This month saw the launch of the Home Upgrade Grant in Dorset, a government-funded scheme helping homeowners and landlords improve the energy efficiency of their homes. Through the scheme, households who do not use mains gas for heating, are on a low income, and have a low energy rating could be eligible for grants for… Read more Grants available to help Dorset’s vulnerable households save energy and lower bills
On Friday 1 September, Dorset Council will remember Merchant Navy Veterans by holding a flag-raising ceremony at County Hall in Dorchester at 10am.
2023 marks the 39th year of Volunteers’ Week (1-7 June), when Dorset Council will join thousands of charities and voluntary organisations in celebrating the contribution volunteers make across Dorset. With this year’s theme of ‘Celebrate and Inspire’ we want to say a big thank you to all the wonderful volunteers and hopefully also encourage more… Read more Volunteers’ Week 2023: Celebrate and Inspire
Grants of up to £5,000 are available for projects that bring communities across Dorset together.
Low-income households in the Dorset Council area will be able to apply for the next round of the Household Support Fund (HSF) to help with rising costs.
Extensive works to renovate a long-term empty property in Blandford are nearing completion, to provide much needed accommodation and the chance for residents to make plans for the rest of their lives.
The Urban Heaths Partnership (UHP), Litter Free Dorset (LFD) and Dorset & Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Service (DWFRS) are working together to raise awareness of the risk of wildfires on heathland and forests during the soaring summer temperatures.
Dorset Council and Dorset County Hospital have agreed a 20-year lease for use of South Walks House building in Dorchester, owned by the council.
Dorset Council is working closely with local voluntary and community organisations to ensure refugees arriving from Ukraine will be warmly welcomed and receive the support they need.
Councillors, officers, and keen gardeners are celebrating as Dorset Council can finally hand over a new set of seven allotments to a local community in Weymouth.
Cllr Laura Miller, Dorset Council’s Portfolio Holder for Customer and Community Services, has provided an update on Redlands and the current discussions around the future of the on-site sports centre.
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Residents are being urged to prepare for Christmas and the winter months by making plans for possible COVID-19 self-isolation.
Hundreds of people logged on or joined events for the first Carers Dorset Festival and some are now available online for unpaid carers to watch.
Residents in need, including vulnerable families, will receive help with the cost of food and heating and other essentials this winter.
Dorset Council has published its initial proposals to deliver a balanced budget next financial year, 2022-23. Proposals will go to both Place & Resources Scrutiny Committee and People & Health Scrutiny Committee for consideration on 10 December.
The Queen’s Green Canopy (QGC) is a new initiative that encourages people across the UK to plant trees to mark the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee in 2022.
Dorset residents and stakeholders are invited to have their say on the draft Dorset Domestic Abuse Strategy 2021-2024.
Dorset health organisations are working with Dorset Council to create a space for rapid access clinics in South Walks House, Dorchester, as part of a county-wide effort to tackle NHS waiting lists.
Dorset Council’s Targeted Youth Workers are actively exploring the places, spaces, and situations in your local area where young people may be out and about.
Dorset Council was recently awarded around £380,000 for projects to help women and girls feel safer on our streets as part of the Government’s Safer Streets Fund.
Dorset Council is urging people who are on the current housing register to re-register on the new Dorset Council Home Choice system no later than Wednesday 1 December to keep their place on the housing register.
We are asking for Dorset businesses and organisations to step-up and lend their support to help young people who have been brought into the care of the Council, who are looking to develop their independence, and may not have the usual support of friends and family.
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More organisations are set to benefit from the first round of funding from Dorset Council’s Community and Culture Project Fund.
With over 58,000 military veterans in Dorset, Dorset Council is reminding current and former members of the Armed Forces, and their families, that support is available for them.
Dorset Council is urging private landlords and owners of second homes to come forward if they can provide suitable accommodation for the Afghan relocation scheme.
This week, residents of a pioneering Dorset Council scheme for adults in social care – a first of its kind in the United Kingdom – are celebrating one year of living independently.
A new multi-agency initiative has been launched to help look after vulnerable people on nights out in Weymouth, taking pressure off the ambulance service and A&E wards.
Changes to how residents can apply and be assessed for social housing in the Dorset Council area start today (19 July).
