Councillors and officers at Dorset Council have been celebrating success recently as their efforts to care for the environment and fight climate change have been recognised by several organisations.
The school term is only a few weeks old, but there has been a disturbing amount of vandalism on buses while they are transporting children to school.
Don’t be spooked by digital technology this Halloween. If you are struggling to use the computer, tablet or smart phone to look up ‘what’s on’ over half term and Halloween there‘s help at hand.
Fancy doing your bit and helping us in our bid to tackle climate change? Join us in our annual Liftshare week and turn your daily commute into something much more enjoyable.
A development of 38 homes in Beaminster is set to go ahead as a wholly affordable scheme following a Dorset Council meeting.
A development of 38 homes in Beaminster is set to go ahead as a wholly affordable scheme following a Dorset Council meeting.
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Planned work on roads in the Purbeck area will start up again, following the lifting of an embargo.
Care leavers in Dorset will not have to pay council tax until they are 25.
Workers and residents have come together to mark the end of a six-month project to replace the Durweston flood arches.
The reports for next week’s Dorset Council Cabinet meeting are now online. On Tuesday (1 October) councillors will discuss a number of issues, including:
Dorset Highways maintenance gangs are out across the county continuing to repair road damage.
Residents who confirmed their voter details online, by phone or text have helped Dorset Council reduce costs.
Dorset Council and its partners are celebrating after receiving a £248,000 grant from The National Lottery Heritage Fund to improve physical access to the Dorchester Roman Town House and share its heritage with a much wider audience.
The Summer holidays were never going to be easy. Apart from keeping seven children entertained, I knew we were facing the imminent departure of my eldest foster child. My lovely Mr C had been with us for two years and now he was transitioning home. With my heart trailing on the floor I started preparing… Read more The latest blog from our foster carer Amanda – Two very different goodbyes.
Dorset Council’s (DC) Climate Change Executive Advisory Panel met on Friday 13 September to listen to members from Extinction Rebellion and discuss the Council’s progress with their plans to tackle climate change.
Enforcement Officers from the Dorset Waste Partnership (DWP), working alongside Dorset Council’s Legal team, have secured another successful prosecution of a fly-tipper.
Dorset Council has announced what is happening next in regards to the old council building and site at North Quay in Weymouth.
A vital programme to improve and prevent the loss of precious heathland and its rarest inhabitants, will start this autumn.
Work has nearly finished on site and we’re on track to have all works complete by Friday 27 September.
Not been on your bike lately or new to the world of cycling?
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Last Thursday (5 September), our Western and Southern Area Planning Committee voted against the proposed demolition of the old council office building at North Quay in Weymouth.
Wool Old Bridge is taking on the rest of The World this September for a chance to win a prestigious industry award.
The Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman has published a report after an investigation found that Dorset County Council had failed to provide suitable provision for a child with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND).
Work on the new sea defence wall along West Bay Esplanade will begin again on Monday. (2/9)
Dorset Council are inviting Weymouth and Portland residents to have their say in the relocation of a local Registration Service Ceremony room.
Dorset’s Digital Champions are ready to help you store and share those photos taken on your summer holidays.
IRONMAN returns Sunday 22 September and even if you are not planning on spectating and enjoying the event, make sure you understand the plans for the day as your journey may be affected.
The weekend will be packed with activities for Pokémon trainers of all ages.
Dorset Highways maintenance gangs are out across the county continuing to repair road damage.
Anyone wishing to work on the highway will soon have to apply for a permit to carry out work on Dorset roads.
