This month saw the launch of the Home Upgrade Grant in Dorset, a government-funded scheme helping homeowners and landlords improve the energy efficiency of their homes. Through the scheme, households who do not use mains gas for heating, are on a low income, and have a low energy rating could be eligible for grants for… Read more Grants available to help Dorset’s vulnerable households save energy and lower bills
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.
A grant programme that can provide revenue support to arts, culture and heritage organisations within the Dorset Council area has opened for applications.
Help for residents, communities, and businesses in Dorset to reduce energy use and tackle rising costs will continue, according to a new report from Dorset Council.
Dorset Council, BCP Council and Public Health Dorset have been awarded £4,343,000 by central government to upgrade homes and off-grid households with energy efficiency measures as part of the Home Upgrade Grant (HUG) scheme.
Dorset Council is taking action to prevent residents from being harmed by gambling in the current cost-of-living crisis, by partnering with global specialists in gambling regulation, Betsmart Consulting.
Central government has confirmed that Dorset Council is to receive around £4.5m over the next two years to continue several key programmes, as well as launch some new initiatives.
The first of a series of free workshops to help farmers and landowners plan for changes to grant payments is going to be held at Bishops Caundle Village Hall on 14 December 2022.
A judge has given a pair of convicted illegal puppy sellers just 3 months to pay over £150,000 or risk up to 18 months in prison.
Dorset Council and Citizens Advice are asking people to think carefully before committing to equity release schemes. Equity release is a term for a range of schemes whereby funds are released from a property.
A West Dorset dairy farm has pleaded guilty to causing unnecessary suffering to a cow and a calf by failing to care for them, along with a series of other offences relating to conditions on their farm.
Dorset Council’s anti-social behaviour (ASB) team are joining up with Dorset Police, Community Safety Patrol Officers, Dorset Fire and Rescue, Dorset Youth Outreach, We Are Weymouth and Weymouth Town Council to talk to members of the public at an event on Monday 18 July.
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.
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.
A Weymouth roofer has been prosecuted and sentenced after pleading guilty to charging for work he did not do and unnecessary work at the homes of two women in Dorset, one aged 94, the other 67.
As COVID restrictions ease and government financial support reduces, Dorset residents are reminded to reach out for support if they are facing difficulty.
A roofer working on a house in Weymouth has pleaded guilty to misleading the owner about what he said was urgent work required to her roof.
Large inter-agency group works together on measures to improve water safety.
Dorset Council’s Scrutiny Committee will meet on 25 March to discuss recommendations to reduce the number of council-owned offices in Dorchester by using buildings more efficiently, offering annual savings of over half a million pounds.
National survey reveals that more than one million UK nappy users are putting them in their recycling bin.
Dorset Council will propose to stop funding their last three Tourist Information Centres (TICs) in Dorchester, Sherborne and Wareham that it currently runs, and investigate alternative ways of providing these services in the future.
Help is available with the costs of utility bills like gas, electric and water this winter.
Dorset Council recently sent out newly-recruited ‘COVID Marshals’ in Weymouth to help residents and businesses keep safe during the pandemic and current lockdown.
In line with Government regulations, Dorset Council’s libraries and Tourist Information Centres (TICs) across the county have now closed until Wednesday 2 December.
Dorset Council has launched a consultation to help develop the future of its Tourist Information Centres (TICs).
Grants are now available to help improve the lives of people living or working in Dorset.
While saving money on your childcare costs might not seem like a priority now, applying for funding could help you save money in the coming months.
Businesses that were not eligible for Government funding through previous COVID related financial support schemes are being invited to apply for business support funding through the discretionary grant fund, from today (Monday 1 June) until the closing date on 14 June.
