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Is it ALL doom and gloom?

Crushing costs and a difficult labour market are potentially tempered by the positivity of busy order books, says Dorset Chamber CEO Ian Girling A really...

The business of grazing tables

Redundancy led to a business launched in a week during the pandemic – and now Sarah McCombe has been featured on TOWIE. Rachael Rowe...

Doors Opening Soon at Space Inflaters!

The old Legends Nightclub in Gillingham is completing its makeover, ready to open this month as Dorset’s newest inflatable play centre With the summer holidays...

Mike’s out on his own after 35 years

Mike Oaten has been an upholsterer for 35 years, having started as an apprentice with Relyon the bed manufacturers in Somerset in 1987. He...

Apprentice of the Year Awards

The determination, talent and commitment of top apprentices were praised in Dorset’s first Apprentice of the Year Awards A 12-strong shortlist of finalists attended the...

Unexpected opportunities at all levels

Dorset apprentices are showing the wealth of opportunity, talent and diversity within the programme, says Ian Girling, CEO of Dorset Chamber This month I’d like...

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The end of the season

The end of the season allows time for reflection and learning – and a couple of weeks off for the four-legged members of the...

Digital ID cards? Let’s see the detail

With proposals resurfacing, MP Simon Hoare asks if it’s security theatre, a serious tool for immigration control – or another failed IT promise? As I...