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Monday, May 27, 2024
Unfortunately due to the circumstances currently surrounding the Dorset Belle, the only option available to Island Cruises is to sell her to avoid liquidation of the company, the bills have been mounting up and need to be paid, the lack of money due to the vessel not operating has...
Many will attempt to blame Covid for this dramatic decline but the reason is something else. Non tarrif barriers experienced by UK exporters and the collapse of groupage movements are the main factors at play. A nontariff barrier is a way to restrict trade using trade barriers in a form other...
Following government guidelines, on Monday 15 June many of Dorset’s shops will be re-opening for business, and they need your support. Most shops and high streets across the county have been closed since the government introduced lockdown measures in order to control the spread of the COVID-19 virus. Now that restrictions have started...
Ten years after its launch, Dorset Eye has won the Independent Media Awards for Citizen Media, Regional/Local Outlet of the Year and Political Reporting of the Year. The awards which were officially announced on 26th March where some of the hundreds of independent media were recognised for their tenacity...
The GMB union has received information from administrators PwC that all 400 branches of the collapsed retailer Wilko are set to close by early October, potentially resulting in the loss of all 12,500 jobs within the chain. This news follows the collapse of a rescue deal involving the owner...
On Saturday 3rd, posters appeared on the front window of Tesco at the Triangle in Bournemouth, exposing how Tesco sells industrial meat linked to forest destruction. 
Boots introduce Covid-19 tests for the affluent middle classes
Boots plans to roll out a new coronavirus testing service which it says can deliver results in just 12 minutes. The pharmacy chain said the LumiraDX swab tests will cost £120 and will be available across selected stores in the next few weeks. The chain has also launched a 48-hour testing...
BCP Council has been successful in securing an extra £247,000 grant from Central Government to help encourage cycling and walking in the conurbation. The money has been awarded from the Department for Transport’s Capability Fund and is ringfenced specifically for activities that promote active travel. The funds will be used to...
The owner of a Dorset-based online fancy dress costume business has been ordered to pay up over £65,000 following a prosecution for the misuse of trade marks. On 5 September 2019, at Bournemouth Crown Court, Ms Michelea Mariner (aged 49) of Ralph Road, Corfe Mullen was sentenced having pleaded guilty...
Black Friday is the day after the US holiday of Thanksgiving, regarded as the first day of the Christmas shopping season, on which retailers make many special offers. It claims to be a day of offers for consumers to launch in to their Christmas shopping. However, according to Which magazine...