COMMUNITY groups across Dorset are being encouraged to apply for funding to put bring their local projects to life.

Dorset Council has announced its rubbish collection timetable for over the festive period. Below are the changes to the days that bins across the county will be collected. Collection days will return ...

The three-year provisional Local Government Financial Settlement was labelled a 'disappointment' by Dorset councillor Simon ...

A council's plans to introduce new technology, including artificial intelligence, have faced criticism, with councillors warning of a lack of digital skills and broadband coverage. Much of Dorset ...

COMMUNITY groups across Dorset are being urged to apply for capital funding to help improve or create local facilities, with the latest round ...

Permission for the incinerator was rejected by Dorset Council in 2023 but the decision was overturned by the government in 2024 following an appeal. A legal challenge by campaigners was dismissed by ...

A former authority has been blamed for years of neglect at more than 5,000 acres of council-owned farms. Many sites in the Dorset Council region are said to be in a poor state and in need of ...

Dorset Council’s tenancy sustainment officer offers early intervention and support to help residents avoid homelessness and ...

Claims are being made that Dorset Council is ‘letting down Bridport’ over affordable housing following a decision to not appeal luxury flats ...

Dr Catherine Howe, chief executive of Dorset Council (image credit: Adur and Worthing Councils) Dorset Council has appointed Dr Catherine Howe as its new chief executive. Dr Howe takes over from ...

Complaints from the public are “understandable", according to the councils, given the closure of front desks at Shaftesbury, Gillingham and Sturminster Newton police stations, with the reintroduction ...