West Bay sea defences complete – on budget and on time
Vital sea defence work to help protect West Bay from flooding has been completed on time and on budget.
Deadline nears for secondary and upper school applications
Families across Dorset are being reminded that there is just over a week left to apply for their child’s secondary or upper school place for September 2020. As it stands, nearly 500 children from the Dorset Council area still have not had an application submitted for them. For children who are due to start secondary… Read more Deadline nears for secondary and upper school applications
Community safety and dogs on the agenda
Councillors will examine work to improve community safety and plans to find out people’s views on dogs, when the Place Scrutiny Committee meets on Thursday. (24/10) Reports for the meeting are available here.
Dorset Council members and officers assemble at Climate Emergency workshop and panel
Last week, members of Dorset Council’s Climate Change Executive Advisory Panel and Technical Officers Group came together to offer new ideas and approaches in the fight against climate change.
Outstanding Success for Country Parks in Dorset
Staff and volunteers at both Moors Valley Country Park and Forest near Ringwood and Durlston Country Park near Swanage are celebrating success in the 2019 Dorset Tourism Awards.
Hazardous waste advice
Hazardous waste such as discarded needles can occasionally be found across the country.
Flood protection work in Weymouth
Work to improve flood protection will begin on Weymouth beach next week. (15/10)
Final statistics are in!
Dorset Council’s specialist Phoenix vehicles are being put away for the winter following another successful year of surface dressing.
Weymouth parking permits under review
Parking could be about to change for the better in the Park District – that’s the hope of Dorset Council and residents alike.
Star Awards 2019 celebrate Dorset’s foster families and children in care
Dorset’s children in care and their foster families have been celebrated at the 2019 Star Awards.
Dorset Council wins awards and praise for its efforts to help the environment
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.
Calls for better behaviour on school buses
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.
Two new neighbourhood plans adopted in Dorset
Residents in Milborne St Andrew and in Broadwindsor now have influence over development in their local areas after Dorset Council adopted their neighbourhood plans. 91% of residents who took part in a referendum on the plan for Milborne St Andrew voted for Dorset Council to use their neighbourhood plan to help decide planning applications. Residents… Read more Two new neighbourhood plans adopted in Dorset
Summon a Digital Champion and get online for Halloween
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.
Grants available for good causes
Grants are available to help improve the lives of people living or working in Dorset.
It is here, our annual Liftshare week!
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.
Affordable housing boost for Beaminster
A development of 38 homes in Beaminster is set to go ahead as a wholly affordable scheme following a Dorset Council meeting.
Children’s Advice and Duty Service: providing the right help at the right time
Professionals in Dorset with concerns about a child can now pick up the phone and talk to a social worker, rather than fill out a referral form.
Highway works to return to Purbeck
Planned work on roads in the Purbeck area will start up again, following the lifting of an embargo.
Dorset Council sets out proposed priorities
Dorset Council Cabinet has approved its draft Council Plan outlining the organisation’s aspirations and priorities for the next four years.
Dorset residential home for children rated as ‘good’ by inspectors
A residential home for children with complex learning difficulties and disabilities has been rated ‘good’ by Ofsted inspectors. The Cherries, run by Dorset Council, is based in Weymouth and provides long-term accommodation for up to nine children. Ofsted visited the home in August and looked at the following areas: • the experiences and progress of… Read more Dorset residential home for children rated as ‘good’ by inspectors
Meet your new patrol officers (and follow them on social media!)
Meet your new patrol officers who are working to make Weymouth even safer.
Dorset Council condemns geese killings
Seven Canada Geese carcasses have been found dumped on Dorset Council’s Blackdown Nature Reserve, near Hardy Monument. The birds were killed and had their breasts removed sometime overnight on 29 September. The remains of the birds were left in a ditch, believed to be the work of poachers. Cllr Ray Bryan, Dorset Council’s portfolio holder… Read more Dorset Council condemns geese killings
Cabinet agrees council tax exemption for young people leaving care
Care leavers in Dorset will not have to pay council tax until they are 25.
Weymouth Library and Learning Centre throws open its doors
Dorset Council hosted a well-attended launch event to officially mark the re-opening of its Weymouth Library and Learning Centre, earlier today (Saturday 28 September).
Major construction work finishes in north Dorset
Workers and residents have come together to mark the end of a six-month project to replace the Durweston flood arches.
All welcome at Remembrance Service
Everyone is welcome to attend the annual Service of Remembrance at Weymouth Crematorium next month.
New care community for Bridport takes a step forward
Where you live can really affect your health and wellbeing, but there’s a financial cost too. In England alone, it’s estimated that poor quality housing costs the NHS £1.4 billion a year. That’s why Dorset Council is thinking differently about how to use land we own, under a programme called Building Better Lives. In the… Read more New care community for Bridport takes a step forward
Wheelie successful cycling event
On the 18 September we ran our series of free, one hour adult refresher cycle training sessions in Dorchester Borough Gardens.
The blight of an empty home – a true story
My home is within a terrace and the neighbouring property became empty quite a number of years ago; forming part of an estate in probate. Over the years it was left unoccupied and the upkeep of the property was neglected by the firm of Solicitors in charge, resulting in its condition to deteriorate over time:… Read more The blight of an empty home – a true story
