In a bid to support residents with rising living costs, Dorset Council says it has awarded £90K from the Government’s 2021 Household Support Fund to various food schemes over the last five months. …

Foster carers from across Dorset have been recognised at an awards ceremony in Weymouth. The glittering ceremony was organised by Dorset Council to recognise the hard work and dedication of foster carers in …

A man has been banned from owning cockerels and dogs for ten years after he was sentenced at court for animal welfare offences. Jack William Haskell, aged 23, was sentenced at Poole Magistrates’ …

Parents and carers in the Dorset Council area will find out today  which school their children will be joining in September. Overall, those offered their first preference has increased to just under 96 …

A total of 18 people have been arrested in Dorset as part of a regional operation aimed at disrupting the activities of suspected drugs networks operating in the county. Dorset Police joined forces …

The Queen’s Green Canopy (QGC) is a new initiative that encourages people across the UK to plant trees to mark the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee in 2022. Dorset Council supported this new nationwide initiative …

A group of children from Longfleet Church of England School in Poole were recently treated to a life changing wildlife spectacle whilst out on a school trip, when their group saw a White-tailed …

Progress continues at Dorset’s new school in Shaftesbury for children with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND). Coombe House School, named after the original house on the site, will be part of the …

Drivers using Dorset Council car parks are being asked to use cashless payments due to ongoing disruption to many ticket machines across the county. If a machine is currently unable to accept cash …