Work is due to start at the Weymouth Harbour peninsula quayside next Monday, 16 October, to create new facilities for fishing, charter and harbourside businesses and improve the public spaces in this part of the harbour.
This week, Dorset Council announced it has successfully secured funding to improve and preserve the heritage site of High Angle Battery in Portland.
Working in collaboration with Dorset Council, First Bus South will continue to run the Route 3 bus service for passengers in Westham and Southill.
A car trader from Essex has pleaded guilty to selling an unroadworthy car described by the magistrates as a ‘death trap’ to a Dorset consumer.
As part of the council’s recent planning permission to demolish the former Weymouth and Portland Borough Council offices at North Quay, Weymouth, preparations for an archaeological excavation will begin on 11 September.
The second planned phase of repair work on Weymouth Town Bridge starts in late September 2023.
Dorset Council plans to start two weeks of renovation works to the Garden of Remembrance at Weymouth Crematorium from 18 September 2023.
A consultation has started by Dorset Council on a new Dog-related Public Spaces Protection Order (PSPO).
Organisations that work with Dorset’s young people are being urged to get their skates on and bid for funding that could help transform lives. They have until 14 June to get on board and be in with a chance of securing funding from Dorset Council. The Dorset Youth Fund helps groups and clubs make a… Read more Get your skates on and make a difference to young people’s lives
Tuesday 18 April 2023, saw the official opening of a new purpose-built accommodation in Weymouth, which will provide homes for up to twelve young people leaving care.
Councillors and officers from Dorset Council, Richard Drax MP, Chris Loder MP and the managing directors for South Western Railway and Network Rail (Wessex) officially opened Weymouth’s recently improved railway station on Friday, 21 April.
We are aware of the Home Secretary’s announcement this afternoon, confirming that the Home Office wishes to proceed with its plans to house asylum seekers in floating accommodation at Portland Port. Dorset Council’s position has not changed. We still have serious reservations about the appropriateness of Portland Port in this scenario and we remain opposed… Read more Statement in response to Home Office announcement
Dorset Council has today, 30 March 2023, submitted a brand-new planning application proposing to demolish the former Weymouth and Portland Borough Council offices at North Quay, Weymouth.
The number of homeless people in Dorset is declining thanks to a range of new services and accommodation options for people on the streets.
A former Weymouth resident was found guilty of fly-tipping offences last week, following a report from a member of the public and subsequent investigation by Dorset Council officers.
Dorset Council will be carrying out essential beach maintenance from Monday 16 January, at Greenhill.
New covered bicycle parking is now available for Weymouth residents and visitors.
Take a tour of The Harbour Hub and College House. Watch the VIDEO Young people and their families, who need that extra bit of support, will benefit from a brand-new facility in Weymouth. Dorset Council has opened a children’s home named ‘College House’ and an innovative children’s outreach centre ‘The Harbour Hub,’ both located in… Read more Weymouth has a new, bright and cosy children’s home
At its full council meeting on 20 October, Dorset Councillors agreed to carry out a further Community Governance Review for several of Dorset’s current parish and town councils, which were removed for public consultation. They include the parishes forming the Vale of Allen Parish Council, Winterborne Farringdon Parish Council plus Chickerell Town Council and Weymouth… Read more Have your say on our Community Governance Review
