul in Gillingham work will soon be starting in Station Road and demolition of The Old Manse will also get underway.
The government has published two consultation papers this week setting out major changes in planning. One sets out proposals for a completely new national planning system. The other proposes shorter-term amendments to the current system, which would take effect more quickly.
A way forward has been agreed by Dorset Council and the new owner of land next to Old Castle Road in Weymouth.
Three more libraries are set to reopen their doors this August.
Partner agencies across Dorset are encouraging people to enjoy Dorset safely this weekend, as temperatures are expected to reach highs of around 27 degrees.
Resurfacing work has started this week to permanently repair Dorset’s most damaged residential roads.
Dorset Council and Lyme Regis Town Council remain in active discussions regarding the future of local information services in Lyme Regis.
Drainage investigation works will soon be starting on Commercial Road in Weymouth ahead of the railway track removal this October.
Households in the Dorset Council area should look out for a form asking them to check if their information on the electoral register is correct.
Dorset Highways maintenance gangs are out across the county continuing to repair road damage.
With possession hearings due to restart on 23 August, Dorset Council is urging people struggling to pay their mortgage or rent to seek help as soon as possible.
Dorset Council Community Impact Fund (DCIF) round 5 is now open for applications. The fund aims to provide support to local groups and organisations that are helping vulnerable people and their local communities to recover and stay safe after the easing of lockdown.
Dorset Council’s annual accounts for its first operating year have been published today (Monday 3 August). The accounts show the council’s spending over the 2019/20 financial year, as well as the income it has received from various services and funding sources. In its first year of operation Dorset Council carried the costs of merging six councils into one… Read more Dorset Council publishes its first annual accounts
Our innovative relocatable social housing development in Wareham will start to welcome its first residents next week.
The Roma Flag will be flying over County Hall this weekend and on Monday in commemoration of the deaths of the 23,000 Roma and Sinti murdered by the Nazis at Auschwitz.
Dorset Council is delighted to announce that the new Weymouth seafront toilets and Beach Control Office are nearing completion.
A team who has delivered nearly 3,000 learning tutorials and created a series of countywide digital networking events over the past year has been shortlisted for a prestigious national award. The digital team at Dorset Council are one of the finalists in the ‘Digital Public Service Innovation of the Year’ category of the Digital Leaders… Read more Trailblazing digital team in line for a top national award
Over the last two years 11 barn owl boxes have been installed in trees and barns on Dorset Council farms. Now 25 per cent of Dorset Council farms have an owl box.
A practically-minded young man who joined Dorset Council straight from college has now been shortlisted for a prestigious national digital award. Sam McLaren, is one of the finalists in the ‘Young Digital Leaders’ category of the Digital Leaders 100 Awards. He was selected because of his creative and innovative work with digital technology over the… Read more Young digital talent shortlisted for national award
The weather forecast is set for warm and sunny for this weekend and Dorset Council want residents and visitors to enjoy the summer safely.
An experimental traffic order in Swanage town centre is being suspended.
Dorset Highways’ engineers are continuing to develop a programme of work to remove the disused railway tracks along Weymouth’s harbourside.
A Government broadband scheme set up to provide a faster broadband service has helped over 230 Dorset homes and businesses since it launched in 2019 and now Dorset Council is investing £1 million so that it can reach up to 1,000 more. The £200m Gigabit Broadband Voucher Scheme (GBVS) has been helping to provide gigabit-capable… Read more Homes and businesses better off thanks to the Gigabit Broadband Voucher Scheme
Local motorcycle riders have been delivering food to young carers and their families across Dorset.
Sustainable transport improvements in Gillingham are moving on to the Newbury junction this summer.
We want to know what you think of our latest proposals for Bridport Gateway, an innovate community development looking to bring a more joined up approach to health, social care and housing in Bridport.
Dorset Council has approved a request from Weymouth Town Council for the designation of a Neighbourhood Area, which is the first formal stage of preparing a plan. A Neighbourhood Plan aims to give residents more control over planning policy in their local area, and where land is earmarked for new homes, shops and offices in… Read more Weymouth designated a Neighbourhood Area
