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Young people take up the challenge to pick up rubbish on the walk from their homes to the centre of the town.

The pandemic has seen a 25 per cent increase in reported domestic abuse incidents in the past year in Dorset.

The free parking in Dorset Council car parks for NHS and care workers is set to end on what could be Freedom Day on 19 July.

Dorset Council warns that there will be traffic delays and motorists are asked to find an alternative route where possible.

The scheme for free Personal Protective Equipment for carers has been extended from June this year to March 2022.

Charges vary from one area to another and so the authority plans to standardise them with a three-tier system.

To deal with this rise, the authority is putting a number of measures in place, including recruiting more staff.

Local authorities are asking for government action to bring better broadband to rural areas – and there is a survey to complete by 25 June.

The countryside is being blighted by the dumping of waste and the SCRAP campaign hopes to address this issue.

Many organisations in Dorset have been unable to operate during the pandemic and this is the chance to obtain some funding.