Residents across Dorset are to have more choice and flexibility in how their care and support is arranged as Dorset Council expands its Individual Service Funds offer from 1 July.
School students using the B3067 Dorchester Road in Lytchett Minster will soon have a safer place to cross the road, with a new crossing point and a lower vehicle speed limit planned from this summer.
The results of Dorset Council's St Leonards and St Ives Ward election have been announced.
A new Neighbourhood Board has been appointed to lead the £20m Pride in Place programme in Littlemoor and Broadwey. The board is responsible for working with the local community to develop a 10-year vision and regeneration plan for the area.
Dorset Council has won a prestigious national Ground Engineering Award for work to stabilise the harbour wall at West Bay, helping to protect homes, businesses and a busy visitor destination.
Dorset Council is exploring how public bus services and community transport could work better together to improve journeys for residents across the county.
Dorset Council is reviewing how it manages its car parks, with early proposals aimed at making parking fairer, safer, greener and easier to use for residents, businesses and visitors.
Dorset Council will hold an NHS, Social Care and Frontline Workers’ Day Flag Raising Ceremony at 10am on Friday 3 July 2026 at the Memorial outside County Hall in Dorchester, led by the Chair of Council, Cllr Stella Jones MBE.
Weymouth Harbour has been recognised as one of the UK’s leading marina destinations in the Navily 2026 UK Marina Rankings, a prestigious listing based on more than 300,000 reviews from a global community of over one million boaters.
People with disabilities and long-term health conditions in Dorset are set to benefit from improved access to beaches and the sea, as a new project gains momentum across the county.
Towns across Dorset are being invited to apply to become the next Dorset Town of Culture, with £30,000 in match-funding from Dorset Council to help bring ambitious community-led programmes to life. Applications for the 2027 title are open now and will close on Monday 13 July.
A large oil tanker being held off the coast of Weymouth is being closely monitored by national and local agencies, with no current risk to residents, the environment or maritime safety. The vessel, named MT SMYRTOS, has been anchored offshore since mid-June after being…
Dorset residents are seeing safer, calmer streets as the council rolls out its most ambitious programme of 20mph schemes to date with more communities now invited to have their say on the next phase.
Prevention and early intervention are set to be key themes in Dorset Council’s new Homelessness and Rough Sleeping Strategy, which will be going out to a full public consultation later this year. In the past 15 months, Dorset Council has: Opened five high-quality…
The final phase of improvements at North Quay start today. The work focuses on completing widened footways near the former council offices, making it easier and safer for people to walk around the harbour and marina.
The Reading Agency, in partnership with libraries and powered by Universal Music UK, launches the Summer Reading Challenge 2026: Read to the Beat, with Super Sign-Up Saturday on Saturday 4 July.
Ferndown residents are invited to see the final designs for improvements to Victoria Road, aimed at creating a more welcoming and attractive town centre.
Dorset Council strongly opposes the Environment Agency’s decision that it is “minded to” approve a permit variation for the proposed Portland Incinerator, a move that would significantly widen the types of waste it is allowed to burn.
People in Harmans Cross and the neighbouring villages of Worth Matravers and Corfe Castle are being invited to share their views on the need for affordable rented homes for those with a local connection to the villages.
Weymouth Harbour, a working harbour used by fishing vessels, commercial operators and visiting leisure boats, now has a dedicated refuelling point.
