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** Latest updates from Dorset Council
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** Happy Easter
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We wish you a Happy Easter!
Don't forget that the clocks go forward an hour in the early hours of Sunday morning.
** Rockfall warning
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The strong winds and high tides we are currently experiencing means our coastline is at greater risk of rockfalls and landslides.
Whilst weather and flood warnings are in place, we recommend staying away from the coast in general. Beaches, cliffs, piers, harbours etc. will be potentially dangerous at the moment, so do not visit these places until the weather improves.
** Dorset farmers, landowners and organisations help shape new plan for nature
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Local farmers, landowners and organisations came together last month to help us shape a new plan to protect and restore nature in our county.
Through a series of events, we heard from people working in and around our natural landscapes on what they think should be done to make nature bigger, better and more joined up in Dorset.
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Dorset Council signage in the front of County Hall
** Interested in becoming a local councillor?
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All 82 councillor seats for Dorset Council are up for election on 2 May this year.
We need people with the background and experience that reflects their community to put themselves forward.
As a councillor you will play a vital role in shaping local services and make a huge difference to the quality of life of local people and how local issues are dealt with.
The main requirement for being a councillor is that you care about the local community, that you can bring energy, passion and have a real desire and commitment to make Dorset a great place to live, work and visit.
Many candidates stand as a member of a political party, but you do not need to be a member of a political party and you do not need to be aligned to one of the existing political groups on the council in order to stand for election.
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** Dorset sets the national stage for a more secure digital future
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Leading lights from the UK security and telecoms industry were in Dorset to launch a ground-breaking paper that could help shape future policy on digital security.
UKTIN - the innovation network for the country’s telecoms sector – chose the Dorset Council-owned BattleLab to unveil the latest of its Future Capability Papers on Security.
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** Road safety improvements near Sherborne
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Construction work is due to take place to improve visibility at the A352 / New Road junction near Sherborne.
This junction has been the location of several road traffic collisions where people have been injured.
The works will start on 2 April 2024, and will take up to four weeks to complete.
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Soldiers on the March during the Falklands war. They are in full kit and walking away from us. The last person is holding a union jack. There is snow on the ground.
** Falklands War Anniversary, 2 April – 14 June
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Tuesday 2 April marks the 42nd anniversary of the start of the Falklands War which lasted 74 days after Argentine forces invaded the Falklands in 1982.
The conflict saw countless acts of great courage, determination and resolve, along with heart breaking scenes of tragedy and loss.
The Falklands War was the first military action since the Second World War that utilised all elements of the Armed Forces, with over 900 losing their lives, 255 of whom were British personnel.
30,000 sailors, marines, soldiers, airmen and merchant mariners served during the war, large numbers of them now living in Dorset.
The War was concluded with an Argentinian surrender on 14 June 1982.
Today, the UK and Argentina have brokered a diplomatic peace but neither side has changed its stance on the status of the islands.
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on the side of a country road. A warning road sign about a hidden dip, a 50mph limit and a motorbike with the words Collision hot spot and have you been seen?
** Dorset Road Safe Partnership seeks to reduce springtime motorcycle collisions
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Collision hot spot signs are being placed in areas around Dorset this Spring, to help reduce the number of motorcycle collisions in the county.
The road signs have been designed by over 2,400 members of the motorcycling community and have been produced by DocBike and Dorset Council, with support from Dorset Police, BCP Council, Dorset & Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Service and Public Health Dorset, making up the Dorset Road Safe Partnership.
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