Business

All the latest Stour & Avon business news, events and gatherings featuring the area’s most exciting and innovative companies.

MD Steve Gill, inset, has announced improvements at Bournemouth Airport

More than a million passengers at Bournemouth Airport in 2024 – as Ryanair adds destination

MORE than a million passengers are expected to travel through Bournemouth Airport in 2024. The announcement comes as Ryanair confirmed…

Graeme 'Tucky' Tuck will pitch his truck outside the White Heather on Friday nights. Photo: Graeme Tuck.

Ferndown pub teams up with food truck for Friday night feeds

A BARBECUE food truck will pitch outside the White Heather pub in Ferndown on Friday evenings. 

Delph House, Broadstone. Photo: Google Maps.

Broadstone and Langton care homes to close amid “financial difficulties”

TWO Dorset care homes are closing – as the company that runs them announced it is to…

Harold Doonan, of Doonans of Weymouth, with James Howarth, of AWS

Wimborne firm AWS takes over Weymouth concrete supplier Doonans

A WIMBORNE-based construction materials and waste management firm has taken over a family-run Weymouth company. Avon Material Supplies (AMS), which…

Day Lewis in Wareham; The Abbey Pharmacy in Sherborne; Boots in Frome and Rowlands in Salisbury are open on Christmas Day

Pharmacies open on Christmas Day in Somerset, Dorset and Wiltshire

A NUMBER of pharmacies are opening on Christmas Day for those in need of advice and medication. Below is a…

Green Gram treasurer Helen Harding with the Horace Plunkett Award

Eco-friendly Green Gram in Fordingbridge scoops top national award

AN eco-friendly shop in Fordingbridge has capped an eventful year with a special award. The Green Gram, which recently…

Filming the Wimborne Christmas advertisement

‘Better than John Lewis!’: Wimborne Christmas ad viewed thousands of times online

“THIS is brilliant, John Lewis has competition for the best Christmas advert!” That was one of the reactions to an…

Mayor of Blandford Forum, Cllr Hugo Mieville, handed out awards in the town

Festive window displays in Blandford handed awards by the mayor

SHOP windows in Blandford serving up a festive feast of decorations were rewarded with certificates. Last week, Mayor of Blandford…

Ringwood marketing firm makes the move to Southbourne

A RINGWOOD marketing firm has upped sticks after 15 years and moved to Bournemouth. Halo Design Associates opened the doors…

Arrests – including woman in 60s – as probe into property management firm continues

TWO arrests – including a woman in her 60s – have been made in a police probe into a…