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.
Volunteers’ Week, 1 – 7 June is a time to say thanks and recognise the fantastic contribution volunteers make to our communities.
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.
Paving work around Blandford town centre will be left clean and tidy for half term and the long bank holiday weekend.
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 to build a new residential road in Gillingham is nearing completion.
Work is underway to repair rural and residential roads as part Dorset Council’s annual programme of surface dressing.
To mark the second week of #FosterCareFortnight, we are hearing from another of Dorset’s fantastic foster carers. Tanya, who lives with her partner Richard in Ferndown, shares what made them decide to foster with Dorset Council and the advice they’d give to others who are considering it.
A Sherborne woman who was stopped with over 300 items of counterfeit clothing in her van has been prosecuted and sentenced.
A recently published progress report has revealed how well Dorset Council is performing in its efforts to tackle the Climate and Ecological Emergency (CEE).
In a bid to support residents with rising living costs, Dorset Council has awarded £90K from the Government’s 2021 Household Support Fund to various food schemes over the last five months.
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.
International Nurses Day is held each year on 12 May, the anniversary of Florence Nightingale’s birth. It is a Global celebration that acknowledges and celebrates the commitment and bravery of nurses around the world. Each year, the International Council of Nurses (ICN) prepares and distributes the International Nurses’ Day kit, containing valuable educational and public information… Read more Celebrating International Nurses Day
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.
Coombe House School, Shaftesbury will open for children with special educational needs on Monday 16 May.
2022 sees the return of our Operation Heathland Campaign run by the Urban Heaths Partnership (UHP), a drive to ask all visitors to our heaths and forests to help us protect them. This year we have celebrity support and are asking everyone to create and share their own photos and videos clips across social media,… Read more Operation Heathland Campaign
Work is underway to repair rural and residential roads as part Dorset Council’s annual programme of surface dressing.
To mark the start of #FosterCareFortnight we are shining a light on our fantastic fostering community, to hear what made them decide to foster with Dorset Council and the advice they’d give to others who are considering it.
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Annual dredging works are set to take place in West Bay and Lyme Regis during May and June 2022.
Members of Dorset Council’s Harbour Service team have been formally recognised by Dorset Police for their work in reducing crime.
Dorset Highways maintenance gangs are out across the county continuing to repair road damage.
Dorset Council will be working with local partners and contractors on the urgent placement of rock protection around the southernmost point of the Chesil Cove Seawall at Chiswell in Portland during May 2022.
Work is underway to repair rural and residential roads as part Dorset Council’s annual programme of surface dressing.
