Round 4 of the Household Support Fund (HSF) will reopen for applications at 10am on Thursday 7 September 2023 for low-income households in the Dorset Council area. The support will be in the form of supermarket vouchers. Citizens Advice will be allocating this fund on behalf of Dorset Council and vouchers will be issued to… Read more Round 4 of the Household Support Fund reopens for applications
The second planned phase of repair work on Weymouth Town Bridge starts in late September 2023.
Dorset Council plans to start two weeks of renovation works to the Garden of Remembrance at Weymouth Crematorium from 18 September 2023.
Work gets underway this September to preserve more of our roads using a preventative treatment called micro-surfacing.
Roads around Dorset are being resurfaced to repair damage.
On Friday 1 September, Dorset Council will remember Merchant Navy Veterans by holding a flag-raising ceremony at County Hall in Dorchester at 10am.
Every year, on August 24, Ukrainians celebrate breaking free of the Soviet Union in 1991. This year, the occasion takes place 18 months after Russian President Vladimir Putin’s attempt to roll back that freedom with tanks, soldiers and missiles.
Plans have been unveiled which will make a difference to the lives of children, young people and families in Dorset over the next ten years. A partnership of local agencies from across Dorset has published its ambitious Children Young People and Families Plan which details the work that it will carry out to create… Read more Ambitious ten year plan for families is announced
Weymouth Town Council’s annual summer season fireworks are proving to be as popular as ever, with large numbers of people expected to attend the displays throughout August. The Pineapple Project, with the help of Weymouth Town Council, has provided a pop-up safe space at the fireworks nights, where young women can access support and guidance,… Read more Pineapple project offers safeguarding for young women at summer season fireworks
Dorset’s young people are being thanked for their hard work and commitment in the run up to this year’s exams. Students receive their A-level and Functional Skills, BTECs and Level 3 Qualifications results on Thursday 17 August, and GCSEs on 24 August. Cllr Byron Quayle, Dorset Council Portfolio Holder for Children, Education, Skills and Early… Read more Students thanked for their hard work
Dorset Council is looking for people who would be willing to foster or provide supported lodgings for unaccompanied children and young people.
Foster with Dorset Council (Dorset Council’s fostering service) is delighted to announce a new partnership with Dorset County Football Association, lending its support to the Dorset Youth Cup Competitions for the 2023/24 season.
The community could have a Neighbourhood Plan if residents give it the go ahead.
What is it like to adopt? That is the question Aspire, the adoption agency for Dorset Council, has asked adopters as part of a new short film to encourage people across the county to consider adoption.
Leaders from social care, health and the parent carer community across Dorset have come together to sign a Joint Declaration of Support for our young people with special educational needs and disabilities as they move into adult life. The Declaration, signed by Executive Directors from Dorset Council’s Children’s and Adults Directorates, NHS Dorset, the Dorset… Read more Joint Declaration of Support for our Young People moving into Adulthood
Are you looking to make a difference to people living in your community? Do you need some capital funding for your project? The latest round of the Capital Leverage Fund which is managed by Dorset Council, is still open and welcoming applications for projects which will provide new and improved facilities for communities and residents… Read more Need some capital funding towards a community project?
Dorset History Centre (DHC), the county’s archive service has been awarded a £35,000 grant by the Archives Revealed programme at The National Archives. The highly competitive process identified the service’s efforts to catalogue the world-renowned archives of author Thomas Hardy as a high priority. DHC with its support charity Dorset Archives Trust has been leading… Read more Major boost for History Centre’s Hardy project fundraiser
Dorset Council has welcomed a new independent report calling for a national strategy on digital inclusion. For the past decade the council has led many local initiatives to help get people online – from rolling out superfast broadband to nearly 80,000 premises, gifting devices to people in need and creating a community of digital champions.… Read more National strategy needed to ensure no-one is left behind in the digital world
Households in the Dorset Council area are being asked to look out for an email asking residents to check whether the information on the electoral register is correct as part of the Annual Canvass for the Register of Electors. Every year councils must send a Household Enquiry Form to all properties in their area to… Read more Don’t lose your voice – reminder to respond to the Annual Electoral Canvass
Apprenticeships with Dorset Council are proving to be a real asset for upskilling the workforce and giving employees opportunities to fast track their careers. The number of people undertaking an apprenticeship increased by 52 per cent from 154 to 232 employees. The success of the programme can be largely attributed to a wider range of… Read more Council celebrates apprenticeship success
