Dorset Council is taking action to prevent residents from being harmed by gambling in the current cost-of-living crisis, by partnering with global specialists in gambling regulation, Betsmart Consulting.
Round 2 applications for members of the Dorset Council Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Reference Group is now open. We are seeking voluntary and community sector organisations representing the protected characteristics from the Equality Act 2010, who are not currently members of the group.
A new multi-agency initiative has been launched to help look after vulnerable people on nights out in Weymouth, taking pressure off the ambulance service and A&E wards.
Dorset Council has been successful in securing £306,713 in funding from the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government in partnership with the Department of Health and Social Care and managed by Public Health England. It is one of just four local authority areas in the south west to receive funding through this programme, and… Read more Funding to help with drug and alcohol misuse
Dorset Council is reminding residents what to do with their waste if someone in their household is showing symptoms of COVID-19 infection.
Do you look after or support someone, who couldn’t manage on their own if you didn’t? It might be a relative, friend or neighbour with an illness, disability, mental health or an addiction. You might not even see yourself as a carer because you don’t get paid to help. It is estimated that 10% of… Read more Dedicated support available for unpaid carers during Covid-19 crisis
If you’re feeling a bit lost in this new digital-only world, help is on hand from the Dorset Digital Hotline.
Dorset Council would like to thank residents for their amazing community response to the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak in the Dorset Council area.
