The Dorset Welcome Fund has reopened, offering grants of up to £5,000 to voluntary groups and charities to support community action that helps refugees and asylum seekers of any nationality arriving, residing, or settling in Dorset. The fund is once again being…
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Tuesday 2 April marks the 42nd anniversary of the start of the Falklands War which lasted 74 days after Argentine forces invaded the Falklands in 1982.
Construction work is due to take place to improve visibility at the A352 / New Road junction near Sherborne. This junction has been the location of several road traffic collisions where people have been injured. The works will start on 2 April 2024, and will take up to…
Leading lights from the UK security and telecoms industry were in Dorset to launch a ground-breaking paper that could help shape future policy on digital security.
Organisations, landowners and farmers came together last month through a series of events to help shape a new plan to protect and restore nature in Dorset.
All 82 councillor seats for Dorset Council are up for election on 2 May this year.We need people with the background and experience that reflects their community to put themselves forward.
Purpose This is a joint update from the subgroups that feed into the Multi Agency Forum (MAF), which supports operational planning of the Bibby Stockholm barge in Portland. The MAF consists of representatives from the Home Office, Dorset Council, Portland Town Council,…
As the one-year anniversary of the oil spill at Poole Harbour approaches, two reports have been published which look at the incident, the clean-up operation and the local impacts of the spill. A report into the incident, undertaken by consultants Hatch, and commissioned…
On Wednesday 13 March, Dorset Council’s newly elected members of Youth Parliament were announced at a ceremony held at County Hall. Huge congratulations were given to Tom Clifton and Tamzin Caves who have been chosen by young people in Dorset to represent them. Tom will…
A young teenage refugee from Ukraine has been sharing her passion for tennis with the next generation. Yana discovered a love for tennis when taking part in the Holiday Activities and Food (HAF) programme back in 2021, when her mother enrolled her in holiday sessions…
As its annual programme gears up for spring, with extra funding Dorset Council is set to bolster its proactive measures to look after its roads. This includes more pothole repairs, resurfacing and preventative treatments to manage road condition and maintain highway…
Kirsty Edwards, age 43, lives in Parkstone near Poole, and has been a Supported Lodgings provider for three years. Thomas* came to live with her three years ago, after arriving in …
The Pineapple Project, an initiative dedicated to safeguarding young women, is gearing up for expansion beyond Weymouth, reaching out to Swanage, Dorchester, and Portland. This project, run by Dorset Council, aims to proactively prevent harm and create safer…
Dorset Council has successfully secured a further £1.3 million of government funding from the Single Homelessness Accommodation Programme (SHAP) to tackle homelessness and rough sleeping.
Young people in Dorset have a new safe and fun space thanks to the #WillDoesBus which visits Weymouth esplanade. In a creative response to the evolving needs of the Weymouth community, the Dorset Council targeted youth work team is joining forces with Dorset Youth…
A new supported living scheme for adults with a learning disability and or autism has opened in Dorchester, which is designed to play a key role in enabling people to live with greater independence. The specialist accommodation, in Dorchester's Prince of Wales Road, …
In a recently published Local Development Scheme Update to be considered by Cabinet on 12 March, Dorset Council’s Planning team is recommending a revised approach to the drafting of Dorset’s Local Plan in anticipation of a new plan-making system.
