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to a number of “abusive motorists” - as delays and congestion continued to
build. A “dangerous” Openreach manhole cover on the southbound route of the
A354 Weymouth Road was reported to Dorset Council on Saturday morning (July
9) with fears that it “may have endangered lives” if a heavy vehicle hit the cover.
Dorset Council were at the scene conducting emergency repairs but a highways
worker was removed from the site on Saturday because of a number of abusive
motorists who passed the cordon.
Please treat these employees with respect, they are often doing a difficult and
stressful job.

Increasing
likelihood of
rockfalls
As the temperatures
are set to increase as
we head into August,
Dorset Council is
appealing to people
visiting its beaches to
take extra precautions
due to an increased
risk of rock falls. In
Dorset Property Care When you respond to e x t r e m e

Allan Slater temperatures, the risk of rockfalls along Dorset’s World Heritage coastline is even
Based in Briantspuddle advertisers, do please greater than usual. Heat causes rocks to expand and, particularly during
temperature fluctuations, any pre-existing cracks can widen, and new cracks can
 Services also form. This makes cliffs potentially more unstable and rockfalls more likely to
 Building maintenance tell them you saw their happen.
 General joinery advert in this magazine Dorset and East Devon’s Jurassic Coast is famous for its dramatic coastline, which
 Garden maintenance is constantly eroding and moving. As the rocks crumble and fall they can expose
 Garden landscaping - it helps them monitor fossils, which gives us a fascinating look back in time, and is why the coastline is
recognised as a World Heritage Site. This erosion process can be devastating if
 Kitchens the effectiveness of their people are sat underneath them. So please be careful.
 Man and digger hire
 Waste carrier licence advert and helps us No BBQs in the forests of Dorset

07973 158092 generate more A Public Spaces Protection Order (PSPO) came into force on 1 July that prevents
people lighting fires, including BBQs, fireworks, lanterns, and campfires, in many
advertising revenue!! public areas across Dorset. Dorset Council is working with Forestry England and
allan@dorsetpropertycare.co.uk Dorset and Wiltshire Fire service to protect countryside area including heathlands,
www.dorsetpropertycare.co.uk forests, and coastlines from the devastation that unattended naked flames can
cause.

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