FULL details of plans for almost 30,500 new homes in Dorset have emerged in the county s Local Plan - which has been slammed as rushed and inadequate by campaigners. Residents are being urged to share their views in one of the most important surveys in a generation for the county. But a campaign group claims residents will not have time to digest the information in hundreds of pages of documents before the consultation ends. The Government has said 30,481 new homes must be built in Dorset by 2038 - around 1,793 each year. Residents have until March 15 to share their views on where the homes should be built, and which areas should be protected from developments.
COMMUNITY and cultural organisations will share a £60,000 windfall to boost the arts and heritage sector. Bridport Arts Centre, the Charmouth Heritage Centre, Lyme Regis music charity B Sharp, Lyme Regis Museum and the town s Marine Theatre are to receive a cash injection as part of Dorset Council s Organisational Revenue Support Fund. Starting from April 1, these organisations will be supported with a three-year funding agreement courtesy of the fund. Bridport Arts Centre and Lyme Regis Museum will be receiving £20,000 each, whilst the Marine Theatre will receive £10,000 and B Sharp and the Charmouth Heritage Centre will get £5,000 each. The fund was launched last October and awards grants for up to three years to cultural and community organisations.
By Vicky Nash Audience and Content Editor
Caregiver, carer hand holding elder hand for hospice care. Philanthropy kindness to disabled old people concept with gold bokeh background.Happy mother s day.. PEOPLE looking to change their careers amid the Covid-19 pandemic are being urged to consider working in social care. Dorset Council wants more people to think about paid careers in social care and to register their interest in frontline roles such as working in a residential or home care setting, or as a Shared Lives carer, supporting people to lead fulfilling lives. Shared Lives is a service that helps people over the age of 18 who have care and support needs.
A WEST Dorset initiative to improve the landscape is set to benefit from more than £200,000 of government funding. The Greening West Dorset s Hills and Vales project organised by the Dorset Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB) Partnership, has received £214,000 from the government s Green Recovery Challenge Fund. The project will see Dorset AONB working with local organisations and farmers with an aim to conserve and restore some of the most well-loved and valuable landscapes in the area. This includes the restoration of nine ponds, stretches of river, lowland meadow, traditional orchards and hedgerows. The work will also expand the natural flood management capacity of the River Asker and control invasive species in the area, such as the Himalayan balsam.