Milborne St. Andrew Parish Council

25/09/2026

Dear all,

The Milborne St Andrew Traffic Management Report is now available on our website.

Parish Council chairman's message

01/09/2026

Dorset Council

Notice of road closure C110 Dewlish Road
14th - 18th September

26/08/2026

Looking forward to seeing you all at our next meeting on 02nd September 26

17/08/2026

Wessex Water - Hosepipe Ban

Wessex Water has announced a hosepipe ban after months of unprecedented dry weather, heatwaves and a continued lack of rain forecast, which has led to sustained high demand for water.



We have taken this decision after more than 40 days of demand for water remaining at record-breaking levels and the region formally declared as being in drought. We need to protect our water resources for both our customers and the environment.



It is the first time we have introduced a ban in half a century, since the famous drought of 1976.



From Tuesday 18 August at 00:01hrs our 1.4 million customers – in areas including Bath, and parts of Somerset, Dorset and Wiltshire – must not use a hosepipe for activities such as watering gardens, washing cars, patios, paths and driveways, cleaning windows or filling swimming and paddling pools.



This isn’t a decision we've taken lightly and we’re sorry for the inconvenience it will cause to residents in your area.



We have worked hard to avoid these restrictions, and the decision comes after a 60% reduction in leakage in the past 30 years and a five-year £230 million investment in our water supply grid which came into use in 2018.



Repair teams have been fixing more leaks than ever this summer across the supply area, increasing repairs by more than a third in the last month alone.



But the prolonged and extreme dry weather has meant demand across our region has consistently remained at more than 400 million litres per day, 30 per cent above average for this time of year and the equivalent of almost half a million hosepipes running for a full hour every day.



While we’re not running out of water for essential use, our challenge has been moving water through the network quickly enough to meet these record levels of demand. This also has an impact on our underground storage reservoirs, which normally replenish with treated water quickly.



We know so many of our customers and stakeholders have already been taking steps to save water and spread the word in their communities – we’re incredibly grateful for the support so far this summer. It makes such a difference.



We’re writing to our customers to update them on the restrictions and contacting larger business customers who are high water users to encourage them to avoid non-essential use.



And we continue to encourage households to make small and simple changes during the ongoing dry weather, both for each other and for the environment.

14/08/2026

From the Environment Agency

Anyone who owns a property, or land, alongside a natural watercourse has rights and responsibilities. They relate to the stretch of the watercourse which falls within or adjacent to the boundaries of their property.

If you want to carry out works on a watercourse you may also need an environmental permit.

Get advice before you apply for an environmental permit - GOV.UK

Information about the rights and responsibilities of riparian owners can be found on GOV.UK.

Owning a watercourse - GOV.UK

30/07/2026

Dorset Council Flood Reporting

Dear all - if you experience any flooding issues going forward please report to Dorset Council using the link below

Flood alerts, warnings, advice and information for Dorset

24/07/2026

Dorset Council
Notice of Road Closure
A354
06-09 Oct 26 (9.30 - 15.00)

11/05/2026

Dear All,

Please note we’ve been advised by the contractors undertaking the work at Milton Road, Milborne St Andrew that due to the complexity of the cabling works they will require a 2 day extension until Wednesday 13th May 2026.

The road closure will still be in operation between 09:30 and 15:30 and will be reopened outside of these timings. This is., we will not be able to compete this in one day.

05/05/2026

Upgrade to Milborne St Andrew Water Treatment Centre

Wessex Water is investing to upgrade Milborne Water Treatment Centre, on Milton Road to maintain quality and reliability of the water supply to our customers.

This work will involve installing new equipment to ensure continued compliance with drinking water treatment standards and will start on Monday 1 June 2026 for approximately 10 months.

The upgrade will take place without interruption to local water supplies, with the work and our construction set-up taking place within our existing site on Milton Road at the northern end of the village.

Some work may be visible during construction and there will be additional traffic accessing the water treatment centre at times. There may be some noise disruption while this work is carried, but every effort will be made to keep this to a minimum.

Local water supply services can be used as normal unless we advise otherwise.

29/04/2026

Notice of road closure - Milton Road