Leisure facilities open – but not across the whole of Dorset
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.
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.
Technology is the key for children to enable them to continue with their education during lockdown.
A group of organisations have been ensuring that residents with underlying health conditions have been receiving their prescribed medicines.
Dorset Council is warning people not to touch caterpillars that are emerging from large webs on trees and bushes where they have been overwintering.
A new helpline has been launched in Dorset to support parents and carers who are worried about how their child or teenager is coping during the coronavirus pandemic.
Open spaces have never been so much in the news as they have been during lockdown, so make sure you have your say on Dorset Council’s consultation on dogs in public spaces.
Dorset council’s travel team have been lending their skills and support to help the county’s vulnerable residents, with additional safety provision for drivers.