By Theresa Leavy, Dorset Council Executive Director for People – Children The tragic abduction and murder of Sarah Everard sent shock waves through our society in a week when we celebrated both International Women’s Day and Mother’s Day.
Weymouth residents have shown widespread support for the proposed public realm improvements on Custom House Quay.
The project will combine the six legacy planning systems into one single software platform. 47 years of planning information has already been transferred to the new system for the former North and West District Councils.
On Thursday 6 May 2021 residents in the Dorset Council area will have their say in the Dorset Police and Crime Commissioner elections, some town and parish council by-elections and some neighbourhood plan referendums. (more…)
From 1 April 2021, the slipway area at Bowleaze Cove in Weymouth will be changed to a non-motorised vessel zone. This means PWC (Personal Water Craft) users wishing to launch will be directed to the nearest slipway in Weymouth Harbour, Commercial Road.
Dorset Council’s Scrutiny Committee will meet on 25 March to discuss recommendations to reduce the number of council-owned offices in Dorchester by using buildings more efficiently, offering annual savings of over half a million pounds.
On Tuesday 16 March, officers from Dorset Council’s Waste Enforcement Team carried out an operation targeting untaxed vehicles in the Lynch Lane area of Weymouth that were reported as abandoned by members of the public.
Electric vehicle chargepoints have been installed and are live at Dorset Council car parks around the county.
March marks the start of the ground-nesting bird season and as the pressure from visitors to our open spaces has increased during lockdown, so has the pressure on the creatures that live in them.
Council tax bills are being sent out from this week. This article aims to explain Dorset Council’s budget and the reasons for the council tax increase.
Personal Assistants can now request free personal protective equipment (PPE) from Dorset Council to help reduce the spread of COVID-19.
The consultation on Dorset Council Local Plan ends on 15 March. The plan, once adopted, will guide decisions on planning applications in Dorset until 2038.
Councillors and officers are working hard on how they intend to update and upgrade Dorset Council’s properties using £19 million of grant funding, awarded by the government to help to tackle the Climate and Ecological Emergency.
A boat deck on Castle Cove beach will be demolished next week. The deck, which is privately owned, started breaking up in recent storms and is now a hazard.
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole (BCP) Council and Dorset Council, in partnership with Public Health Dorset, are offering support to help people get to their COVID-19 vaccination appointments safely.
A number of voluntary and community sector organisations across Dorset will benefit from funding support in the coming new financial year, thanks to Dorset Council.
The mortality support facility (MSF) that was activated as part of Dorset’s ongoing response to the current Covid-19 emergency has been placed on standby.
Trained advisers will be able to help Dorset residents who cannot get online to complete their 2021 census.
Dorset Council will propose to stop funding their last three Tourist Information Centres (TICs) in Dorchester, Sherborne and Wareham that it currently runs, and investigate alternative ways of providing these services in the future.
Dorset Council has agreed to increase its budget for financial year 2021-22 to just under £313m (from £304m the year before).
Dorset Council is highlighting the problem of long-term empty properties during Empty Homes Week, 15 – 21 February 2021.
The latest round of Additional Restrictions Grants (ARG Phase 2) covering the current lockdown period opened to new applicants on Friday 12 February.
Small Robot Company, Wessex Internet, Telint and Dorset Council partner to deliver step-change in rural connectivity and agricultural productivity Read more on the 5G RuralDorset website
The consultation for the Dorset Local Plan is halfway through, but there’s still plenty of time to have your say. The consultation closes on 15 March.
Dorset Council understands there are concerns about the future of St Catherine’s Catholic Primary School in Wimborne. The future of the school is not Dorset Council’s decision but we are on hand to support families and understand their concerns.
Dorset Police is joining forces with partner agencies in the county to ask the public to stay local and explore from their door this February half term rather than travel to Dorset.
Despite the challenges presented by the pandemic, Dorset Council is proceeding with several exciting projects, works and proposals in Weymouth throughout 2021.
This week marks an extremely sad occasion in Dorset as the county passes the milestone of 1,000 Covid-19-related deaths.
The Dorset Council wide Dog related Public Spaces Protection Order (PSPO) came into force on the 1 January 2021. During the first month Dorset Council focused on advice and guidance to dog-owners explaining the new rules.
Dorset Council is working with the care sector across the county to support them in keeping residents and staff safe during the COVID-19 pandemic
