Council leaders call for travel restrictions
Both the leader of Dorset Council and the leader of the BCP Council have condemned the irresponsible behaviour of people at the county’s beaches over the recent weekend.
Both the leader of Dorset Council and the leader of the BCP Council have condemned the irresponsible behaviour of people at the county’s beaches over the recent weekend.
The weather forecast is good, and you may feel desperate to visit many of the county’s beauty spots, but both Dorset Council and BCP Council are asking people from outside the area to consider the potential impact on local communities.
Dorset Council is working with preschools, nurseries and registered childminders to accommodate more children.
During the lockdown we’ve all been doing a lot of clearing out of wardrobes, drawers and cupboards and in the absence of charity shops being open, it could be tempting to leave unwanted items in bags beside recycling banks.
Two mortality support facilities at Poole Port and the Old Radio Station Dorchester have been placed on standby due to the decline in deaths of COVID-19
If you’re planning to use any of Dorset Council’s open car parks in the near future you won’t be able to pay by cash.
Although certain leisure facilities are from today (Wednesday 13 May) now open in the Bournemouth, Christchurch, and Poole area, that isn’t the case in the rest of Dorset.
Fears for the future of tourism in Dorset – which is valued at around £1 billion a year, and supports almost 40,000 jobs – has been highlighted in two surveys conducted by Dorset Council’s Visit Dorset team and Dorset Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP).
Dorset Council and Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council are to start re-opening tips and household recycling sites from Monday 11 May 2020
Childcare workers and school support staff have been praised by Dorset Council.