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Dorset Council Local Plan

Of interest to and potentially affecting us all in the Wriggle Valley is the Dorset Council Local Plan. This can be accessed at www.dorsetcouncil.gov. uk/dorset-council-local-plan. Section 28 covers West Dorset, which includes Sherborne (Section 31) and the Wriggle Valley area. Section 22 covers Central Dorset including Dorchester (Section 23) and villages such as Charminster, Cerne Abbas and others nearby.

Questions are invited by telephone call to 01305 252500 Monday to Friday between 10.00am and 2.00pm. Comments on the plan are also invited at this stage via the website above. The closing date for such comments is 15 March.

Christopher Cook

ACCOMMODATION SOUGHT

Young 62yr old male, self-employed Senior Mental Health Professional and Auxiliary Nurse. Ex-farmer. Honest, reliable, responsible, polite, tidy and respectful. Own transport. Looking for self-contained/catering accommodation for min. 6 months; preferably furnished.

Would be happy to help someone part-time (shopping, driving, gardening, odd jobs, house keeper/ pet sitter, carer, companion etc) in exchange for reduced rent – but all offers considered. Excellent local references. Please phone David 07584711488 or email – stantondavid@hotmail.co.uk

Master Class paints

Whether you’re a latter day Picasso or a beginner painter, Olga Gover can supply you with high quality gouache paints. Olga lives in Leigh and imports the designer ‘Master Class’ paints from renowned Nevskaya Palitra, the premium manufacturer in St. Petersburg. The extra-fine gouache paints are suitable for accomplished or budding artists and all levels in between. White gouache and other colours in individual pots of 100ml and 220ml are popular with watercolour and gouache artists alike.

Olga also offers a phenol-free range designed especially for children, under the I am an Artist brand, which has selected colours based on research into the specific colours most popular with children. This makes the children's gouache sets an amazing birthday gift for your child or a great present for any children’s party. Stocks are held in Dorset and Olga can deliver same-day parcels within the local area, or post packages anywhere within the country.

Households across Dorset along with the rest of England and Wales will soon be asked to take part in Census 2021.

The census is a ten-yearly survey that gives us the most accurate estimate of all the people and households in England and Wales. It has been carried out every decade since 1801, except for 1941.

It will be the first one to be run predominantly online, with households receiving a letter with a unique access code, allowing them to complete the questionnaire on their computers or mobile devices. Those residents who are unable to complete the census digitally will be supported by a phone helpline, a network of Census Support Centres or by ordering a paper census.

“A successful census will ensure everyone from local government to charities can put services and funding in the places where they are most needed,” said Philip Eades, Census Engagement Manager for the area covered by Dorset Council. “This could mean things like doctors’ surgeries, schools and new transport routes. That’s why it is so important everyone takes part and we have made it easier for people to do so online on any device, with help and paper questionnaires for those that need them.”

Census day will be on Sunday 21 March 2021 with households across the country receiving letters with online codes allowing them to take part from early March.

The census will include questions about your sex, age, work, health, education, household size and ethnicity. For the first time there will be a question asking people whether they have served in the armed forces, as well as voluntary questions for those aged 16 and over on sexual orientation and gender identity.

Initial results will be available within 12 months, although personal records will be locked away for 100 years, kept safe for future generations. Residents can be assured that the census form is completely confidential and personal data is not shared until the census is opened up 100 years later. Thus, Census 1921 will be available for research early in 2021.

For more information visit www. census.gov.uk, follow @CensusDorset on Twitter or contact Philip Eades on 07452 948119 or e mail philip. eades98@field.census.gov.uk