Award recognises council’s commitment to its Armed Forces employees
Dorset Council has received the Armed Forces Covenant Silver Award as part of the Ministry of Defence’s Employer Recognition Scheme.
Pringles tubes and other paper containers with metal ends now accepted at Dorset recycling banks
Dorset Council, in partnership with the Alliance for Beverage Cartons & the Environment (ACE UK), is launching a new recycling service for paper containers with metal ends, such as Pringles tubes, hot chocolate, nuts and other products.
Help us bus back better
A survey has launched to find out how local bus services can be improved and what would make more people use them.
Have your say about Dorset’s town and parish council areas
From 5 August, people can give their comments as part of a review which aims to ensure Dorset’s town and parish councils continue to reflect the communities they represent.
Family friendly festival returns to Dorset
Camp Bestival is returning to Lulworth Castle this coming weekend, (30 & 31 July and 1 August) after a two-year hiatus due to the COVID pandemic.
New film to help you enjoy dog walks safely in the countryside this summer
Walking is great for our mental and physical health, and it is even more enjoyable when we have our four-legged friends with us. Thanks to a new film produced in collaboration with dog behaviourist Natalie Light, discover some top tips on how you and your dog can enjoy the great British countryside safely this summer.
Dorset Council begins removal of Westham Bridge Cycle Shelter after receiving local support
Officers in the Highways team at Dorset Council will begin removing the old bike shelter on Westham Bridge in Weymouth after a recent survey showed overwhelming support for relocating the facilities.
Summer in Dorset – Come join the fun!
Dorset Council is helping children and young people to enjoy a happy and healthy summer, with a programme of exciting things to do and nutritious meals. Summer in Dorset is an initiative designed to bring high-quality, accessible and affordable holiday activities to families in Dorset. Find out more A big part of Summer in… Read more Summer in Dorset – Come join the fun!
Dorset Council to reinstate virtual informal cabinet and committee meetings over the summer
Dorset Council cabinet and committee meetings held between now and the end of September will take place informally and online, due to increasing Covid-19 rates across Dorset. The latest figures record that in Dorset there were 261 Covid cases per 100,000 and 522 per 100,000 in the BCP area. Local hospitals have also reported increasing… Read more Dorset Council to reinstate virtual informal cabinet and committee meetings over the summer
Summer visitor campaign – Promise to Love Dorset – launches today
Visitors to Dorset are being asked to value the county’s unique environment, its often-perilous coastline and its residents through a new multimedia campaign called Promise to Love Dorset, which launches today, 21 July.
Update on schools – Managing Coronavirus
Dorset Council is working closely with Public Health Dorset and all schools to safely manage any Coronavirus cases that occur. All schools, colleges and education settings are following Dorset Council, Department for Education and Public Health guidance. Risk assessments have been carried out and hygiene measures are in place. Plans have been prepared to make… Read more Update on schools – Managing Coronavirus
New housing register to go live in Dorset
Changes to how residents can apply and be assessed for social housing in the Dorset Council area start today (19 July).
Council reports on its financial position
A report is due to go before Dorset Council Cabinet members at its meeting on 27 July, outlining the council’s financial position at the end of the first quarter.
Customer service point to re-open in Bridport
Customers in an and around Bridport will be able to gain information and advice about Dorset Council services in person at Mountfield from Wednesday, 21 July.
New campaign asks visitors to help protect our heathlands this summer
The Urban Heaths Partnership (UHP) is asking everyone who visits local heathlands and forests to help protect them this summer.
Dorset’s blue light services expecting a busy weekend
Emergency services in Dorset have met to discuss resilience issues in the county and are working together to ensure a safe level of service is maintained across the weekend.
Help Dorset children have summer holiday fun
Please volunteer to help children and young people in Dorset have fun during the summer holidays.
Dorset Council Local Plan Blog – How to get people to take part in a planning consultation.
I’m Fiona King, Senior Communications Officer at Dorset Council. I’m leading on the communications for Dorset Council’s very first Local Plan.
Help is still available
As COVID restrictions ease and government financial support reduces, Dorset residents are reminded to reach out for support if they are facing difficulty.
Look out for the domestic abuse campaign banners on council vehicles
A visual campaign has launched signposting people to support if they are experiencing domestic abuse.
The old women who lived in a shoe. Latest blog by Amanda (one of our brilliant foster carers)
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.
Planning convergence and transformation July 2021
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.
Digital Infrastructure Minister Matt Warman tours ground-breaking 5G research project
Minister for Digital Infrastructure Matt Warman MP today visited the 5G RuralDorset project and took a tour of the locations and use cases that make up the DCMS backed research project. Read the full story here
Traffic orders advertised for enhancement scheme
Statutory consultation is underway as part of the legal process to permanently remove parking bays and introduce a cycle lane along Weymouth’s Custom House Quay.
Play your part to make it a super Saturday
As the England team prepare for their quarter final match against Ukraine in Euro 2020, agencies across Dorset are asking the public to play their part in making it a safe, fun, and memorable event.
Bus back better plan begins in Dorset
In response to the Government’s new National Bus Strategy, which aims to make bus services more attractive, cheaper, easier to use, faster, more reliable, and greener, Dorset Council is developing a Bus Service Improvement Plan (BSIP). The plan will be a collaboration with local bus operators, community groups, business groups, and with passengers themselves.
Customer service points opening this July
Customers will be able to gain information and advice about council services in person across the Dorset Council area from Monday 5 July.
Dorset Council launches consultation to gather feedback on new Taxi Licensing Policy
Officers at Dorset Council want to find out what people think about their proposed new Taxi Licensing Policy, which has been created to update and replace all the different licensing policies that were in place while Dorset’s Borough and District councils were in operation.
Dorset Council celebrates the successful changing of bin collections for 34,000 households
Councillors and officers at Dorset Council are celebrating after they recently completed the successful change of bin collection rounds in North Dorset.
Temporary public safety measures in place for harbour wall at end of Peninsula
Dorset Council is moving the public walkway at the far end of Weymouth Peninsula back by 5 metres as a temporary measure, following a recently-received survey into the condition of the harbour walls in this area.
