Dorset Council is taking action to prevent residents from being harmed by gambling in the current cost-of-living crisis, by partnering with global specialists in gambling regulation, Betsmart Consulting.
Members of Dorset Council led a celebration to mark the completion of 21 new affordable homes in Hazelbury Bryan. Cllr Graham Carr-Jones, Portfolio Holder for Housing and Community Safety, Andrew Billany, Director of Housing and Community Safety at Dorset Council, Cllr Pauline Batstone for Blackmore Vale ward and the Chairman of Hazelbury Bryan Parish Council,… Read more Dorset Cllrs visit completed affordable homes in Hazelbury Bryan
A really special fostering family was celebrated at a recent event to launch Dorset Council’s Mockingbird programme. Mockingbird delivers sustainable foster care by replicating an extended family. It nurtures the relationships between children, young people and foster families, supporting them to build a resilient and caring community. The formation of the first extended family group,… Read more Celebration for an extra special family
A summary of comments from the consultation of the draft Dorset Council Local Plan is now published.
The Coronation of His Majesty King Charles III will take place on Saturday 6 May 2023 at Westminster Abbey in London. During the ceremony, the King will be crowned alongside Her Majesty The Queen Consort.
Dorset Council’s budget of £348m for 2023-24 has been approved by councillors at the Full Council meeting on 14 February. This continues the council’s commitment to maintain frontline services, without the need for cuts to balance the budget. Dorset Council provides around 450 different services to just under 380,000 residents. This year’s budget setting exercise… Read more Council approves a balanced budget which protects frontline services
Following the government announcement today of the next round of funding for Family Hubs, Dorset is set to launch its second hub at Wimborne later this month. Dorset was part of the first round of local authorities, announced by the government last May, who benefited from an award of £875,450 to set up Family Hubs… Read more Dorset Council announces second Family Hub
Two of Dorset’s adult hospices – Lewis-Manning Hospice Care at Poole and Dorchester-based Weldmar Hospicecare have joined the Dorset Care Record. The hospices, which offer free of charge specialist palliative nursing care to people with life-limiting illnesses, will be able to receive the most up to date information available from health and social care organisations… Read more Two hospices for adults join the Dorset Care Record
A recent survey carried out by Dorset Youth found that over 40% of young people in Dorset either didn’t know (21.3%) or weren’t sure (19.2%) how to access mental health advice. To tackle this, Dorset’s Suicide Prevention Group is launching a new campaign for Children’s Mental Health Week (6-12 February) highlighting the wide range of… Read more RUOK? campaign launches for Children’s Mental Health Week 6-12 February
Families in Ferndown will be able to access a wide variety of services more easily following the opening of Dorset’s first Family Hub which opened to a warm reception from local residents and staff.
We’re making a positive impact on our carbon footprint through the way we construct and maintain roads in Dorset.
But all you will see are new operators, a change in the number of the service and a slightly changed timetable. School pupils using these services will be able to use their existing bus passes until new ones have been issued.
Repairs to Charmouth Beach footbridge are to finish later than expected.
A local community has taken a significant step closer to having greater influence over planning decisions in their area. A final version of the Chesil Bank Neighbourhood Plan (Incorporating the villages of Portesham, Abbotsbury, Langton Herring and Fleet) has been submitted to the council for examination.
Dorset Council’s Cabinet has taken the decision to defer their “Council tax premiums on second homes and empty properties” report to allow more councillors to be involved before a decision is made.
A review of the impact of changes to parking charges in the Dorset Council area has been presented to Dorset councillors.
Government has announced today, 19 January, that Dorset Council has been successful in securing £19.5 million of Levelling Up funding, intended for investment in Weymouth.
Holocaust Memorial Day (HMD) is held annually on 27 January to remember the millions of people who died during the Holocaust, and in the later genocides that followed in Cambodia, Rwanda, Bosnia and Darfur.
Voters will need to show an accepted form of photographic identification next time they go to the polling station.
Five libraries are offering the chance to borrow an iPad for up to six weeks free of charge.
New guidance recently introduced by the Environment Agency means Dorset Council must treat upholstered furniture differently when it is being disposed of from now on.
Dorset Council has purchased 13 acres of land near Blandford to transform into a wildlife haven and is looking for volunteers to help plant trees and hedges. The land, which is currently arable fields and woodland, adjoins the Green Flag award winning Milldown Nature Reserve and North Dorset Trailway near Blandford. The aim of the… Read more Dorset Council to create new nature reserve
Following one of the driest summers on record it could have been expected that the chances of groundwater flooding this winter would be very low. However, with much higher than average rainfall totals for the autumn 2023 is already looking rather soggy – and there’s more rain in the forecast for the rest of this… Read more Flood warnings across Dorset for January
A public walkway at West Bay Harbour is to be temporarily closed by Dorset Council for safety reasons, preventing access to public conveniences.
Dorset Council has published its initial proposals to deliver a balanced budget next financial year, 2023-24. The council’s total net budget for 2023-24 will be £348 million.
Central government has confirmed that Dorset Council is to receive around £4.5m over the next two years to continue several key programmes, as well as launch some new initiatives.
There is still time to apply for funding if you have a sports, arts, or heritage project or event you wish to get off the ground in the new year.
Dorset Council residents under the age of 16 are able to access free swimming from 17th December to the 1st of January in many of the leisure centres across the county. This opportunity follows on from the success of the free swimming available over this years summer holiday that saw almost 30,000 sessions… Read more Free Christmas holiday Swimming sessions for children and young people.
A Gold Award has been given to Dorset Council as part of the Ministry of Defence Employer Recognition Scheme at a recent Official Ceremony in Dartmouth.
This week, a new arrival has appeared at Shaftesbury Children’s Centre & Nursery, bringing festive cheer to families and children thanks to the very generous donation of a beautiful real Christmas tree from Orchard Park Garden Centre in Gillingham. The tree welcomes people in the entrance area of the Children’s Centre and it has been… Read more Shaftesbury Children’s Centre has been kindly donated a Christmas tree
