Following a successful Arts Council England application by Dorset Council, interviews were held last week in which two Bristol based artists – Alec Stevens and Jo Kimber were appointed. Jo is a Creative Producer and talented writer and Alec is a skilled illustrator and sculptor.
A briefing session for families and young people has been held to discuss plans to create more specialist education provision for Dorset.
An ambitious Defence building programme at the heart of Dorset, dedicated to the pursuit of innovation, has reached a significant milestone with the completion of the first building at the site.
When profoundly Deaf Bridport resident John Phillips received a free smartphone from Dorset Council, he had no idea just how much it would transform his life. The 76-year-old received the gift on Christmas Eve, as part of the council’s drive to help digitally connect people in need during lockdown. By then John, whose only method… Read more Smartphone gift saves John from a lonely lockdown
Cllr Tony Ferrari, Dorset Council’s Portfolio Holder for Economic Growth, is seeking suggestions for local infrastructure projects in Weymouth and Portland which could be included as part of a bid for the Government’s ‘Levelling Up’ fund. The bid will be submitted jointly by Dorset Council and Richard Drax MP in June, with support from Weymouth… Read more Suggestions welcomed for Levelling Up funding bid for Weymouth and Portland
Ambitious plans to create a new special school for around 280 pupils and a leading national centre of excellence, near Shaftesbury, will be decided later this month.
Today (Friday 16 April), parents across the county are finding out which primary, first junior or middle school their child will be going to in September 2021.
Local people and community groups have given their views on the future of the former St Mary’s school site near Shaftesbury.
Dorset Council’s Durlston Country Park in Swanage has received a grant of £35,400 from the Government’s £1.57 billion Culture Recovery Fund to help the organisation recover and reopen.
A special hotline set up to help people get online during the first lockdown is celebrating its first anniversary. Three lockdowns later and the Dorset Digital Hotline has now helped almost 1,000 people. Behind the hotline is a team of dedicated volunteer Digital Champions who were forced to give up their library clinics when lockdown… Read more Dorset’s Digital Hotline celebrates its first birthday
Ambitious plans to improve the lives of Dorset children with SEND (special educational needs and or a disability) and reduce future costs have been unveiled.
Dorset Council have received Government funding to provide additional support this Easter to children who receive benefits-related free schools meals.
“If you’re lucky enough to live near the coast and be in a position to take your exercise there in line with local COVID-19 restrictions, we’d urge everyone to take extra care this week. “Dress up warmly, take a fully charged mobile phone and stay well back from cliffs and strong waves which can be… Read more The Met Office has issued warnings of gales, with large unpredictable waves posing a special risk this week
Earlier this year, we asked parents and carers to help us shape future childcare provision in Dorset.
With the continued pressures caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, Dorset residents experiencing domestic abuse are reminded they can get confidential advice and support.
Many children will be looking forward to going back to school next week, but some may also be feeling uncertain. After so long off school, it is completely natural for some children to feel slightly anxious about returning.
A special hotline set up to help people with digital enquiries has seen the number of calls it receives almost triple during this latest lockdown. From January 5 to February 5, the Dorset Digital Hotline received 132 calls – its biggest ever monthly total and nearly three times the average monthly calls it received in… Read more Calls to Dorset Digital Hotline almost triple during lockdown
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On Monday 1 March, young people across Dorset will find out which school they will be joining in September.
Aspire Adoption, one of the country’s first Regional Adoption Agencies, has placed its 200th child with their forever family.
Dorset Police is joining forces with partner agencies in the county to ask the public to stay local and explore from their door this February half term rather than travel to Dorset.
A project to digitally connect some of the county’s most clinically vulnerable residents during lockdown is being trialled in Dorset. Dorset Council has teamed up with social day care providers to issue digital devices to 30 residents, to enable them to take part in virtual one-to-ones with carers and attend online day centre activities. If… Read more Digitally connecting Dorset’s most vulnerable residents during lockdown
Dorset Council is working to secure St Mary’s School near Shaftesbury so it can remain an asset to our community.
Dorset Council is working to secure St Mary’s School near Shaftesbury so it can remain an asset to our community.
Is your child starting school for the first time or moving onto junior or middle school next year?
Dorset’s residents are being urged to help friends and loved ones get online as the country prepares for its first ‘digital Christmas’. Tier 2 Covid-19 restrictions and limited Christmas bubbles will see more people than ever turn to the digital world to help them celebrate the festive season. However, in Dorset, it’s estimated that as… Read more Yule log-on with the help of Dorset Council this Christmas
Dorset Council’s Digital Hotline is helping even more people get online thanks to a new arrangement with Age UK North, South & West Dorset. Age UK North, South & West Dorset is now referring its users who need help with any IT issues to the free Hotline. The Hotline is manned by a team… Read more Dorset’s Digital Hotline helping even more people get online
A team of dedicated volunteers is on hand to help hundreds of Dorset residents stay connected during lockdown. Dorset Council’s Digital Champions, who used to hold regular surgeries in libraries, have continued offering their expertise throughout the Coronavirus crisis via the Digital Hotline. Now with another lockdown underway and winter just around the corner, the… Read more Stay better connected during lockdown with Dorset’s Digital Hotline
Cllr Spencer Flower, Leader of Dorset Council, has reacted to announcements that England will enter a second national lockdown from Thursday. In response to the latest announcement made by the Prime Minister on Saturday evening, Cllr Flower said: “The collective efforts of people across Dorset have kept us in Tier 1 up to now and… Read more Leader responds to second lockdown
A new campaign has been launched by Dorset Council to find more foster carers for Dorset children.
