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A turning of a main road with a white car, a black car and a silver car parked on the right

Road safety improvements planned at Gore Clump near Melbury Abbas

Image of residents attending a community event for the Local Transport Plan

Strong community response to council's vision for the future

An image of a sign that says Dorset Council, County Hall

Dorset Council takes firm action to strengthen governance and financial controls

Dorset Council officers, with Cllr Noc Lacey-Clarke, Cllr Nick Ireland, and Cllr Jon Andrews, and Matt from Heidelberg Materials

Update on Blandford Waste Management Centre: Construction and habitat work advancing

The Knighton Countryside team with Managing Director (second from right) and Mike Dennis from Trading Standards (right)

Rogue trader victim receives early Christmas present

Weymouth harbour

Residents invited to vote on Weymouth Town Council’s Neighbourhood Plan

A line of up of some of the council's highways crew in front of some yellow gritting vehicles. They are wearing yellow jackets and orange trousers

Gritting crews on standby for colder weather

Enjoying a day opportunity

Update on the "Towards a new model of Day Opportunities" consultation

Latest video and audio

The Shareholder Committee for the Dorset Centre of Excellence

Licensing Sub-committee

People and Health Overview Committee

Features

A line of up of some of the council's highways crew in front of some yellow gritting vehicles. They are wearing yellow jackets and orange trousers

Gritting crews on standby for colder weather

The new team will support people to remain as self-sufficient for as long as possible

New Prevention and Early Intervention Team to transform Dorset Council's Adult Social Care

Poppies in a field

Armistice Day Service of Remembrance

oler woman sitting by the window. Text says could you be missing out on pension credit.

Could you be missing out on Pension Credit?

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