£4.4m investment aims to bring new firms to Dorset Innovation Park
WORK is underway on a £4.4 million project to build six new industrial units in the heart of Purbeck. Dorset…
Entries open for Dorset Apprenticeship Awards to recognise rising stars
ENTRIES will open on Monday (February 5) for awards celebrating apprentices in Dorset. The Dorset Apprenticeship Awards, run by the…
2023/24 Dorset Tourism Business Awards: Winners revealed – full list
THE best of Dorset tourism was celebrated at an awards night on Thursday (February 1). The 11th Dorset Tourism Awards…
Dorset garden centres to support Lewis-Manning Hospice Care in 2024
A DORSET hospice is set to benefit from a year of fundraising at county garden centres. Stewarts Garden Centres, which…
Royal Mail deliveries could be cut to three times a week to save money: Ofcom
MAIL deliveries could drop to five – or even three – times a week in a bid to save…
Purbeck Coast FM – Swanage’s community radio station – to shut next month
PURBECK Coast FM – Swanage’s community radio station – will cease broadcasting next month, it has been revealed. The station,…
Swanage care home residents looking for new homes as firm in administration
A FIRM that runs two Dorset care homes has gone into administration, it has been confirmed, with some residents…
Swanage Oxfam closed for a month for renovation work
THE Oxfam Bookshop in Swanage will be closed for a month for renovation work. Trading ended…
New owners seek approval for Swanage bakery signs
PLANS for new signage on a landmark Swanage bakery have been submitted. The Hayman store, in Institute Road, has become…
PICTURES: Sandbanks’ landmark Jazz Café up for sale – for £7.5 million
A LANDMARK café on Dorset’s Sandbanks beach is up for sale – for £7.5 million. The lease of the Jazz…