Two planning applications for 1,595 homes and community infrastructure in Gillingham have today received approval from North Dorset District Council.
The council’s planning committee gave consent for outline schemes submitted by CG Fry & Son Ltd and Welbeck Land Ltd as part of the town’s Southern Extension development.
Litton Cheney-based builder...
Dorset Council is asking visitors and second-home owners to help stop the spread of Coronavirus by staying away from tourist hotspot locations in Dorset.
To help minimise the spread of the virus Dorset Council will shortly be closing its country parks and open spaces. This unprecedented move follows other organisations...
In this Podcast the focus is on homelessness and unemployment. In doing so, the hope is to draw out the inherent tensions between social and economic goals, and to understand ways in which social enterprises can balance these in order to achieve their social goals. Listen Simon Teasdale who has been involved...
Homelessness is something that happens to other people: People with problems, people caught up in addiction, people suffering from mental illness. When the mantra ‘We’re all in this together’ is wheeled out, the ‘WE’ we hear is not inclusive. It fails to include those whose next meal depends on...
A fundraising event in association with ‘At the Flicks’ Film Podcast. Live podcast recording and Q&A with the director and homeless advocate Steve Gower.
Join us for a one-off event to raise the funds to finish the documentary. Stroud based film podcast ‘At The Flicks’ are hosting and recording an interview with...
We are gathering clothes... with the aim of ensuring that the homeless on the streets of Weymouth do not suffer too much with the cold... If you know of an area in which homeless people are not being helped and supported and would like to help please get in...
Yesterday, Tuesday 24 October 2017, the Office of the Police & Crime Commissioner (OPCC) hosted its inaugural Problem Solving Forum in partnership with Bournemouth Council for Voluntary Services (CVS). The forum considered the issue of homelessness. Housing associations and a range of organisations providing support, mentoring and advocacy,...
“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...
Here in Dorset, where the rolling hills meet the rugged coastline, the beauty of the landscape is matched only by the diversity of its weather. From the salty sea breezes to the occasional torrential rain, homes in this region need to stand strong against a variety of elements.
Building a...
“If you are generous with the hungry and start giving yourselves to the down-and-out, your lives will begin to glow in the darkness.” Isaiah 58:10 In 2012 Routes to Roots celebrates its 10th anniversary as a Christian Charity in Poole. Throughout that time it has aimed to...
