Winter weather update (From Thisisdorset)

Winter weather update

12:31pm Monday 21st January 2013 in Latest

COUNCIL information has been issued about services that have been affected by the severe weather.

West Dorset District Council and Weymouth and Portland Borough Council Council offices are open.

Weymouth and Portland Borough Council’s North Quay office and West Dorset District Council’s South Walks House office are keeping to normal opening hours.

Many council services, plus information and advice are available online at www.dorsetforyou.com Weymouth and Portland Borough Council waste and recycling collections are running as normal today.

WASTE AND RECYCLING

People who did not have their waste and recycling collected on Friday due to the adverse weather conditions should hold on to their waste until their next scheduled collection date. The council will pick up any extra waste left beside green bins during these collections. The council would like to apologise for any inconvenience.

For residents in the West Dorset District Council area, people who did not have their waste and recycling collected on Friday due to the adverse weather conditions should hold on to their waste until their next scheduled collection date. Due to adverse weather conditions council workers will be collecting refuse and recycling in the following areas from the main thoroughfares only:

Sydling St Nicholas - refuse/recycling

Grimstone - refuse/recycling

Frampton - refuse/recycling

Maiden Newton – refuse

Bradford Peverell – refuse/recycling

Winterbourne Abbas – refuse/recycling

Martinstown – refuse/recycling

Winterbourne Steepleton – refuse/recycling

The council will try and collect waste from as many places as possible where it is safe to do so.

If residents' waste is not collected they are asked to hold on to it until their next scheduled collection date. The council would like to apologise for inconvenience caused.

Tomorrow, due to adverse weather conditions and extremely icy conditions in areas, the council will be collecting refuse and recycling from the main thoroughfares only.

The council will try and collect waste from as many places as possible where it is safe to do so.

If residents' waste is not collected they are asked to hold on to it until their next scheduled collection date.

Alternatively residents may choose to bring their waste to a main road for collection, but this is the householder's choice and only advised for where it will not block the pavement and is safe to do so.

See www.dorsetforyou.com/400334 for advice and frequently asked questions about waste collections and winter weather.

CAR PARKS

The district council is endeavouring to keep car parks in West Dorset clear and make them as safe as possible.

Despite clearing and gritting some car parks, including Wollaston Road Car Park in Dorchester and Dorchester Park and Ride, some car parks are still icy in places and people are advised to use extreme caution should they choose to use them.

Some roads going into car parks may be hazardous so we advise motorists to use care and common sense when driving in these difficult conditions. Car parks in Weymouth and Portland are clear and open.

OTHER COUNCIL AND PUBLIC SERVICES

For information about school and library closures and other services, such as household recycling centres, day care centres, gritting and roads go to the homepage of www.dorsetforyou.com and look for the winter weather featured content.