Through its Building Better Lives programme, Dorset Council is delivering new housing for vulnerable people in Purbeck. In the next stage of the plans for the former Middle School site in Worgret Road, Wareham, the temporary Relocatable Housing will be built in the new year. ESS Modular Ltd is the Principal Contractor for the construction… Read more Preparations to begin on former Middle School site in Wareham
Today, we’re celebrating 20 years of Dorset’s Family Information Service! So, what’s changed for families in the last 20 years?
Parents and carers of children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) are invited to share their experiences of school transport at an event in the new year.
The start of 2020 will see work begin on a sustainable transport scheme for Gillingham as part of a multi-million pound transport overhaul.
Dorset Council are looking for members of the public to submit ideas on how the Council might be able to help tackle climate and ecology concerns.
Dorset Council is setting up a quarterly ‘Good Practice Award’ to celebrate the hard work of care and support professionals in the area and to highlight the opportunities of working in the sector. If you know of a care or support worker that goes that extra mile, we want to hear their story! We would… Read more Care and support good practice awards
Results of the 2019 General Election are now in for Dorset.
Dorset Council’s county farms estate will be in the spotlight on BBC1’s Countryfile this coming Sunday, 15 December.
Motcombe residents can now have influence over development in their local area after Dorset Council’s cabinet made (or adopted) the parish’s neighbourhood plan in December 2019.
Dorset Council Cabinet agrees to enter into a contract with Homes England that will see an extra £808,855 go towards building 53 new affordable homes in Bridport.
From Monday 9 December, for two weeks, Dorset Highways will be upgrading drainage on the A354, Milborne St Andrew.
Work will start in January to improve the safety of Institute Road and enhance the pedestrian experience along the busy route.
Sarah Parker, Executive Director for People – Children, has resigned from her role in order to carry out other work outside of Dorset. Sarah will leave Dorset Council at the end of December. Sarah joined Dorset County Council at the end of January this year and became the new council’s first Executive Director for People… Read more Change in senior leadership at Dorset Council
Two social workers from Dorset were shortlisted for prestigious awards in recognition of their outstanding work in supporting vulnerable adults.
Work to replace sand on parts of Weymouth beach and improve flood protection has been successfully completed.
Last Friday (22 November), Dorset Council took the decision to amend its Climate Emergency, so it is now a ‘Climate and Ecological Emergency’ declaration.
Winter is here and gritting crews are on standby to hit the road anytime of the day or night.
A Dorset junction has been chosen to trial the latest signal technology.
Dorset Council is co-hosting an event showcasing local care and support projects available in Sturminster Newton and surrounding areas. The emphasis is on making care and support more local and available within the community and will feature developments and a public space showcasing a range of local and county-wide offers that support health and wellbeing.… Read more Keeping care and support local – a free information event
R is one of these extraordinary children who puts all his rubbish in the bin and spends a lot of time trying to save the planet. He also would spend every waking hour using tons of electricity on the computer if we let him but hey we will let that one go.
These are the questions formally submitted by both the public and councillors at tonight’s Full Council meeting for November 2019, and the answers given.
Work to replace sand on parts of Weymouth beach and improve flood protection will begin next week. (26/11)
Dorset Innovation Park Enterprise Zone, Wool, welcomes its first land purchase and commercial construction.
Want to find out the latest on the Weymouth Quay Regeneration Project? Then come along to Weymouth Library and speak to the project team.
Two plans are being talked about for the Dorset Council area, so we’ve put together a short guide below to explain the differences.
Work to repair storm damage on Lyme Regis beach has been successfully completed.
28 Computer-controlled LED strips have successfully been installed along Weymouth promenade between the Pier Bandstand and the Pavilion. Testing of the Weymouth Promenade Artistic Lighting Scheme completed earlier this week and from today, Weymouth bay will be lit up by a series of lighting programmes inspired by the local community.
Dorset is the cleanest place to eat out in Britain – its official!
An oil spill training exercise will be held in Weymouth next week.
Parking permit holders in Weymouth have got two weeks left to have their say and help change conditions for the better.
