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Dorset Library Service takes part in the ‘Marvellous Makers’ Summer Reading Challenge with free activities for families kicking off from 6 July 2024 This summer, children aged 4-11 can visit any Dorset Council library to join the 'Marvellous Makers' Summer Reading…

Dorset Council is marking NHS, Social Care and Frontline Workers’ Day with a flag raising ceremony at County Hall in Dorchester on Friday 5 July at 10.45am.

As part of our ongoing maintenance programme, a number of roads in the Dorset Council area are to be given an early intervention to seal against water and prevent pot holes.  Known as road preservation, an asphalt liquid is sprayed onto the surface to seal small cracks.

More than 500 affordable homes have been built for Dorset residents in the last financial year as we continue to respond to the significant and growing need for affordable housing. In the year to March 2024, 508 new affordable homes…

With the general election taking place across the country next week, 4 July, residents are encouraged to take part in the democratic process and make their voices heard.

When we developed the Dorset Council library strategy, we asked our communities when they wanted our libraries to be open. Based on feedback and identified community needs, we’ve updated our library opening hours. These new hours were adopted and published in July 2023…

Specialist Day Service provider Muntsy's and Shared Lives carers Steve and Kelly are providing support for Natasha to enable her to thrive and become more independent. Natasha, who has identified care and support needs, has been with her carers Steve and Kelly since she…

Families are benefitting from the Safeguarding Families Together (SFT) program which seeks to reduce the number of children in need of child protection or going into care, a formative evaluation conducted by the University of Bedfordshire has recently found.

Businesses have until Sunday 30 June to apply to the latest round of the UK Shared Prosperity Fund (UKSPF) and UKREPF, providing up to £20,000 of grant funding following a simple online application.

Speed limits have been reduced to 30mph on several roads in the village of Bourton in northern Dorset.  Introduction of the new limits on 21 June 2024 aims to enhance safety and improve road conditions for all.

Our annual round of work starts in late April to maintain rural and residential roads. Using a process called surface dressing, we can extend the life of these roads

This week is International Refugee Week, and throughout the week, we are putting the spotlight on some of the refugees that have settled in Dorset. Today we hear from Maryna, a refugee from Ukraine.   

Supported employment provider Pluss have transformed the life of a young woman, enabling her to pursue her dream of working with the Dorset and Somerset Air Ambulance. Pluss have helped Heather get ready for the workplace as she wasn't sure what she wanted to do. Having…

An Armed Forces Flag Raising Ceremony will take place at County Hall, Dorchester, on Monday 24 June at 10am.The event has been organised to mark the Armed Forces Day on 29 June.

Fayeza and Mustafa and their two young children became refugees when the Taliban took power in Afghanistan in 2021.

A Service of Remembrance will be held at 2:30pm on Sunday 21 July 2024 at Weymouth Crematorium (Quibo Lane, DT4 0RR).The 9th Annual Memorial Service will be led by the Crematorium staff, and held in the Garden of Remembrance.

A trial reduction of charges in three Dorset Council car parks is to take place this summer and early autumn. The car parks are located in the main coastal towns: Swannery in Weymouth, West Bay Road in West Bay, and Charmouth Road in Lyme Regis.

From today families across Dorset will lead on plans that see them getting support, where needed, from those in their communities as well as specialist practitioners.

This week is International Refugee Week, and we are putting the spotlight on some of the refugees that have settled in Dorset.Malak, 15,  was born in a village called Sarkha in Syria. Her family had to leave their home in 2013 because of the war.

Work starts this July to complete improved routes along Wimborne Road East, Ferndown. It will provide a safer more accessible route, making it easier for people get around the area when walking, cycling, wheeling or taking the bus.