Ten more Dorset towns and villages are to have extended or new 20mph speed limits before Easter.

Dorset Council hopes to save money and energy by replacing streetlights and installing solar panels.

Revealed in Dorset Council's 2026/27 budget proposals, a record total of £482m will be spent running services in the area. Council tax will rise by 4.99 percent, meaning a Band D home will pay an ...

Corporate Director for Finance Sean Creamer outlined the scale of the challenge as he presented a revenue budget of £482.6 million — an £18.9 million increase on last year. He said the growth was ...

Guidance urges schools to prohibit phone use and encourages families to delay smartphone ownership.

Dorset Council has pledged £375,000 to help clean energy firm Morwind progress its Channel Gateway one-year feasibility study. This investment accompanies £750,000 already pledged by The Crown ...

A council is to reconsider its approval for a new Aldi supermarket after a challenge by retail rival Lidl. The £7m store at Canford Bottom roundabout was granted planning permission by Dorset Council ...

Dorset Council's cabinet will consider on January 29 whether to approve £1.3 million for accelerating streetlight upgrades ...

RESIDENTS face paying more in council tax after Dorset Council said it would be increasing its share of the bill.

Beach hut owners in Mudeford say they will look at the legality of plans to double their council tax.

HOLIDAY accommodation, home extensions and significant refurbishment works features in the latest west Dorset planning approvals from Dorset Council.

The future of west Dorset’s public transport will be discussed at an upcoming meeting. The next Public meeting of the West Dorset (Western Area) Transport Action Group (WATAG) will be held on: ...