The leader of Dorset Council has called on local MPs to back the forthcoming Climate and Nature Bill. Councillor Nick Ireland has written to all of Dorset's MPs, urging them to support the bill ...

Children looked after by the council in Dorset struggled to meet the expected learning standards last year, new figures suggest.

Residents living in 28 areas will see their council tax rise to over £3,000 a year by 2030, it has been reported.

The number of local authority employees taking home more than £100,000 a year has stayed the same as last year – but those earning the ...

The change will affect the highest number of people in Dorset, where 55 second homes will be charged a council tax bill of £10,520. The 100% tax increase, under the Levelling-up and ...

Millions of households will see a jump in their annual council tax bills from April 1 with most local authorities in England increasing a typical band D bill by 5% – an increase of £109 to £2,280 from ...

Dorset Council is set to receive an extra £6m to reduce greenhouse gas emissions A council has agreed to spend an extra £6m on reducing greenhouse gas emissions at a faster rate. It will bring ...

Drivers using an app to pay for parking in Dorset will be charged more from April after the council announced it would no longer cover the app's transaction fee. JustPark has been contacting users ...

Dorset sat comfortably in the middle of the ... authority in our list and judge the quality of services and their council tax bill against the pay packets of their council bosses.” ...