The time has finally arrived when you must now start to use all the new bins that were delivered in January.

From next Tuesday – 4th March – the new recycling scheme comes into effect. You will need to put out the slim black bin containing rubbish that can’t be recycled and the larger of the two brown bins containing food waste.

On Tuesday 11th March, you will need to put out your current large black bin, containing paper, cardboard, tins, cans, aerosols and plastics and your current green bin, containing glass bottles and jars.

Full details and a calendar can be found on www.dorsetforyou.com/recycle or you can call 01305 221040 for more information.

The consultation period for the plan ended on 13th February but the Parish Council was able to gain a one day extension in order to allow debate at the meeting held on the 13th.

The Parish Council’s response can be found by clicking “Mineral Sites Plan Response” or, for full information and all the comments sent on all the proposed sites, visit www.dorsetforyou.com/mineral-sites

Dorset County Council will be carrying out a series of work on local roads. All this work is deemed major and will result in roads being closed over certain periods.

A full list, showing dates and locations can be found on Streetworks Purbeck

Thank you to everyone who attended the Parish Forum on the 26th.

To see the Presentation given on the day –click here.

Remember, we still need volunteers for the Volunteer Driver Scheme so if you are able to help, please contact Cllr Len Alderman on 403591 or the Clerk on 472327.

The roundabout will be closed from 7pm on Friday 4th October until 6am on Monday 7th October. Full details with the suggested diversions can be found on www.dorsetforyou.com/roadworks

Best advise – avoid this area completely if you can.

Come and enjoy the May’s Wood inaugural tree planting and Community Planting on Saturday 28th September at 2.30pm

Programme

Location Map

From the week beginning Monday 3rd March 2014, the “recycle for Dorset” collection scheme will come into being. You should, by now, have received a leaflet through the post explaining the scheme to you.

This service is already being used by 94,000 households in Christchurch, East Dorset and North Dorset. and the recycling rate in these areas has almost doubled, helping the councils save money and reduce the amount of waste sent to landfill.

Changes to the way you use your existing wheelie bin 

Dorset Waste Partnership is keen for you to reuse your existing containers where possible. Most houses in Purbeck currently use a 240-litre grey wheelie bin for their rubbish. When the new service starts in March, this will become your recycling bin and you will receive a new 140-litre bin for your rubbish.

This is because you will be able to recycle more, including food waste, heavy cardboard and plastic bottles, pots, tubs and trays. You will receive a sticker to re-label your existing bin. This will be consistent with the service used elsewhere in Dorset.

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The Police & Crime Commissioner (PCC) is an elected official responsible for the governance and oversight of Dorset Police as well as working more widely with local partners, organisations and communities to improve community safety and criminal justice outcomes across the whole of Dorset. The PCC also acts as the “public voice in policing” – representing the views of the public in determining the strategic priorities for policing locally during his term of office.

With that in mind, Dorset Police want to make it as easy as possible for people to find out information relating to the work of the PCC and to make contact if/when required. One important element of this is their website which can be accessed via www.dorset.pcc.police.uk

Dorset County Council are nearing the completion of the policy change which introduced part night lighting.

The policy requires that A and B class traffic routes, roundabouts, town centres and roads with vertical speed humps remain lit all night, with all the remaining street lights being turned off from midnight until 5:30am GMT. This change will not amend any private roads or lighting systems, as only equipment on the public highway and owned by Dorset County Council will be affected. The map shows the extent of lights being switched off. All those lights within the black boundaries will be subjected to the part night lighting scheme.

It is intended to commence changes on site in the next 3 months, taking approximately 1 month to complete.

Further information can be found at www.dorsetforyou.com/partnightlighting

This page contains links to items of interest sent from Purbeck District Council

The Purbeck District Council Housing Newsletter is now available. It contains details of the Home Choice, which went live on 18th April 2012, and the Mutual Exchange Locata which is now up and running. The scheme provides an exchange search, match and swap service for anyone in social housing wishing to find a mutual exchange. Full details of the scheme can be found on www.dorsethomechoice.org.

DCSP community safety newsletter March 2013

Purbeck District Council Community Newsletter – April 2013