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Thousands of trees and hedgerows planted on a former field in Blandford are already taking root, creating new habitats and supporting wildlife as work continues to construct a modern waste management facility for North Dorset.
More than 100 people from across Dorset businesses, including Dorset Council, came together this week to explore how they can play a bigger role in helping young people prepare for work, as national changes reshape how work experience is delivered in schools.
Dorset Council has recently signed the national Fraud and Scams Victim Charter which sets out clear standards for how organisations should support anyone affected.
Residents are being invited to have their say on whether open fires should be banned on Falmouth’s beaches.
Cornwall has joined the UK Network of Age-friendly Communities with the Centre for Ageing Better to enhance the lives of older residents.
Dorset History Centre has received initial support from The National Lottery Heritage Fund for its ‘Past Lives, Future Proofed’ project.
A new report capturing the ideas and lived experience of local people on how Dorset can prepare for a changing climate has been published.
Durlston Country Park’s Fine Foundation Gallery presents ‘Wild Nature’, an exhibition by artist Lisa Parkyn celebrating the natural world through vibrant colour, expressive mark-making, and layered mixed media. The exhibition is now open and will run until Wednesday 8th April, 10.30am – 4.30pm and is free to enter.
A new network of Youth Hubs has officially launched across Cornwall to help young people access employment, training, and personalised guidance.
A new multi-million pound project will see thousands of on-street electric vehicle chargepoints installed right across Dorset.
Young people in Cornwall aged 11-19 can now access a quick and easy text messaging service to get advice and information about their futures.
Octagon Music Hub (OMH) has launched a series of short stakeholder surveys to help shape the future of music education across Dorset and Somerset.
Council Leaders and Directors of Public Health from every local authority in the South West have united to demand the immediate passage of the Tobacco and Vapes Bill.
Announced at last night’s Full Council meeting (Tuesday 10 February), Dorset Council has approved measures that make up to an additional £5.25m available for highways to tackle flood impacts and cut the risk of future disruption.
Thanks to the Winter in Dorset programme, hundreds of children and families enjoyed fun, enriching activities and healthy meals throughout the winter holidays.
Cornwall Council has formally adopted the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) to help create a better future for our children and young people.
Dorset residents now have a new way to tune into life on the land, as a brand-new podcast launches exploring how our county’s farmers, communities and organisations are working together to restore nature and produce local food.
With new heat network laws having come into force last week developers, operators, landowners and public sector bodies are entering a new era of compliance, cautions energy specialist Laurence Lacey from national law firm Clarke Willmott.
Cornwall’s library users will be in with a chance of winning prizes such as cinema tickets, pasties and day trips as part of a new loyalty scheme.
