Dorset Council can announce a strong step forward in its work with Registered Provider Housing Associations, responding to the growing need for affordable housing. In the year to March 2021, 301 new affordable homes were built by Housing Associations or acquired by the council. In the last year, to March 2022, there was success in… Read more 75 per cent increase in the number of affordable homes built in a year
A partnership between Dorset Council, SEA LIFE Weymouth and Sea Hives Ltd has successfully installed four Sea Hives underwater in Weymouth Harbour, suspended from the Pleasure Pier.
Dorset Council and Swanage Town Council have announced plans to jointly light a Beacon for The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee on the evening of Thursday, June 2, 2022. The Beacon is one of thousands being lit in the UK and the Commonwealth, and forms part of the official programme announced by Buckingham Palace for the Jubilee Weekend. The Beacon… Read more Proud to be part of The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee Beacons and Associated Activities
A recently published progress report has revealed how well Dorset Council is performing in its efforts to tackle the Climate and Ecological Emergency (CEE).
In a bid to support residents with rising living costs, Dorset Council has awarded £90K from the Government’s 2021 Household Support Fund to various food schemes over the last five months.
A site visit to see the development of 21 new affordable homes has taken place. Councillor Graham Carr-Jones, Portfolio Holder for Housing and Community Safety, and Andrew Billany, Corporate Director of Housing visited the Abri development in Hazelbury Bryan which will deliver much needed affordable homes for the area. The homes are being delivered by… Read more New affordable homes being developed
Foster carers from across Dorset have been recognised at an awards ceremony in Weymouth.
Dorset Council has noticed an increase in damage being caused to its trees by some people across the county, including in Weymouth, Corfe Mullen, Alderholt and Sturminster Marshall.
Coombe House School, Shaftesbury will open for children with special educational needs on Monday 16 May.
To mark the start of #FosterCareFortnight we are shining a light on our fantastic fostering community, to hear what made them decide to foster with Dorset Council and the advice they’d give to others who are considering it.
An online mental health event for the Armed Forces community will take place on Thursday 12 May at 2pm as part of the wider National Mental Health Awareness Week (9 to 15 May).
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Dorset Council is reminding families feeling the financial squeeze to check if their child could receive a free daily lunch at school. This could save them up to £450 per year per child.
Dorset is taking part in a pilot inspection of its local area services for children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) by Ofsted and the Care Quality Commission (CQC).
Local MP, Richard Drax, has voiced his support for a new children’s home in Weymouth during a visit to the Harbour children’s residential hub at Dorchester Road.
Parents and carers in the Dorset Council area will find out today (19 April) which reception, junior or middle school their children will be joining in September 2022.
Dorset Council is delighted to share that we have a workable plan to keep Redlands Community Sports Hub in Weymouth open – which includes all the buildings.
As preparations gather pace and street parties are being planned across the county to celebrate the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee for the special four-day bank holiday weekend (Thursday 2 June until Sunday 5 June), Dorset Council is reminding residents that the deadline for applications for temporary road closures is fast approaching.
We are transferring the planning information for the former Dorset County Council into the new Dorset Council planning platform. This is the final sixth phase to move all former district, borough, and county planning systems into one.
People in Lyme Regis and Charmouth have cast their votes and the results are in following the by-election yesterday (7 April).
Making the difference We are excited to announce a range of opportunities to join our Organisational Development Service here at Dorset Council. We are celebrating our third birthday – over those three years we’ve changed significantly, both in terms of the service coming together and adapting our ways of working to deliver our services in… Read more Come and make a difference as part of our Organisational Development Service
The 5G RuralDorset project has extended its Government-funded trials looking to support vulnerable independent people (VIPs) in their own homes. Read more here.
Lockdowns, restrictions and hardship have contributed to a major increase in mental health issues during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Local people of Lyme Regis and Charmouth will go to the polls on Thursday 7 April 2022 to elect a new councillor for Dorset Council.
Local charities and community organisations across the county continued with their vital work thanks to a bumper financial support package from Dorset Council during the Pandemic.
A test purchasing exercise, organised by Dorset Council Trading Standards found that nicotine ‘vapes’ are being sold to underage customers.
Saturday 2 April marks the 40th anniversary of the start of the Falklands War which lasted 74 days after Argentine forces invaded the Falklands in 1982.
A new training programme will enable health and social care professionals to be more aware and better serve the needs of autistic people across the county. Autism is a complex, lifelong developmental disability which can impact a person’s social skills, communication, relationships and self-regulation. Autistic people may act in different ways to others and sometimes find it difficult… Read more Bold new training programme will improve the lives of people with autism
From Monday 28 March, Dorset Council will be rolling out new car park charges in council-owned car parks across the county.
Dorset Council’s Waste Enforcement and Legal teams scored another victory in court this week, as a rogue trader was prosecuted for transporting and disposing of commercial waste at a Household Recycling Centre (HRC, or “the tip”), as well as failing to provide correct paperwork.
