The deadline for school places is fast approaching!
Parents whose children will be starting secondary or upper school next year have just two weeks left to apply for a place for them.
Children in Dorset set to benefit from music grant
Dorset Music Service is celebrating £90K of funding from Youth Music to give better access to music for children, young people -and babies this year.
Have your say on draft Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Strategy
We are launching a six-week consultation to gather views on our new draft Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Strategy (EDI). The consultation runs from today, 12 October until 22 November and will give residents the opportunity to review and submit their comments on the draft strategy. Our objectives for the Strategy are to: Foster good relations… Read more Have your say on draft Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Strategy
Reusing the Weymouth Branch Line
While improving rail services to, from and within Dorset is a key transport priority, for several reasons the former Weymouth Branch Line cannot be brought back into use.
Welfare checks to support Dorset residents through COVID-19
Residents who have been told they must self-isolate by NHS Test and Trace are to receive welfare checks from Dorset Council and partners in the community response to coronavirus (COVID-19).
Reprofiling Weymouth beach
Dorset Council in partnership with Weymouth Town Council, are carrying out works to Weymouth’s main town beach next week.
Grants available for community organisations, including Town and Parish councils
Grants are now available to help improve the lives of people living or working in Dorset.
Dorset Council confirms its continued financial support for the voluntary and community sector
Dorset Council’s Cabinet today approved recommendations for continued funding for the voluntary and community sector. The proposals will ensure that the overall levels of funding are maintained, but the new harmonised approach to allocations will ensure equitable funding to organisations across the Dorset Council area.
Cabinet approve county-wide PSPO for dogs in open spaces
Dorset Council’s Cabinet has approved the recommendations made to them in a report about a dog-related Public Spaces Protection Order (PSPO) across the Dorset Council area.
The met office has issued a yellow weather warning from Friday morning to Sunday evening for the whole of Dorset.
We’re expecting a significant amount of rainfall and very strong winds, reaching up to 65mph along coastal areas, from 3am Friday morning through to 8pm that evening. Then a further warning for more very heavy rain from 3am Saturday morning through to 6pm on Sunday evening.
School benefits from a new pedestrian crossing
A new pedestrian crossing has been installed in the past few months, helping families with the walk to St George’s CE VA Primary School in Langton Matravers.
Dorset Road Fix 2020 – October sites
Dorset Highways maintenance gangs are out across the county continuing to repair road damage.
Helping children have fun
Children who needed it most enjoyed a fun ‘Summer in Dorset’ thanks to volunteers, community groups and council workers.
Dorset Council Waste Enforcement officers on the hunt for meat fly-tipper
Officers from Dorset Council’s Waste Enforcement team are looking for those responsible for fly-tipping large amounts of meat in and around Wareham.
Facing redundancy and not sure what to do? Reach out for support and advice
Citizens Advice Dorset and Dorset Council are encouraging people with employment concerns as a result of COVID-19 to reach out and seek advice as soon as possible.
Dorset Council publishes Climate and Ecological Emergency Action Plan ahead of Cabinet meeting
Dorset Council has prepared its action plan for how the local authority will help tackle climate change over the next few decades.
Gillingham transport works – September update
Highway improvement work is continuing in Gillingham as part of the multi-million-pound transport overhaul in the town.
New campaign to find foster carers for Dorset children
A new campaign has been launched by Dorset Council to find more foster carers for Dorset children.
Have you downloaded the new test and trace app?
Government has launched a new Test and Trace app to help prevent further spread of the COVID-19 virus, which is available for everyone to download now.
Hearing and/or visually impaired? Tell us how lockdown has affected you
People in Dorset who are visually and/or hearing impaired are being encouraged to share their experiences of life during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Potential changes at Household Recycling Centres (HRCs), Blandford HRC to close for 10 days
Dorset Council is currently looking at whether they can change current arrangements to allow more visitors at their Household Recycling Centres (HRCs, or ‘the tip’) across the county.
Calling families and young people with SEND – please complete a survey
We are asking families and young people with special educational needs and or a disability to complete a survey about the impact of the pandemic.
Drivers urged to plan journeys into town this Autumn
Drivers visiting Weymouth town centre this Autumn are being asked to think more carefully about how to access the town centre as track removal work gets underway.
Weymouth’s 100-year tidal flood protection plan unveiled by Dorset Council
Dorset Council has published our Weymouth Harbour & Esplanade Flood and Coastal Risk Management Strategy, which details how we will ensure that the town is protected from potential coastal flooding and erosion by developing the harbour walls and esplanade sea defences.
#youcanadopt campaign launches
Aspire Adoption are looking to bust the misconceptions about adoption as part of the national #YouCanAdopt campaign which launches today. The Regional Adoption Agency for Bournemouth, Christchurch, Poole (BCP) Council & Dorset Council are appealing to all people & couples over the age of 21 including those who are single, older, from a Black or… Read more #youcanadopt campaign launches
Families in Dorset are encouraged to check if they qualify for free school meals
With the coronavirus pandemic having a huge effect on employment, it is expected that more families will be eligible to claim for free school meals.
Approval of the planning application from Dorset County Hospital NHS Foundation Trust (DCH)
Cllr Sherry Jespersen, chairman of Northern Area Planning Committee, said; “I can confirm that after careful consideration, the planning application from Dorset County Hospital NHS Foundation Trust (DCH) to build a multi storey car park with other improvements to the internal site road has been approved by the Northern Area Planning Committee today. “Committee members… Read more Approval of the planning application from Dorset County Hospital NHS Foundation Trust (DCH)
Help to shape the future of childcare provision in Dorset
Dorset Council is asking parents and carers to help shape future childcare provision.
Planning Convergence and Transformation
Dorset Council is reaching a key point in a project to transform their planning system.
Report from the consultation of dogs in open spaces is published
The consultation gathered views from residents, visitors, businesses and other organisations about a dog-related Public Spaces Protection Order (PSPO) across the Dorset Council area.
