Three busy roundabouts on the Blandford Bypass will be closed in succession for surfacing works in early September.
Two local communities are just one step away from having approved neighbourhood plans for their area.
Over the next couple of weeks, the footway will be open for a reduced period. The reduced opening hours are because one of two operators is on leave. Normal opening times of 6am to 1am the following day will begin on Wednesday 14 August.
Temporary signals set up at the Studland Road junction to help keep drivers safe will stay in place while the Sandbanks Ferry is repaired.
We’ve been on site at Durweston for just over four months and the work is continuing to progress according to schedule.
This letter has been sent to the Secretary of State for Education following the motion that was approved at Full Council on 18 July.
Public Health England takes the lead on health matters relating to radio frequency electromagnetic fields (radio waves) and 5G. PHE’s advice is informed by the work of expert bodies such as the World Health Organization (WHO). The WHO has been undertaking an extensive review of the evidence for health effects arising from exposures to radio… Read more Health concerns surrounding 5G
Four new recruits have joined Superfast Dorset’s army of Digital Champions.
A paper is being presented to Dorset Council cabinet on 30 July which will ask members to support the council entering into a funding agreement with Homes England which will secure up to £6,310,000 of Housing Infrastructure Funding (HIF).
A report being presented to Dorset Council Cabinet on 30 July outlines its financial position and forecasts at the end of the first quarter of the financial year.
Camp Bestival returns to East Lulworth from Thursday 25 to Sunday 28 July.
So July, how did we get here already? I think I’ve stumbled through June in a haze of sleep deprived semi consciousness. Why ? Because my lovely cat decided to give birth to three kittens under my foster son’s bed. During a visit from his case social worker no less.
Last week Dorset council voted to support Safe Passage (Dorset), provided that the government fully funds the programme.
Dorset Highways maintenance gangs are out across the county continuing to repair road damage.
Two schools in East Dorset have been recognised for their work in raising the achievement of students as a result of pupil premium funding.
Our surface dressing highway fixers are still in north Dorset reviving tired, rural roads by improving skid resistance and protecting them from water damage.
Dorset Highways are on track to have the A357 at Durweston reopen at the end of next week.
Enforcement Officers from the Dorset Waste Partnership (DWP) recently worked with Dorset Council’s Legal Services and the police to bring a fly-tipper to justice.
Dorset Council has approved a request from Queen Thorne Parish Council for the designation of a neighbourhood area, which is the first formal stage of preparing a neighbourhood plan.
Nyetimber Dorset Seafood Festival at Weymouth Harbour takes place on 13 and 14 July – have you planned your journey? Weather is expected to be fair, mainly dry with sunny spells at times , especially on Sunday, though the odd shower cannot be ruled out. Please allow plenty of time for your journey into Weymouth,… Read more Travel advice for Dorset Seafood Festival 2019
Dorset Council along with NHS partners, co-hosted a stakeholder event this week to show options for new health, care and housing facilities on the Wareham middle school site.
Dorset Highways will be returning to Goulds Hill, between Martinstown and Upwey, next week.
Residents are being invited to speak with the highways project team leading the redesign of four busy junctions through Gillingham.
Two nights of road surfacing at a busy Bridport roundabout will mark the end of work for the summer.
With the fantastic weather, our surface dressing highway fixers have been making great progress and are blazing round north Dorset.
Dorset Highways has been contracted by SSE to carry out remedial surfacing where electrical cabling work was completed last year.
Dorset Council has brought together its new Climate Change Executive Advisory Panel for the first time.
Victims of domestic violence are to be offered greater choice of accommodation in Dorset in a bid to help them rebuild their lives.
It’s that time of year when seagulls are most active, scavenging for food wherever they can find it. Unfortunately, this means a few residents waking up to the sight of ripped open bin bags and rubbish strewn down the street on bin collection day.
Up to half of homes and businesses in Bridport and West Bay could get faster broadband and save hundreds of pounds a year at the same time.
