Expect more snow and freezing temperatures as an Arctic cold front moves through the UK. The Met Office alerts of wintry hazards in the coming days, with snow likely next week. The country woke up to frosty conditions, with temperatures as low as -2C in the south of England.
The...
The Met Office has issued fresh weather warnings, indicating imminent snow showers that might intensify significantly by tomorrow.
Starting at 4 am on Monday, a yellow warning will be active, signaling the likelihood of snow and ice affecting transportation networks in parts of Greater London, Kent, Surrey, East Sussex, and...
Between 3pm on 4 January and the morning of 5 January 2024, our highways crews were called out 82 times to deal with issues relating to the significant rainfall across our area.
Our multi-skilled crews, each typically comprising two people, cleared gullies and drains blocked with debris washed and blown...
Tonight, through tomorrow, and into Thursday, Dorset is bracing itself for possibly the biggest storm of the year so far. Rain will then continue to be light and heavy until at least the end of next week. With temperatures rising to record levels for this time of year, snow...
From Monday 8 January, construction work commences at Fairfield Road to improve safety and accessibility.
The road is part of Fairfield car park and runs between Weymouth Avenue and Maumbury Road. It is heavily used by pedestrians but it has no footways. Parked cars block visibility, and two-way traffic passes through.
It serves the...
Wednesday 29 November, 12.00
Dorset County Hospital
(cnr Bridport Road / Williams Avenue)
Health workers and council workers will be showing support for the people of Gaza at Dorset County Hospital in Dorchester on Wednesday 29 November - the United Nations International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People.
Twenty five of 36 hospitals in Gaza...
Extinction Rebellion Dorchester, Weymouth and Portland together with the Weymouth Climate Hub, are holding an open meeting on 6 December, 7.30pm in St Georges Church Hall in Dorchester.
Caroline Dennett was a safety consultant for Shell for over 10 years, then publicly quit in May 2022 because of Shell's double-talk on climate...
Local Rally Planned for 18 November – weekly events
Families with children, trade unionists, members of faith communities and campaigners filled a coach to join the historic demonstration for Palestine in London on 11 November.
A huge march was marked by its humanity, the call for a ceasefire, and the open...
There are currently weather warnings in effect for Dorset as Storm Ciarán hits the UK’s South Coast. There is a Yellow warning in effect for heavy rain and strong winds on Thursday 2 November.
Dorset Council and our partners are ready to cope with the impact of this extreme weather, with safety measures deployed and...
National Day of Action for Palestine
Dorset Solidarity Vigil for Gaza
Saturday 4 November, 12.00 pm
Town Pump, South Street, Dorchester
Ceasefire Now
Stop the Attacks on Gaza
End Israeli Apartheid
On Saturday 4 November, as part of the National Day of Action for Palestine, the Palestine Solidarity Campaign and Dorset Stop the War Coalition are...
