Dorset’s Citizens Advice Bus issues plea for volunteers
Citizens Advice East Dorset & Purbeck stops at 10 locations across the region and needs volunteers.
Citizens Advice East Dorset & Purbeck stops at 10 locations across the region and needs volunteers.
The bus visits rural areas where people often struggle to access the necessary advice and support in managing payment plans.
People have until 21 December to apply for pension credit, with a local MP and Citizens Advice urging people not to miss the deadline.
Talbot Village Trust has awarded grants worth more than half a million pounds to 36 charitable organisations across south-east Dorset.
Citizens Advice is celebrating the first anniversary of its Advice Bus, which has helped over 1,000 residents across East Dorset and Purbeck.
Dorset Community Foundation’s Surviving Winter appeal is appealing for more funds to help those in fuel poverty.
Dorset Community Foundation’s Surviving Winter appeal has seen applications soar by four-and-a half-times compared to the same period in 2021.
Two Citizens Advice volunteers are retiring with more than 40 years of combined service under their belts.
Dorset Community Foundation and Citizens Advice say there will be an increased need for the annual winter appeal.