BUDGET 2025: Council says 'a bitter disappointment' for Dorset

DORSET Council’s finance portfolio holder, Chickerell councillor Simon Clifford, says the budget has been a ‘bitter ...

Dorset Council backs campaign against domestic abuse

Dorset Council supports the 16 Days of Action campaign, urging residents affected by domestic abuse to access support and services.

Dorset Council plans to turn farmland into solar project

Dorset Council is bringing forward plans for what it is calling a 'significant solar energy project' at Higher South Buckland Farm, Chickerell. The land is part of the council’s farm estate and sits ...

Road closures to improve junction due to start

A council is warning about road closures due to the start of work to change the road layout of a junction. Dorset Council said it would improve the layout at the Gore Clump junction on the C13 ...

PCC surveys public opinion on police precept of council tax

Dorset Police and Crime Commissioner surveys residents on potential police precept council tax rise amid funding challenges.
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Strategy to maintain council-owned farms backed

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 PCC survey residents on council tax increase

Dorset Police and Crime Commissioner surveys residents on potential police precept council tax rise amid funding challenges. Have your say on ...
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Dorset County Council backtracks on unpaid leave proposal

Money-saving proposals forcing workers to take 12 days of unpaid leave a year have been scrapped by Dorset County Council, after opposition. Trade unions have pushed the Conservative-led council to ...