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The booking system will now be introduced in Wimborne, Dorchester, Shaftesbury and Sherborne in 2026, instead of this year.

The authority has introduced a new Prevention and Early Intervention team to help people to retain their independence for longer.

Dorset Council’s Cabinet is to consider the Highways Capital Programme Strategy at its meeting on 11 November.

Council-owned redundant buildings and sites would be sold, with the funds reinvested in essential infrastructure.

For the first time, residents have the chance to access a new online simulator to discover the complexities of setting a budget.

The council says that it is deferring some road surfacing treatments to spring and summer next year because of seasonal constraints.

Defra has launched the Burn Better campaign to encourage people to reduce the impact of their stoves and open fires.

The county has joined a network which covers a population of more than 10.5 million people aged 50 and over.

The Dorset village of Tarrant Keyneston has a new wildlife habitat, The Ferals, to help meet the county’s environmental and housing needs.

The council has prevented 1,290 households from becoming homeless since April 2024.