Households across Dorset will soon be asked to take part in the 2021 Census.
The census is a once-in-a-decade survey that gives the most accurate estimate of all the people and households in England and Wales. It has been carried out every 10 years since 1801, with the exception of...
Gillingham High Street is set for a significant face-lift in the New Year.
Funding secured by Dorset Local Enterprise Partnership through the Government’s Local Growth Fund is being invested in Gillingham town centre to support economic growth by enhancing the town centre environment.
Dorset Council’s successful bid for money from the LEP...
Dorset Council will be honouring veterans and live-streaming its annual Remembrance service this year to comply with COVID-19 restrictions.
The on-going pandemic means that the Remembrance service will be very different this year to ensure public safety and minimise the spread of the virus. The service will take place at...
A fantastic new idea for Halloween during this Covid-19 pandemic.
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We all shared rainbows in our windows to support our NHS and Carers, we could do the same with pumpkins, creating a pumpkin trail.
Children can then go on a pumpkin hunt in fancy dress around their...
Emergency services personnel and members of the public who experienced stress and other issues during the pandemic are to benefit from free mental health workshops.Â
The interactive sessions will be delivered online by Dorset Mind from 14-19th September. These will be funded by a Safer Dorset Fund Covid-19 grant, provided by the Office...
The Roma Flag will be flying over County Hall this weekend and on Monday in commemoration of the deaths of the 23,000 Roma and Sinti murdered by the Nazis at Auschwitz. Of the men, women and children collected up and sent to the concentration camp 20,000 were murdered and the...
From Wednesday 1 July, Dorset Council’s scheme that allows key workers to park for free in Council-run car parks will be coming to an end.
Near the start of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic and subsequent lockdown, Dorset Council took the decision to suspend parking charges in its car parks across the county.
These...
On 8 May 2020, it is the 75th Anniversary of VE Day, also known as Victory in Europe Day when the Allies accepted the surrender of Nazi Germany. As we remember the heroes of World War II, we encourage everyone to commemorate the day safely and according to current...
Dorset Mind asks their supporters to join The 2.6 Challenge from Sunday 26th April
Dorset Mind, like so many charities across the UK, has been hugely impacted by the cancellation of thousands of fundraising events due to Covid-19.
In response, the organisers of the biggest mass participation sports events across the...
It's two weeks today until International Milkshake Day. Get the 2nd of May in your calendars Comrades! The day we started a milkshake movement that spread around the world. It started with the milkshaking of Tommy Robinson in Warrington, followed by Carl Benjamin, Nigel Farage and even arrived in...
