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Dorset
Thursday, January 9, 2025
Dorset Council to use Vivacity Labs sensors across the county as part of Department of Transport’s Transforming Cities Fund Transport technology scaleup Vivacity Labs has announced its partnership with Dorset Council, as part of a major sustainable infrastructure development in the county. Fifteen Vivacity Labs traffic sensors will be installed across the county in Dorchester, Ferndown,...
Hundreds of local people will come together to create amazing outdoor art in the Dorset Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty this summer  Creating a collective connection to Dorset's remarkable landscape, as part of UK-wide celebration of creativity  Producer Activate Performing Arts and outdoor arts company Walk the Plank are recruiting one thousand local people to...
“It’s now day 7 and although I’m inside I can feel the weather changing, chilly air blows through the vent below my cell window. https://dorseteye.com/weymouth-imprisoned-following-insulate-britain-protests/ One week in on my hunger strike, my thoughts are with those vulnerable, elderly and young families, who as the temperature drops, have to choose between...
Canford, in Dorset, dates back to Saxon times and covers thousands of acres of heatherlands of birch, pine, broom, furze, ferns and blackberry bramble from Wimborne to Poole Quay. A haven for wildlife of deer, fox, rabbit, lizards, adders and home to the Dartford Warbler. A Charter of 1248,...
A play about young carers in Salford that “knocked MPs sideways” is about to embark on a national tour.The show, Who Cares, was written by Matt Woodhead and co-produced by The Lowry and LUNG. It was made in partnership with Greater Manchester charity, Gaddum and its Salford Carers Service...
Dorset Climate Action Network (Dorset CAN) has sent a strong message on behalf of hundreds of Dorset citizens to the world leaders assembled in Glasgow for the Global Climate Conference COP26 The message calls upon the world leaders to provide “bold, collective leadership at this critical juncture in the history...

XR Response to Recent Flooding

Recent widespread flooding across Dorset has caused havoc, clearly demonstrating that Dorset Council is woefully underprepared for Climate Change now, let alone in the future. The UK has been on average 6% wetter over the last 30 years* and that is set to rise drastically. It’s not just average rainfall...
1 IN 3 EMPLOYEES IN THE UK ARE DUE A TAX REBATE FROM HRMC If you wear or have worn a uniform or protective clothing at work over the past 4 years, which you must wash and maintain yourself, you may be due a tax refund from HMRC. This allowance...
In a new report out today (to mark World Homeless Day on 10 October), Healthwatch Dorset shines a spotlight on the health and care needs of people who are homeless and the challenges they face when trying to access vital care and support, such as dental care and end of...
On 18th and 19th September 2021, a determined group of employees and friends of Edens Landscapes took on the mighty challenge of cycling just over 140-miles from Edens’ HQ in West Parley, Dorset, to Big Ben in Westminster – all in aid of raising vital donations for local mental health charity,...