New warning signs for collision hotspots
We are introducing new warning signs at three high-risk junctions to remind drivers they need to slow down and be extra vigilant.
We are introducing new warning signs at three high-risk junctions to remind drivers they need to slow down and be extra vigilant.
Councillors on Dorset Council’s area planning committee today, Thursday 18 April, have voted unanimously to approve an application to demolish the former bowling alley in St Nicholas Street Weymouth.
With local elections just around the corner, voters are reminded that they will need to show an approved form of photo ID when they go to the polling stations on 2 May to elect councillors for Dorset Council as well as Town and Parish Councils.
Many children who come into care do so with their brothers and sisters and whenever possible we try to keep them together. To do this, we need more foster carers with space in their heart and home, to open their homes to sibling groups. Keeping siblings together gives them…
Today marks an important day for families in Dorset, as they find out which schools their young children will join in September. 95.8 per cent of applicants have been offered their first choice of primary school (for reception), and just under 95 per cent have been …
Drivers in Dorset are reminded of the precautions to take on the county’s roads where deer may be present.
A new weekly Health Walk is set to start this month at Thorncombe Wood Local Nature Reserve near Dorchester. This free, guided walk is part of the Dorset Health Walks initiative, and is designed for people who would like to get more active in a sociable setting.
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.
Dorset Council’s Trading Standards team led a multiagency operation on Tuesday 26 March 2024 responding to intelligence about the sale of illegal vapes, tobacco, and cigarettes from several premises in Weymouth.
There is only a week to go until the voter registration deadline for local elections in Dorset on 2 May.
Dorset Council and Commercial Services Group (CSG) are delighted to announce the launch of their Joint Venture recruitment company Connect2Dorset. From Monday 8 April, Connect2Dorset will provide the council with its contingent and interim workforce. This new approach…
Young people from across Dorset were given a chance to debate topics close to their hearts at an event organised by the outgoing Member of Youth Parliament, Stanley Bowden. All the schools in Dorset were invited, and around 50 young people turned up to engage in a series…
Time to apply for free voter ID ahead of the May elections is running out. Anyone who doesn’t already have an accepted form of ID will need to apply before the deadline at 5pm on 24 April.
Collision hot spot signs are being placed in areas around Dorset this Spring, to help reduce the number of motorcycle collisions in the county.
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,…