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Monday, November 25, 2024
Weymouth BID board regrets to announce the resignation of its BID Manager, Claudia Webb, who is moving on to manage her family’s business in the new year. BID Chair, Chris Truscott says: The board has accepted Claudia’s resignation and would like to thank her for her work and efforts for...
Citizens Advice Dorset and Dorset Council are encouraging people with employment concerns as a result of COVID-19 to reach out and seek advice as soon as possible. Citizens Advice Dorset has helped over 1,000* people with employment issues since lockdown, a 35% increase compared to the same period last year....
BOURNEMOUTH, Christchurch and Poole have joined a number of destinations across the UK as part of a national tourism campaign aimed at encouraging visitors to give the hospitality sector a much-needed boost. Escape the Everyday is spearheaded by Visit Britain and aims to highlight attractions, places of accommodation and eateries with a focus...
Debenhams's owners have begun drawing up plans for the liquidation of the 242-year-old department store chain in a move that could trigger the single-biggest jobs cull of the coronavirus pandemic. Sky News has learnt that Debenhams has appointed Hilco Capital, which specialises in helping to wind down distressed retail businesses,...
Some of the traffic restrictions at Weymouth Harbour, introduced at the beginning of July, will be eased this weekend following three weeks of monitoring. The changes to the current temporary measures were agreed by councillors from Dorset Council and Weymouth Town Council on Tuesday following recommendations from officers and...
Offices may be closed but workplace sexism is still thriving - with women being told to dress "sexier" and wear make up for video calls, according to a new survey. The figures from employment law firm Slater and Gordon showed 35% of women had experienced at least one sexist workplace...
BCP Tourism has officially signalled the launch of the summer season with our â€˜We Are Tourism’ campaign. Across social media channels, in conjunction with local businesses, the destination hails the new dawn for visitors after the disruption triggered by the Covid-19 pandemic. This new campaign emphasises the measures implemented by accommodation providers, restaurants and dining facilities and...
Dorset Innovation Park Enterprise Zone, Wool, welcomes its latest land purchase and development of a research and innovation centre. Dorset Council is proud to announce the sale to Draper Ventilation Limited . Dorset LEP has allocated a £740,000 Growing Places Fund loan to draperVENT, who will increase the total investment...
Lisa McKenzie, Humphries Kirk Secretary in the Crewkerne office, cycling 29 miles around the New Forest as part of the Wiggle Spring Sportive in April, raising funds for Cancer Research, Mind, Parkinson’s UK and Shelter
Residents and businesses will be invited to have their say on a number of changes being introduced to roads and pavements across Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole to support the area’s recovery from Covid-19. BCP Council has been indicatively awarded around £1.4million from the government’s recent emergency active travel fund to...
Stand-first: HMRC report highlights uptake of job retention and self-employed support schemes across Dorset HMRC has reported to Dorset LEP that since the launch of the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS) and Self-Employment Income Support Scheme (SEISS), over 123,000 jobs in Dorset have been supported. In March, Dorset LEP allocated additional...