Before you go shopping, plan your meals and make a list so you buy only what you need. A quarter of a standard mug of uncooked rice or two generous handfuls of uncooked pasta per person are a good rule of thumb when estimating quantities required. Bread is best stored in its original packaging in… Read more Reduce your food waste, help combat climate change and save money!
Well that’s what I feel like at the moment with hopefully less of the ‘old’. My eldest (number 1) has been back from uni for several months thanks to the pandemic. My nest is therefore jam packed with all eight kids decidedly bored with all this Covid business.
Kayleigh, who has a four-year-old daughter, left her career in banking and is now fostering a 15-year-old girl. She said: “This is the happiest I’ve ever been. I’ve gained another family member for life.” Kayleigh joined our family of highly valued Foster Carers because she wanted to spend more time with her daughter and make… Read more Could you be a brilliant Foster Carer, like Kayleigh?
We have continued to deal with the challenges the COVID-19 pandemic has brought to Dorset. You can hear about our great opportunity to create a new school and centre of excellence, helping to improve lives and save money. The Climate and Ecological Strategy is now complete and going before Full Council in July for sign-off… Read more Cllr Spencer Flower – Welcome to the summer 2021 edition of Dorset Council News
BBQ and campfire ban in high fire risk areas Our Cabinet agreed to ban the use of disposable BBQs and the lighting of campfires on Dorset Council-owned land at high fire risk areas, like our country parks, woodlands and heaths. This action came about after the devastating Wareham Forest Fire which burned between May and… Read more Summer safety and Promise to love Dorset
We have finished transferring the planning information for the former Purbeck District Council into the new Dorset Council planning platform. This is the fourth phase of six to move all former district, borough, and county planning systems into one.
