An independent report for Dorset CPRE shows that the Dorset Council and BCP Council could be forced to plan for ‘excessive’ numbers of new housing, the group says. The Campaign to Protect Rural …

What is being called a ‘COVID Health Protection Board’ is being set up to  monitor for and respond to any potential coronavirus outbreaks in Dorset. Sam Crowe, Director of Public Health for Dorset …

Motorists in Gillingham are set to face further delays as engineers from Dorest Council begin more roadworks in the town. After the work on the new cyclepath along Le Neubourg Way, the council …

Libraries are starting to reopen in Dorset. Since 8 July residents have been able to use an order and collect service at 22 of Dorset Council’s 23 libraries, but from Monday 27 July, …

Highway workers in Gillingham are reminding residents to use the temporary push-button crossing available. Work on the cycleway scheme is currently focussed at the Waitrose junction and there is a controlled crossing point …

The Wildlife Trusts has published a new report ‘Reversing the Decline of Insects’ which shows how people in every part of society, wherever they live, can take action to bring back declining insects. …

As a licensing authority, Dorset Council is asking for the public’s views on two new policies. The policies are intended to set out what the council expects of premises license and permit holders. …

Dorset Police have called on the public to act responsibility as the county’s pubs reopen on Saturday for the first time since the lockdown and as the area prepares for an influx of …

Dorset and Gillingham town councillor Valerie Pothecary has promised to take up the concerns of Church View residents about the new road layout following work to create cycle paths along Le Neubourg Way. …