Dorset Council is asking for the public’s help in identifying the people responsible for fly tipping roofing waste in two rural sports, including close to Zig-Zag Hill near Shaftesbury. The authority’s Environmental Enforcement …

Investment in key care services, road schemes and boosting local jobs are at the centre of Dorset Council’s 2026/27 budget proposals, published on Tuesday. A record total of £482m will be spent running services …

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. Several landslips over the years have posed …

Dorset Council says it acknowledges the seriousness of the findings from two critical investigations into urgent health and safety compliance work carried out between December 2022 and October 2024. The investigations were conducted …

Dorset Council is forecasting an overspend of £13.2 million by the end of this financial year, equivalent to 3.5% of the £376.7 million budget set in February 2024. This budget gap has increased …

The decision by Dorset Council not to hold a meeting in Gillingham as part of the council’s ‘Big Conversation’ public consultation process has annoyed local councillors. The new Liberal Democrat-run administration in Dorchester …

With the general election taking place across the country this week, 4 July, residents are encouraged to take part in the democratic process and make their voices heard. All eligible voters will have …

Following the recent local elections in Dorset which resulted in the Liberal Democrats winning control of Dorset Council, some key roles were agreed at Dorset Council’s Annual Meeting on Thursday 16 May. Councillors …

The Liberal Democrats have narrowly won control of Dorset Council after Thursday’s local elections. The Lib-Dems now have 42 councillors out of a total of 82 across the council. It is the first …