Aspiring entrepreneurs and early-stage business owners in Gillingham, Shaftesbury and surrounding areas are set to benefit from new start-up grants and two dedicated support programmes, delivered by business advisory company Evolve in partnership …

Filmmaker Guy Ritchie and his team have just launched  Lore of the Sky – a smokehouse restaurant situated at his Compton Abbas Airfield near Shaftesbury. The eating house aims to blend a Texan-inspired …

Parking will be free in a number of car parks managed by Dorset Council on various dates in the run-up to Christmas 2024. The offer is running in the council’s car parks in …

The new Home Bargains store on the Kingsmead Business Park in Gillingham has officially opened its doors. The discount retailer has invested £4 million into the site and says it is creating 44 …

After 50 years of operating out of Mere, wine merchant Yapp Brothers is moving lock, stock and barrel 15 miles west along the A303 to modern premises in Sparkford, Somerset. One of the …

Two businesses located fewer than three miles from each other in North Dorset have won their categories for the South West region of the 2024 Countryside Alliance Awards. The Child Okeford Village Shop …

Gillingham-based air source heat pump distributor Bublshop has become the first UK distributor to sell products from Hisense HVAC, the heating and air conditioning arm of international electronics giant, the Hisense Group from …

Charities and small businesses offering legal-aid services are among organisations that can secure 20 hours of free cyber security through Dorset-headquartered C3IA Solutions. It can enable them to gain the Cyber Essentials and …

  The popular Cafe Corsa in the Wyke area of Gillingham has been rebranded as The Old Brewery Cafe and Kitchen and now has ambitious plans for the future. The cafe, housed in …