Dorset Council has around 100 people ready over the next 36 hours to keep our main roads safe as we respond to Storm Goretti. We’ll time gritting to the point roads could freeze, keep A roads open as our first priority, and respond through the night to flooding and fallen trees.
Lloyds Bank is launching a new community banking service in Gillingham, offering vital banking support to the community operating from Gillingham Library.
From 12 January to April 2026, we will be upgrading equipment, crossings and the junction at the Damers Road end of Williams Avenue, Dorchester.This busy route is used daily by pupils attending Damers School, Dorchester Middle School and Thomas Hardye School. Local children, fam…
Litter Free Dorset is proud to announce its annual Summit 2026, taking place on Wednesday, 14 January 2026 at the Shire Hall Museum, Dorchester.
Do you need capital funding to bring your community project to life? The latest round of Dorset Council’s Capital Leverage Fund (Round 6) is closing soon – so now is the time to apply.
Dorset Council has criticised last week's 3-year provisional Local Government Financial Settlement, which failed to deliver the significant boost to funding Dorset deserves. Although the new 3-year settlement does give a new level of certainty of income, the government is…
Dorset Council and Heidelberg Materials work together to make a difference across the county and in local communities.
Dorset Council’s Inclusion Tenancy Sustainment Officer (TSO) is helping residents at risk of losing their homes.
Balancing Dorset Council’s multi-million-pound budget is no easy task - and hundreds of residents have experienced that first-hand. More than 700 people took part in the council’s online Budget Challenge.
A new local nature recovery strategy has been adopted to help restore and protect Dorset’s natural environment over the next decade.The Dorset Local Nature Recovery Strategy maps out opportunity areas and clear actions to reverse declines in nature.
Dorset Council has submitted its response to the Environment Agency’s consultation on Powerfuel Portland Limited’s application to vary its environmental permit for the Portland Energy Recovery Facility.
Ahead of the Local Government Financial Settlement expected this week, the Leaders of the Wessex Partnership are once again calling on ministers to allow Wessex to move forward with a devolution deal.
The route coming on and off Portland onto Weymouth will be partially closed for repairs next month. Ferry Bridge on the A354 is a vital route for everyone who uses it including residents, business owners, commuters and visitors.
A 12-month programme to stabilise the slopes of Dinah’s Hollow on a stretch of the C13 road between Blandford and Shaftesbury will begin on Monday 5 January 2026.
Imagine going to work every day knowing you might be shouted at, threatened, or even assaulted. For Dorset Council’s highways crews, this is becoming a reality.
A new campaign, ‘Forget The Ket’, has launched in Dorset to raise awareness of the risks associated with ketamine use and signpost young adults to the free, confidential support available.
Families across Dorset will soon benefit from better support services thanks to £2.3 million in funding from the Department for Education (DfE).
Shaftesbury town council has been reviewing its neighbourhood plan and has now submitted a revised version for examination. This comes four and a half years after the original Shaftesbury Neighbourhood Plan was adopted.
The Crown Estate has announced today that it will support clean energy company, Morwind, to produce a feasibility study to further their proposals for Channel Gateway, a deep-water offshore wind port at Portland.
An improved route for walking, wheeling and cycling is to be developed between Creekmoor and Upton Country Park, off the A35 near Poole.
