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Waste services: Important new rubbish and recycling guidance for all Dorset residents

March 29, 2020Dorset Council 98 Comments

As Dorset Council’s waste services begin to feel the pressure from coronavirus (COVID-19) employee absence and the need to introduce new safety measures to protect our workforce, we are asking residents to help us by changing the way they deal with their bins, litter and recycling.

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Digital champions ready to help

March 27, 2020Digital Team 4 Comments

If you’re feeling a bit lost in this new digital-only world, help is on hand from the Dorset Digital Hotline.

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Highways scheduled work is paused

March 25, 2020 No Comments

From Wednesday 25 March Dorset Highways will focus on delivering its priority services.

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Recycling centre closures and bin collections during coronavirus: How you can help us

March 24, 2020Dorset Council 30 Comments

After Prime Minister Johnson’s announcement last night (Monday 23 March), Dorset Council has closed all its household recycling centres (HRCs, or ‘the tip’) until further notice in order to comply with the latest central government guidance on staying at home and away from others.

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Volunteering and getting support during the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak

March 21, 2020Dorset Council 3 Comments

Dorset Council would like to thank residents for their amazing community response to the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak in the Dorset Council area.

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How we will keep waste services going during the coronavirus (COVID-19) situation

March 20, 2020Dorset Council 48 Comments

Bin collections are one of Dorset Council’s most important services, provided to over 200,000 households across the county.

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Town enhancement work progresses

March 19, 2020 No Comments

Work on Institute Road in Swanage is going well, with the first phase almost complete.

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Temporary signals staying

March 19, 2020 No Comments

Temporary lights in Gillingham will remain in place to help speed up cycleway works.

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Dorset Council postpones all democratic meetings pending central government guidance

March 18, 2020Dorset Council 1 Comment

Considering the current coronavirus (COVID-19) situation, Dorset Council has taken the decision to postpone all its committee meetings until central government advice is issued on how to continue democratic services.

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Climate change presentations warmly received at Inquiry Day sessions

March 13, 2020Dorset Council 1 Comment

Dorset Council’s Executive Advisory Panel for Climate Change recently hosted two Inquiry Day sessions where organisations and members of the public were invited to present their ideas for how the Council can help tackle climate change.

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Gillingham cycleway works continue

March 12, 2020 No Comments

Next week Dorset Council will be vacuum excavating around a low voltage eletricity cable in Gillingham, before pushing it into a new trench.

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£79m set to transform local sustainable travel options

March 12, 2020 No Comments

A joint bid by Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council (BCP Council) and Dorset Council, has been awarded £79 million by the Department for Transport’s Transforming Cities Fund (TCF).

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An unwelcome invader they will eat all kinds of pollinators, but their favourite food is honeybees. They also have a very nasty sting.

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Digital Champion’s bright idea helps Barbara switch and save

March 4, 2020 No Comments

A resident from Dorchester has benefited from free digital sessions on how to change suppliers online and has managed to save over £450 a year on energy bills with the first switch. Barbara Scanlon went online at Dorchester library under the guidance of her local volunteer Digital Champion Mike Watson. She visited a price comparison website… Read more Digital Champion’s bright idea helps Barbara switch and save

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Could you be our Bournemouth Digital Champion?

March 3, 2020 No Comments

We are urgently seeking a ‘digitally savvy, people person’ with up to four hours a week free to join our Bourne Digital project team as a volunteer Digital Champion. This vital role will help underemployed and unemployed people in Bournemouth gain the digital skills they need to get into training or enter the workplace. Digital… Read more Could you be our Bournemouth Digital Champion?

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Dorset Council and Network Rail win funding to improve road safety in Weymouth

February 28, 2020Dorset Council 14 Comments

Dorset Council and Network Rail are celebrating after winning over £1.1m in special government funding to improve road safety in Weymouth by removing the rail tracks from the old Weymouth Harbour Branch Line.

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Micro-surfacing strikes back!

February 25, 2020 1 Comment

Dorset Council’s micro-surfacing programme will get underway next week following its postponement last autumn due to bad weather.

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Dorset’s £4.3 million to boost rural mobile connectivity

February 20, 2020 34 Comments

A bid led by Dorset Council has been awarded £4.335m to help understand how rural communities could benefit from next generation mobile connectivity.

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Where your council tax goes

February 19, 2020 No Comments

Search the hashtag #YourCouncilTaxBuys on our Facebook, Instagram and Twitter channels.

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Climate panel to hear ideas from public on how to tackle climate change

February 13, 2020Dorset Council No Comments

Dorset Council has invited people to present their ideas on how they think the Council can help tackle climate change.

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Sustainable transport works progress

February 12, 2020 3 Comments

Despite some pretty miserable weather and the theft of equipment and tools from site, work in Gillingham is on schedule.

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Investigations for safety works

February 12, 2020 10 Comments

Activity on the Weymouth peninsula will increase next month when Dorset Highways start trial works.

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Here we go again! Storm Dennis on the way

February 12, 2020Digital Team No Comments

The Met Office has issued a weather warning for Saturday 15 February.

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Successful prosecution of Weymouth fly-tipper

February 11, 2020Dorset Council No Comments

Enforcement Officers from the Dorset Waste Partnership (DWP), working alongside Dorset Council’s legal team, have successfully prosecuted a fly-tipper from Weymouth.

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Big Bang event cancelled

February 11, 2020 No Comments

It is with regret that we announce that the Big Bang at Dorset Fair event will not take place at the Tank Museum in Bovington on Wednesday 18 March. We have taken this decision as a result of exhibitors, volunteers and schools informing us of non-attendance. The quality of the event will be such that… Read more Big Bang event cancelled

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Storm Ciara will be here on Sunday

February 7, 2020 No Comments

The met office has issued a wind weather warning for Sunday 9 February. There will be very strong winds, with some rainfall from midnight Saturday night, throughout Sunday and possibly into Monday morning.

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Micro-surfacing works in Dorset

February 5, 2020 63 Comments

This year, Dorset Council is using micro-surfacing on suitable residential roads to preserve more of its network.

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Swanage town centre improvements fully underway

February 5, 2020 3 Comments

Work in Swanage town centre will intensify following the approval of Traffic Regulation Orders for changes to loading bays and on-street parking along Institute Road.

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Waste services: Important new rubbish and recycling guidance for all Dorset residents

Digital champions ready to help

Highways scheduled work is paused

Recycling centre closures and bin collections during coronavirus: How you can help us

How we will keep waste services going during the coronavirus (COVID-19) situation

Town enhancement work progresses

Temporary signals staying

Dorset Council postpones all democratic meetings pending central government guidance

Climate change presentations warmly received at Inquiry Day sessions

Gillingham cycleway works continue

£79m set to transform local sustainable travel options

Digital Champion’s bright idea helps Barbara switch and save

Could you be our Bournemouth Digital Champion?

Dorset Council and Network Rail win funding to improve road safety in Weymouth

Micro-surfacing strikes back!

Dorset’s £4.3 million to boost rural mobile connectivity

Where your council tax goes

Climate panel to hear ideas from public on how to tackle climate change

Sustainable transport works progress

Investigations for safety works

Here we go again! Storm Dennis on the way

Successful prosecution of Weymouth fly-tipper

Big Bang event cancelled

Storm Ciara will be here on Sunday

Micro-surfacing works in Dorset

Swanage town centre improvements fully underway

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