A trader caught selling counterfeit clothing at a Dorset car boot sale has been ordered to pay £40,000, undertake 250 hours of unpaid work and given a suspended prison sentence.
A new Minerals Plan which includes sites for future quarrying is nearing completion. The plan covers the Dorset and Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council areas.
If you live near West Bay, you will know that Dorset Council and the Environment Agency are working on vital £10 million sea defences, but did you know:
Leaders of political groups for Dorset Council are voted in At their first meetings following the local elections on 2 May, members from the Green group, Alliance for Local Living (ALL) group, Labour and the Liberal Democrats have voted in their respective leaders.
If you’re interested in fostering, now is the time to find out more. During Foster Care Fortnight (13-26 May), Dorset Council’s fostering team is out and about at a series of drop-in session and events across the county.
Dorset goes to the polls on Thursday 2 May 2019 to choose the first representatives of the brand new Dorset Council. Elections to the town and parish councils in the Dorset area are also taking place on the same day.
So the first of March, I woke up and opened my curtains to embrace the first signs of Spring. I then shut them rather sharpish when I’d realised I’d forgotten the builders had started and I was seriously not appropriately attired.
The renovation works have been completed on the Grade I listed Kings Statue in Weymouth this week. Our contractors won awards for the work that they carried out on the jubilee clock last year. You can read more about that project here.
You should have received your Council Tax bill for the year 2019/20 at the beginning of March. We’ve compiled answers to commonly asked questions that we know you’ve been asking, and hopefully have debunked some myths along the way.
Background Last year, Weymouth and Portland’s management committee agreed funding for improved toilet facilities in central Weymouth. These facilities will be a conversion of the ground floor area of the existing Beach Office. To maximise the amount of available space, works will also include an extension to the Beach Office at first floor level. They… Read more What will Weymouth’s new and improved toilets look like?
As part of their current ‘Tip-Off’ anti-flytipping campaign, Dorset Council is directly addressing some of the comments it hears from residents in the fight against the illegal dumping of waste.
Dispute settled In a joint statement, Weymouth and Portland Borough Council and North Quay Weymouth Ltd said: “We are pleased to be able to announce an amicable settlement to the disputed issues around the sale of the Council’s former offices at North Quay, Weymouth. “The agreement involves a clean break, with NQWL retaining the deposit paid… Read more North Quay dispute settled
RSS stands for ‘Really Simple Syndication’ – and it genuinely is really simple!
Basically, most blogs or websites these days will create something called an RSS feed, and that is a single file which contains information about any new posts, blogs or pages which have been added to the site in question.
To an everyday web user, this file might look a bit strange, which is where a ‘feed reader’ comes in very useful.
So what is a feed reader?
A feed reader is a piece of software that lets you store a collection of all of your favourite feeds from different websites. They all operate slightly differently, but the end result is usually the same: you get to see a constantly updated list of news from all of your favourite websites, all in one place.
This means you don’t have to jump around all over the internet to get all of the latest news you are interested in, it saves both time and effort. Plus, with feed readers now appearing in a wide range of internet browsers, you don’t even have to open another piece of software.
Sounds good, where do I start?
The best place to begin is probably on Google. Do a search for ‘Feed readers’, and have a look around and see if there are any that take your fancy.
Or, to set up a feed reader in your browser, the following information is available:
And remember, if you have any questions at all, please don’t hesitate to ask us: webteam@dorsetforyou.com
Publications – Dorset Council News
The aim of the magazine is to keep residents fully informed of what’s happening across the Dorset Council area. The magazine provides updates on the work of the council and on local issues. There is no cost to residents; the design, printing and distribution of the magazine are covered by advertising.
The magazine will be published three times a year. The first issue, published in June 2019, will be delivered to all households. Dorset Council News will also be available in all Dorset libraries and on audio tape/CD on request.
If you have any comments or questions on the magazine please contact the Communications team at comms@dorsetcouncil.gov.uk or on 01305 858233.
