Dorset Council has successfully secured over £900,000 worth of funding to improve sections of two National Cycle Network routes in Dorset this summer.
Dorset Highways maintenance gangs are out across the council area continuing to repair road damage.
Micro-surfacing works are getting underway to help preserve more of Dorset Council’s road network.
Solar panels have been installed on the roof of Durlston Castle in Dorset this month as part of Dorset Council’s continued efforts to reduce carbon emissions across its estate.
Work is underway to repair rural and residential roads as part Dorset Council’s annual programme of surface dressing.
Residents who wouldn’t usually ask for help are being encouraged to reach out for support early as the cost of living rises and Dorset Council is working with its partners to signpost people to the right place to meet their circumstances.
Today is Dorset Day – an opportunity for us to shine a light on the people, places and natural environment that make our county so special.
Dorset Council’s army of volunteer digital champions is growing to help meet the growing digital skills need in the county. Six new recruits have come on board to join the council’s team of digital champions to help even more of the county’s residents get online. Research has shown that nearly a third of Dorset’s residents… Read more Dorset’s army of volunteer digital champions is growing
If you are planning a new build, an extension or conversion of your home, then the changes to the building regulations are important.
Work is underway to repair rural and residential roads as part Dorset Council’s annual programme of surface dressing.
A new state-of-the-art innovation centre was formally opened by Minister for Defence Procurement, Mr Jeremy Quin MP, at a ribbon-cutting ceremony last week.
Dorset Highways maintenance gangs are out across the council area continuing to repair road damage.
Schools, libraries and a visitor attraction in Dorset are set to be among the first in the country to benefit from next generation full-fibre broadband using the government’s £5 billion Project Gigabit funding. Dorset Council has been awarded nearly £900,000 to oversee the project and Blandford-based Wessex Internet has secured the contract to deliver the… Read more Dorset centres among the first to benefit from £5 billion Project Gigabit
Micro-surfacing works are getting underway to help preserve more of Dorset Council’s road network.
Work is underway to repair rural and residential roads as part Dorset Council’s annual programme of surface dressing.
A recently published progress report has revealed how well Dorset Council is performing in its efforts to tackle the Climate and Ecological Emergency (CEE).
Dorset Councillors have approved eight new Public Spaces Protection Orders for 2022. The new orders will replace the existing orders for West Dorset and Weymouth & Portland.
A company has pleaded guilty to misleading a Dorset couple into urgently buying roofing work at an excessive price.
Concerns are being raised that road safety could be at risk, following damage to several community.
Dorset Council has noticed an increase in damage being caused to its trees by some people across the county, including in Weymouth, Corfe Mullen, Alderholt and Sturminster Marshall.
Work is underway to repair rural and residential roads as part Dorset Council’s annual programme of surface dressing.
Dorset Highways maintenance gangs are out across the county continuing to repair road damage.
Work is underway to repair rural and residential roads as part Dorset Council’s annual programme of surface dressing.
Residents with a disability will receive more support to get into work and expand their horizons with a new partnership between the council and national disability employment specialists, Pluss. People with a learning or physical disability, autism or mental health needs, will receive bespoke support to search for, secure and retain employment. The assistance ranges… Read more Residents with a disability to be supported into work
In October 2021, Dorset Council launched an 11-week public consultation to inform how they develop and deliver the library service in the future.
With spring on the way, Dorset Council’s annual road investment programme is hotting up!
In October last year we launched the Dorset Education Advice Line – an advice line for parents and carers who are worried their child might not be making the progress they should be, or who may believe their child might have emerging special educational needs.
We are transferring the planning information for the former Dorset County Council into the new Dorset Council planning platform. This is the final sixth phase to move all former district, borough, and county planning systems into one.
Dorset Council and Litter Free Dorset will once again be encouraging residents and visitors to celebrate Dorset’s roadside verges as havens for biodiversity and wildlife with the ‘Love Your Verge’ campaign.
Local people of Lyme Regis and Charmouth will go to the polls on Thursday 7 April 2022 to elect a new councillor for Dorset Council.
