A number of Dorset Council services will continue to operate throughout the second lockdown, but some centres and buildings have been closed.

Residents are being urged to comply with new coronavirus restrictions and take personal responsibility in line with the latest national restrictions, which are set to last until December 2.

The public is asked to stay at home, avoid non-essential travel and go out only for food, medical reasons, exercise, education or work.

Here's how the November lockdown will affect Dorset Council services:

• Household Recycling Centres, refuse and recycling collections, garden waste collection, commercial waste will all stay open and services will continue.

• Social care services will continue.

• Public toilets and car parks will stay open.

• Beaches, parks, skate parks and green spaces will remain open for public use.

• Registration services – registering a birth or death – will continue, but weddings will not be held and funerals continue to be restricted to 30 mourners.

• Country parks' open spaces will stay open for people to enjoy but visitor centres are closed and the restaurants will only offer takeaway services.

• Schools, colleges and childcare remain open.

• Leisure centres are closed.

• Library buildings are closed but the book lending scheme will continue online. Dorset Council has restarted its order and collect service and there is a home library service for people who are housebound.

• Tourist Information Centres are closed.

• History centres and archives are closed.

Dorset Council is also carrying out welfare checks for people who are isolating, providing emergency grant payments to businesses that have to close, supporting people experiencing homelessness and rough sleeping and supporting people who are clinically extremely vulnerable.

Leader of Dorset Council, Councillor Spencer Flower, said: "I know this second national lockdown will bring challenges for many people. But Government has made it clear that significant intervention is needed if we are going to stop the spread of covid-19 and save lives this winter.

"I want to reassure residents that Dorset Council stands ready, once again, to support our communities by continuing to provide essential services, including paying out financial packages to businesses and supporting clinically vulnerable people.

"We were in Tier 1 until the lockdown started, and if we will all follow the guidance, we hope we will still be in Tier 1 at the end of the lockdown – this is really important for us all.

"I am calling on the people of Dorset to pull together, as we have done before, to help each other and our communities through this second lockdown."

Any residents who are clinically extremely vulnerable and don't have family, friends or a support network that can help them get things like food or medicine, should request help using Dorset Council's online form or call 01305 221000. Lines are open Monday to Friday 8.30am to 5pm.

If people are worried about money, redundancy or reduced pay and are finding things tough right now, they should call Dorset Citizens Advice on 0344 411 1444 for free and impartial advice.