Business

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Oil leak near Poole Harbour cost local economy more than £500,000: Report

A LEAK at the Wytch Farm oil field near Poole Harbour cost the local economy more than £500,000, a…

Halifax in Station Road, New Milton, will close in April. Picture: Google

New Milton among 160-plus Lloyds and Halifax branches to close

HALIFAX in New Milton is set to shut in the latest tranche of closures announced by the firm. The Station…

Sharon Cannings, front left, owner of Move On Sales & Lettings with Jannine Loveys, charity manager of The DCCF, front right, and Move On Sales & Lettings staff

Poole property firm backing Dorset cancer charity

A PROPERTY agent in Poole is backing a Dorset cancer charity. Move On is the latest business to become an…

Papyrus, in Salisbury Street, Blandford, could close

Landmark Blandford shop could close after 30 years serving the town

A POPULAR Blandford store is up for sale – and could close – as the owners want to retire…

Lemur Landings Group has joined forces with the Forest Holme Hospice Charity

Splashdown Waterpark and Lemur Landings to back hospice charity in 2024

SPLASHDOWN Waterpark and Lemur Landings in Poole will support a county hospice charity this year. Lemur Attractions Group has announced…

The Body Shop, in the Poole's Dolphin Centre, is set to stay open

Body Shop in Poole Dolphin Centre staying open

THE Body Shop in Poole is set to stay open – weeks after the company collapsed into administration. The Dolphin…

Revamp of Ferndown areas underway – with more to come

THE first phase of improvement works in Ferndown is underway. The Penny’s Walk and Victoria Road areas of the town…

Toby Guttridge has used his experiences to drive him on his journey as an entrepreneur

How wounded Dorset SBS hero Toby Guttridge created brand through his Bravery

A SPECIAL Forces soldier who was left paralysed after being shot through the neck has astonished the medical profession…

Hector Gibson Fleming, CEO of Wessex Internet

Dorset-based Wessex Internet shortlisted for rural Oscar

A DORSET internet firm has been nominated for a rural Oscar. Wessex Internet, based near Blandford, has been revealed as…

La Vita, in East Street, Blandford, is set to open today

Plans for La Vita Bar & Restaurant in Blandford submitted – and it opens today

AN Italian restaurant has applied for permission for new signage at a landmark Blandford site. A listed building planning application…