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Dorset
Friday, November 15, 2024
Dorset Council are advising all schools to close tomorrow. The amber weather warning has been escalated to a red warning for the South West, where national advice is for all persons to stay at home in affected areas. Dorset school transport for both Home to School and SEND will...
Work is set to start to link an existing busy road in north Dorset to the new Principal Street in Gillingham. Construction of the Principal Street – a 1.3km-long residential road to support the Gillingham southern expansion – started in August 2021, and work is now needed to tie its...

Winter is coming

Thunderstorms are expected to hit the south of England today, bringing the possibility of road closures, power cuts and damage to trees and buildings. The Met Office has issued a yellow weather warning for a band of stormy weather from Exeter in the West across to Norwich in the East."A...
To encourage residents to shop locally, Dorset Council is supporting local events with free parking this festive season. In ongoing support of the local economy, Dorset Council offers town councils six free parking days in Dorset Council-owned car parks each year. This is made up of Small Business Saturday in...
“We are calling the 9th October Day of Action for four reasons: 1) Over 100,000 families are living in Temporary Accommodation while over half a million homes have no permanent resident. 2) The wrong kind of housing is being built across the country - they are unaffordable to anyone on an...
What has Labour done to YOU? Been on tenterhooks waiting for the repeatedly delayed Forde Inquiry to report? Enough we say!! Do you have a story of injustice, undemocratic process, or other dirty goings on in Labour? This is your chance to talk back! As the dwindling resources of...
You may have seen in the news that a number of Afghan families who have managed to leave the country have been housed in Essex, and after discussing the situation today with some work colleagues it is clear that these people are going to need help in a number...

Dawn Walk for Samaritans

On Saturday 18 September, wherever you are, take on​ Dawn Walk for Samaritans. Go solo or get together with​ others and walk 5k or 10k while you watch the sunrise*.​ Sign Up For Free! https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising-page/creation/choose-url?pcid=aeada85f-4eb8-4599-979b-8a0aadd3a993&parentActivityTypeId=Sporting Set up your JustGiving fundraising page Enjoy the quiet or embrace new conversations, wherever you walk, it’ll...

The Spirit of Woodstock

World's Largest Free Festival Hits Salisbury / Dorset Something Underground's latest Open Air show  plays The Rifles Wardrobe Museum, Salisbury, 29th â€“ 30th July (3pm) plays Mill Farm, Bradford Abbas, Dorset, 19th Aug  (3pm & 7pm) plays The Abbey House, Abbotsbury, Dorset, 20th Aug (7pm)  How is it possible, in this strange time, to attend, right here in Salisbury...
Slavery justice: ‘It’s time, Mr Drax.’ In a unique initiative, this week Dorset is linked direct to the Caribbean as campaigners challenge Richard Drax, MP for South Dorset, about his ownership of the Drax Hall estate in Barbados. Barbadian MP Trevor Prescod will address a rally on Saturday 17 July outside Drax’s Charborough Park estate in Dorset....