To claim up to 30 hours free childcare from January 2020, parents should apply now to get their eligibility code.
Jackie and Mike have provided supported lodgings for young people in their home for 25 years.
The met office has issued a wind weather warning for Saturday 2 November. There will be very strong winds, with some rainfall from 4am until early afternoon.
Last week, a Weymouth resident was sentenced to 14 months’ imprisonment after being found guilty of multiple offences, including four environmental crimes.
“My name is Mike and I am a care leaver from Dorset. Throughout my childhood, I was considered to be ‘in-care’. This meant that I was under the protection of the council. Unlike most children who were in care,3 I lived with my dad. Living with one parent is tough, as you lack the adult… Read more Dorset Care Leaver thanks Council for support
Staff and volunteers at both Moors Valley Country Park and Forest near Ringwood and Durlston Country Park near Swanage are celebrating success in the 2019 Dorset Tourism Awards.
Dorset’s children in care and their foster families have been celebrated at the 2019 Star Awards.
Councillors and officers at Dorset Council have been celebrating success recently as their efforts to care for the environment and fight climate change have been recognised by several organisations.
Fancy doing your bit and helping us in our bid to tackle climate change? Join us in our annual Liftshare week and turn your daily commute into something much more enjoyable.
Dorset Council Cabinet has approved its draft Council Plan outlining the organisation’s aspirations and priorities for the next four years.
Care leavers in Dorset will not have to pay council tax until they are 25.
The reports for next week’s Dorset Council Cabinet meeting are now online. On Tuesday (1 October) councillors will discuss a number of issues, including:
A drainage engineer from Bournemouth has been prosecuted and ordered to pay over £9,000 after he misled a 94-year-old woman about work done at her West Parley home. On 18 September 2019, at Poole Magistrates’ Court, Brendon James White, aged 26, of Cheriton Avenue, Bournemouth, pleaded guilty to two offences under the Consumer Protection From… Read more Drainage engineer prosecuted for misleading 94-year-old Dorset woman
Dorset Council’s (DC) Climate Change Executive Advisory Panel met on Friday 13 September to listen to members from Extinction Rebellion and discuss the Council’s progress with their plans to tackle climate change.
Dorset Council has begun work on a new Dorset-wide Local Plan which will set out new homes, commercial areas and community facilities, whilst protecting the county’s special environment.
Dorset Council is considering introducing a community lottery. This is part of the our aim to develop a support package for the voluntary and community organisations.
Dorset Council has opened its Community Impact fund to back community projects that help improve the lives of local people.
The owner of a Dorset-based online fancy dress costume business has been ordered to pay up over £65,000 following a prosecution for the misuse of trade marks.
The Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman has published a report after an investigation found that Dorset County Council had failed to provide suitable provision for a child with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND).
IRONMAN returns Sunday 22 September and even if you are not planning on spectating and enjoying the event, make sure you understand the plans for the day as your journey may be affected.
Anyone wishing to work on the highway will soon have to apply for a permit to carry out work on Dorset roads.
Four new recruits have joined Superfast Dorset’s army of Digital Champions.
A report being presented to Dorset Council Cabinet on 30 July outlines its financial position and forecasts at the end of the first quarter of the financial year.
Camp Bestival returns to East Lulworth from Thursday 25 to Sunday 28 July.
So July, how did we get here already? I think I’ve stumbled through June in a haze of sleep deprived semi consciousness. Why ? Because my lovely cat decided to give birth to three kittens under my foster son’s bed. During a visit from his case social worker no less.
Last week Dorset council voted to support Safe Passage (Dorset), provided that the government fully funds the programme.
Most people believe that licensing landlords in parts of Weymouth could improve the lives of vulnerable people.
Victims of domestic violence are to be offered greater choice of accommodation in Dorset in a bid to help them rebuild their lives.
Parents and carers of children with special educational needs and disabilities are being asked to help plan short break activities in Dorset.
Dorset Council has a legal requirement to produce and adopt a new local plan within the next four to five years. This will eventually replace the local plans adopted by the separate district and borough councils that existed before Dorset Council was formed.
