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Commonwealth Games due to take place in Birmingham later on in the Summer.
This would involve some street closures and the like.

South Walks House - NHS leasing it from Dorset Council
This proposal will bring hundreds of non-seasonal, high quality jobs into Dorchester,
an enormous boost to the town and Dorset as a whole. It generates a reliable
income for Dorset Council over decades which will be spent on Adult Social Care
and Children's Services, both under acute pressure following Covid. We will get
about the same amount of money from renting over the period as we would from
selling the building but at the end of the period, we will still own the building if we
rent it.
It is our understanding that the NHS staff considered for transfer will be moved
from other buildings to free up space for clinical use and to save
accommodation costs. This deal therefore delivers money and space for more
treatment provision.

Praise for our Planners
Two Dorset Council planners have been recognised at the Royal Town Planning
Institute (RTPI) South West Awards for Planning Excellence 2021. The awards
celebrate projects and people who have helped create exceptional places and
improved the lives of those who live and work there. They also highlight how
planning and planners work to create a safe, healthy, and sustainable future.
One of the recipients is an ex-Purbeck District Council employee. Well done
Frances Summers.

Relatives play a valued
role in helping people
leave hospital
As health and social care services
continue to be stretched due to
the ongoing pandemic, the role of
relatives in supporting patients is
very highly valued. This could
include providing some personal
care for their relatives in their
home, including looking after
them during the initial period after
they have left hospital. This could mean including support with shopping,
administering medication, changing dressings, meal preparation, checking on

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