Business

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Insolvency expert urges vulnerable family businesses to adapt against mounting pressures

IN the wake of a number of closures of long-standing Dorset family businesses, an insolvency expert has advised families…

Picture: Hall & Woodhouse

Poole pub reopens after £450,000 renovation

A PUB that reopened to guests in Poole earlier this month has undergone a £450,000 renovation. The Ox in Ashley…

A specialist tobacco detection dog was used in the operation Picture: Dorset Council

Ferndown shop targeted as police seize thousands of illegal tobacco and vapes

A FERNDOWN shop was one of six visited across Dorset by police as part of a crackdown on the…

Wimborne is the 32nd town in the UK to be a plastic-free accredited community Picture: Wimborne BID

Businesses urged to rethink, reuse and refill in Wimborne

WIMBORNE Business Improvement District (BID) is calling on businesses to rethink, reuse and refill by supporting Wimborne War on…

The business was started by Penny, Nigel and daughter Bethany Pictures: Google/ The Private Ear Clinic

Hear hear for Wimborne’s Private Ear Clinic as it celebrates 10 years in business

A LEADING, independent private ear clinic is celebrating a decade of helping people hear in Wimborne. Since 2015,

The team at the Fox & Hounds Picture: Fox & Hounds

Wimborne pub reopens following six-figure refurbishment

A GRADE II listed pub in Little Canford near Wimborne Minster has officially reopened its doors to the public. The…

Fiona Harwood, chair of Wimborne BID, which is a business-led initiative is urging businesses to have their say on draft five-year renewal business plan Picture: Wimborne BID

Wimborne BID seeks reviews from businesses on draft renewal business plan

IT’S your business and your voice – that’s the message to the town’s traders from Wimborne BID (Business Improvement…

The Guardall family: David, Sally and Will Vowles Picture: Guardall

Guardall celebrates 10 years of business in Wimborne

WIMBORNE-based, independent security business Guardall Security Systems has proudly marked 10 years in West Borough – while preparing to…

Lidl wants to open a number of stores in Dorset this year. Picture: Lidl GB

Lidl set to open new store in Poole

LIDL has been granted planning permission to open up a new store in Poole. The new store is set to…

Lidl wants to open a number of stores in Dorset this year. Picture: Lidl GB

Lidl details Dorset towns where it wants to open new stores this year

BUDGET supermarket giant Lidl is aiming to open a number of new stores in Dorset, Somerset and Wiltshire. New plans…