Long-awaited town centre enhancement works in Swanage are now complete, bringing an enhanced street scene in time for businesses reopening.Long Description
Dorset Council and Swanage Town Council have been working together for many years developing a scheme for Institute Road that balances the needs of businesses, residents and visitors to the town.
The...
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...
There is an irony here given the rhetoric at the last two elections but the 'magic money tree' has come good in Dorset.
Dorset Council has today (11 June) reached a milestone at having paid out more than £100 million to just over 8000 small businesses in the county.
The council...
Bournemouth will join a pioneering movement across the UK that promises to revolutionise the country’s digital economy.
The Smart Place Pilot project is an opportunity for Dorset to lead a 5G connectivity revolution, pioneering innovation, creating jobs, boosting the local economy and delivering technology which will provide social and health benefits. The...
Devastating news as Dorchester based local radio station to amalgamate with 49 other radio stations to become 'Greatest Hits Radio'.
The majority of the local radio licences bought by Bauer from UKRD, Wireless, Lincs FM and Celador last year will become Greatest Hits Radio from later this year under plans...
The Treasury and the Bank of England have today announced that the names of companies being bailed out through the Covid Corporate Financing Facility (CCFF) will be made public, and conditions will be attached, following pressure from research and campaign group Positive Money.
The CCFF allows investment-grade companies to sell...
At the start of 2020, Dorset LEP reached out to Dorset’s employers to better understand their skills and workforce needs to identify any gaps that are challenging their ambitions to grow and innovate.
The results of the Dorset 2020 Employer Skills Survey are now available to download on the Dorset LEP website....
We had no idea how Dorset would change when we recorded this podcast. Digital skills have become more important than ever.
We looked forward a decade and guessed how digital might change, without knowing how much it would develop in weeks. What can we learn from this pre-lockdown conversation to...
We all benefit from knowing how digital is contributing to making Dorset an even better place to live and work. These podcasts add to our regular, varied gatherings, providing an additional way to hear what’s going on.
If you’d like to suggest a topic, have ideas to improve the format...
Weymouth Town Centre Management Group convened for a virtual Zoom meeting on Thursday 23rd April. Partners in attendance at this meeting included: Weymouth Town Council, Dorset Council, Weymouth BID, Weymouth and Portland Chamber of Commerce, Dorset Police, Weymouth Area Development Trust and the Civic Society.
The meeting was well attended,...
