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Winners with dignitaries at the 2023 Dorset Apprenticeship Awards (from left) Rod Davis from the Dorset and Somerset Training Provider Network, Superior Seals managing director Tim Brown, Dorset Chamber president Caron Khan, Nicky Sayers of Avon Magnetics, Katie Smith of BBD Boom, Dorset Chamber chief executive Ian Girling, Florence Hudson of JPP and HM Lord-Lieutenant of Dorset Angus Campbell

Awards celebrate top apprentices

TOP apprentices have been celebrated for their commitment, resilience and excellence at the Dorset Apprenticeship Awards. They claimed honours in…

Clair Lawrence, who has founded her own aromatherapy oils business called Lavish4Me

Disabled entrepreneurs get helping hand into business

By dorsetbiznews.co.uk A BUSINESS start-up service has helped 50 unemployed people with disabilities gain valuable self-employment skills with 15 successfully…

The gold and ruby signet ring worn by Edward, the Black Prince is on display in the Louvre Museum in Paris

Long history of signet rings

By Amy Brenan, director of Heirlooms Jewellers, 21 South Street, Wareham The signet ring dates back to Ancient Egyptian times…

It is important for gardeners to know the pH of their soil photo: pinus2/Pixabay

Put your garden to the acid test

By Sally Gregson FOR many gardeners working out the pH of their soil can be perplexing and confusing. And yet…

Goulds plant manager Sue Butterworth with clematis

Raise your garden to new heights: The wonderful world of climbers

CLIMBING plants are a fantastic way to add height to your garden. They can grow on trellises, walls, pergolas…

Flat-faced dog breeds can find hot weather especially difficult PHOTO: cocoparisienne/Pixabay

Weather warning: 20C is plenty

The nation’s largest dog welfare charity is warning dog owners that ‘20 is plenty’ when it comes to exercising…

Vikki Slade

The future of the High Street

WHEN people talk about today’s town centres, it is rarely positive. They bemoan empty units, high rents, complain about…

Chris Bradey

Britain needs more than charity

BAD weather meant that the ‘Big Help Out’ event planned for Swanage after the Coronation had to be postponed. On…

Bursary winner Kitty Hayward and celebrated local artist Dennis Hill

Bursary encourages artists of the future

YOUNG artist Kitty Hayward from Parkstone Grammar School has won a £100 bursary launched this year by Broadstone Art…

PHOTO: Simon Barnes

News from Wareham Town Council – May report

By Julie Bradshaw THE first meeting of the council year was presided over by the mayor, Cllr Turner, and alongside…