New system for housing now live
A new system to help customers in need of housing support is now up and running in the Dorset Council area.
A chance to have your say on the Draft Air Quality Action Plan
A draft Air Quality Action Plan has been published and Dorset Council is asking for your views on the plan.
Show your appreciation for Dorset’s Volunteer Heroes
Throughout the pandemic, volunteers across the country have played an essential part in helping people stay safe and have kept our communities going.
Council is making progress on planning applications
Dorset Council has cleared the planning validation backlog. This means that planning applications are now being validated within a few days of receipt. The council’s planning transformation project has brought together planning data from five former district councils onto one planning database. This, combined with the introduction of more efficient processes, has enabled the team… Read more Council is making progress on planning applications
16 days of action to tackle Domestic Abuse
25 November marks the beginning of a national campaign, 16 days of Action Against Domestic Abuse (25 November to 10 December).
Dorset Council’s Children’s Services celebrate ‘Good’ Ofsted rating
Children’s Services at Dorset Council have been judged as ‘Good’ by Ofsted, following an inspection of local authority children’s services (ILACS) in September.
New progress report shows Dorset Council on its way to becoming carbon neutral
Dorset Council has published its first Climate and Ecological Emergency Strategy Progress Report, which focusses on action we have taken towards achieving our carbon emission targets over the past year as well as highlighting some of the work underway to deliver the strategy.
New bike storage supports more people to cycle to school
Pupils and teachers at schools across Dorset are enjoying space for 260 more cycles following the installation of brand new cycle storage facilities.
Dorset’s new SEND school named and getting ready for students
Progress continues at Dorset’s new school in Shaftesbury for children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND).
First festival for Dorset carers to be held on Carers Rights Day
Dorset and BCP Councils are teaming up with a host of organisations for the Carers Dorset Festival on Thursday 25 November, which is also national Carers Rights Day.
Have your say on the Draft Dorset Domestic Abuse Strategy
Dorset residents and stakeholders are invited to have their say on the draft Dorset Domestic Abuse Strategy 2021-2024.
5GRuralDorset Leads World in 5G Satellite Backhaul Research
World firsts are rare. Yet for the second time in recent months, the 5GRuralDorset project has found itself at the cutting edge of telecommunications research. Read more here
Start date confirmed for Weymouth Railway Station transformation
Construction on the transformation of the Weymouth train station’s forecourt (Weymouth Station Gateway) is set to start on Monday 22 November. The Pocket Park element of the scheme will start early in the New Year.
Award-winning charity to provide Dorset’s SENDIAS service
From February 2022, Dorset Council’s special educational needs and disability information, advice and support service (SENDIASS) will be run by Family Action, a long-established charity that supports all families.
How Dorset Council is spending £19m to make our buildings greener and cleaner
Dorset Council officers have been working hard with councillors on plans to update and upgrade Council properties using £19 million of grant funding, awarded to help us tackle the Climate and Ecological Emergency.
Launch of The Harbour – Rethinking Care for Young People, the right service at the right time
A new home for up to five Dorset children and young people, called The Harbour, is being built in the grounds of 45 Dorchester Road, Weymouth.
Dorset Council letter to Government – Help us tackle the Climate Emergency
As COP26 continues, Dorset Council has sent letters to key members of central government calling for further help in tackling the Climate and Ecological Emergency. The following summarises the key points within the correspondence.
Garden community proposal – Council appoints consultants to consider future plans for growth
Work continues on the policies that underpin the Dorset Council Local Plan to ensure that it provides Dorset residents with the accommodation, employment and facilities that they will need over the next 17 years. This includes the need to provide housing for people who cannot afford to buy or rent from the housing market.
Dorset Council Remembrance Service to be live-streamed
Dorset will be remembering the tragic loss of life following two World Wars and other conflicts in more recent years at its annual Remembrance service on Thursday 11 November.
Contraflow cycle lane withdrawn from Custom House Quay proposals
A previously deferred report on public realm improvements to Custom House Quay in Weymouth, is due to be presented to the Western and Southern Area Planning Committee this Thursday, 4 November.
The second round of the Community and Culture Project Fund has launched
The Dorset Council managed fund helps ‘not for profit’ community groups or cultural groups that are looking for funds. These groups can be museums, community, sports or arts organisations. The fund can award up to £5,000 towards a project.
Dorset Council Local Plan comments are published
The comments that were received during the first consultation of the Draft Dorset Council Local Plan have been published on the council’s website.
Bus back better bid submitted
Dorset Council has submitted its bid for the Government’s Bus Back Better £3 billion fund to revitalise the nation’s bus services.
A bold and ambitious plan to support Dorset’s children and young people with Special Educational Needs or Disabilities (SEND)
Dorset Council has secured £37.5m for the next five years to help deliver a bold and ambitious strategy to provide the best education for all of Dorset’s children and young people with Special Educational Needs or Disability (SEND).
Dorset Council launches consultation to shape the future of Dorset’s library service
Dorset Council has launched a public consultation to inform how they develop and deliver their library service in the future. Library users and non-users are being asked to share their views. The consultation runs from 25 October 2021 to 7 January 2022 and is available online.
Help improve public paths and open space in Dorset for walking, horse riding and cycling
The Dorset Local Access Forum are looking for people who want to improve Dorset’s paths and open spaces for local people and visitors.
Dorset Council wins funding to improve poorly insulated rented homes
Dorset Council has been awarded £98,000 of Government funding, after applying to a national competition, to improve the most poorly insulated rented homes in Dorset.
Road construction in full swing in Gillingham
Construction work south of Gillingham is underway to build the Principal Street, which will support the expansion of the north Dorset town.
Former council offices to be temporarily used as NHS clinics
Dorset health organisations are working with Dorset Council to create a space for rapid access clinics in South Walks House, Dorchester, as part of a county-wide effort to tackle NHS waiting lists.
Headteacher joins new school in Shaftesbury
Katie Charles has been appointed as the Headteacher of Dorset Council’s new school for children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND).
