Dorset Council Community Impact Fund (DCIF) round 5 is now open for applications. The fund aims to provide support to local groups and organisations that are helping vulnerable people and their local communities to recover and stay safe after the easing of lockdown.
Dorset Council’s annual accounts for its first operating year have been published today (Monday 3 August). The accounts show the council’s spending over the 2019/20 financial year, as well as the income it has received from various services and funding sources. In its first year of operation Dorset Council carried the costs of merging six councils into one… Read more Dorset Council publishes its first annual accounts
Our innovative relocatable social housing development in Wareham will start to welcome its first residents next week.
The Roma Flag will be flying over County Hall this weekend and on Monday in commemoration of the deaths of the 23,000 Roma and Sinti murdered by the Nazis at Auschwitz.
Dorset Council is delighted to announce that the new Weymouth seafront toilets and Beach Control Office are nearing completion.
Over the last two years 11 barn owl boxes have been installed in trees and barns on Dorset Council farms. Now 25 per cent of Dorset Council farms have an owl box.
The weather forecast is set for warm and sunny for this weekend and Dorset Council want residents and visitors to enjoy the summer safely.
Dorset Council has approved a request from Weymouth Town Council for the designation of a Neighbourhood Area, which is the first formal stage of preparing a plan. A Neighbourhood Plan aims to give residents more control over planning policy in their local area, and where land is earmarked for new homes, shops and offices in… Read more Weymouth designated a Neighbourhood Area
Our ambition is to enable clean, inclusive, sustainable and good quality economic growth across the whole council area. This will bring improved standards of living, quality of life, health, and wellbeing for all of Dorset’s residents.
This summer, residents will be able to choose their own books once again as libraries start to reopen in Dorset, just in time for some holiday reading!
Councillors and officers at Dorset Council have outlined their vision for Dorset’s economy and how they intend to work with partners, communities and businesses to deliver sustainable growth.
In a Quarter One Financial Management Report going to the Cabinet meeting on 28 July, Dorset Council outlines its latest financial position, including the impact of the COVID-19 response on budgets.
A new special school will be built in Dorset so more children can be educated closer to their homes.
You may have seen some coverage in the press recently about Dorset Council accommodating lots of rough sleepers in a couple of hotels on Weymouth seafront during the coronavirus pandemic. So what’s been happening and why?
Increased monitoring and work to direct the flow of rainwater is recommended for old Castle Road in Weymouth, following a specialist geotechnical report.
Partner agencies in Dorset are urging communities and visitors to the county to enjoy the summer holidays safely.
Dorset Council (DC) has published the first draft of their Climate and Ecological Emergency strategy online, ahead of the document being discussed by councillors at the Place Scrutiny meeting on 23 July.
This month I’ve had the pleasure of having a very inspiring young man on daily respite at my house who made me think about how difficult it’s been for young people in care in these crazy times.
Following a weekend of very few incidents across the county, Dorset Council is saying thank you to local people and visitors for helping it pass off successfully. Aside from a small number of isolated incidents of antisocial behaviour in the larger towns, there are no big issues to report from the weekend. Numbers at Durdle… Read more Council says thanks to residents and visitors
Dorset Council is reassuring local people that it has measures in place across the county to cope with any influx of visitors to Dorset. Now that most pubs, restaurants, bars, hotels and B&B businesses are open, the council is expecting Dorset to be busy this weekend, especially as the weather forecast is looking good. Coastal… Read more Dorset Council prepared for crowds this weekend
Dorset Innovation Park Enterprise Zone, Wool, welcomes its latest land purchase and development of a research and innovation centre. Dorset Council is proud to announce the sale to Draper Ventilation Limited [draperVENT]. Dorset LEP has allocated a £740,000 Growing Places Fund loan to draperVENT, who will increase the total investment to £1.7 million for the… Read more New £1.7 million agri-tech innovation centre at Dorset Innovation Park
In April 2019 Dorset Council became a unitary authority. This reorganisation combined district, borough and county councils. All six organisations had their own versions of planning management software from two different suppliers.
People using Sherborne Household Recycling Centre (HRC, or “the tip”) on West Mill Lane will no longer need to use the Terrace Playing Fields car park to collect a ticket before entry from Saturday 11 July.
As a licensing authority, we are asking for your views on two new policies. These are two new policies for Licensing and Gambling. The policies are intended to set out what we expect of premises licence and permit holders. These include betting shops, bingo halls, amusement arcades, gaming machines in pubs and clubs, pubs,… Read more Council seeks views on draft Licensing and Gambling Policies
Residents and local businesses are being asked to give their views on the latest proposals for Bridport Gateway – an innovative community development in the heart of Bridport.
It’s Srebrenica Memorial Week (5 -11 July). This year is particularly poignant as it marks the 25th anniversary of the Srebrenica genocide.
Dorset Council wishes to support economic recovery and help local businesses adapt to the current social distancing requirements. The Council recognises that this is a challenging time for many businesses, and we will be taking a pragmatic approach to planning requirements, to support businesses wherever possible.
As more businesses look to reopen their doors from 4 July, Dorset Council is working with town and parish councils, and alongside Dorset Police, to ensure the safety of residents and visitors across the county while social distancing measures remain in place.
On the 4th July 2020, Weymouth’s Town Bridge will be 90 years old.
What would make Dorset the best place in the world to grow up?
