Report highlights how collaboration between employers and skills sector is actively closing gaps
20/07/2025
Dorset Chamber has published the second Dorset Local Skills Improvement Plan (LSIP) Progress Report.
Headland HR Wins Gold at the 2025 West Dorset Business Awards
13/07/2025
Dorchester Chamber member Headland HR, a leading HR consultancy based in Dorset, has proudly taken home Gold in the B2B category at the West Dorset Business Awards 2025.
The Dorset County Show returns with stunt riders, action horses, livestock, live music, delicious food and so much more!
13/07/2025
Dorset, get ready for the biggest weekend in the County Calendar. The Dorset County Show opens its gates on Saturday 6th & Sunday 7th September 2025
Weymouth and Kingston Maurward College celebrates strong Ofsted report
01/07/2025
Weymouth and Kingston Maurward College has hit the ground running following its recent merger – receiving a ‘Good’ rating in all eight categories of its first Ofsted inspection as a merged institution.
Unearthed treasures from the Bronze Age: rare gold working remnants discovered in Melcombe Horsey
30/06/2025
Dorset Museum & Art Gallery is calling on support to help raise funds for the acquisition and preservation of two rare pieces of molten gold.
Festival of Archaeology Comes to Dorset
09/06/2025
Across Dorset, there will be many ways for people to improve their wellbeing through our programme of events and activities that will create opportunities for people to give, be active, learn, take notice and connect.
DCH Charity Celebrates Extraordinary Weekend of Fundraising
29/05/2025
The money has been raised by supporters including DCH staff, individuals and local businesses taking part in the epic Jurassic Coast Challenge, completing the grueling 10km, 25km, 58km and 100km challenge over Saturday 17th and Sunday 18th May.
County Show supports Local Charities with £15,938 Donation
20/05/2025
The Dorset County Show has donated a total of £15,938 to Dorset charities. This year’s donations have been made to Julia’s House and the Royal Agricultural Benevolent Institution (RABI).
Dorset Visual Arts and Dorset Museum & Art Gallery Launch Exciting New Dorset Open Art Competition
19/05/2025
Dorset Visual Arts (DVA), in proud partnership with Dorset Museum & Art Gallery (DMAG), is delighted to launch a brand-new major open art competition marking a landmark first collaboration between these two leading cultural institutions.
Mogfish Marketing: How to build a marketing plan that works (and sticks) for Dorset businesses.
15/05/2025
Ever start a marketing plan full of big ideas…only to watch it slowly fizzle out? One minute you’re PUMPED, the next your goals are off track and your plan’s gathering digital dust. Sound familiar?
MPs hear from next generation of farmers at Weymouth and Kingston Maurward College
15/05/2025
West Dorset MP Edward Morello and Alistair Carmichael, MP for Orkney and Shetland and Chair of the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Select Committee, visited the Kingston Maurward campus near Dorchester on Friday as part of a national inquiry into the future of farming.
Creative Clay For All Honoured for Outstanding Community Support
13/05/2025
In a celebration of the dedication and commitment businesses bring to their local communities, Creative Clay for All has been awarded the Silver Award for Community at the Dorchester Business Awards
Finalists named for Dorset Apprenticeship Awards
13/05/2025
Organisers have announced finalists who have won through to the shortlist for 2025 Dorset Apprenticeship Awards. Dorset Chamber and Dorset and Somerset Training Provider Network (DSTPN) are holding the annual celebration.
WKMC Seeks New Director of Governance to Drive Strategic Oversight and Excellence
12/05/2025
Weymouth & Kingston Maurward College (WKMC), a leading Further Education provider with campuses on the stunning Jurassic Coast and a historic estate near Dorchester, has launched a campaign to find a new Director of Governance.
Dorset Museum & Art Gallery Seeking Support to Acquire Ancient Bronze Age Gold Hoard
12/05/2025
Dorset Museum & Art Gallery has the opportunity to acquire The Crichel Hoard, a group of three rare Bronze Age gold ornaments dating back over 3,000 years to around 1400–1150 BCE.
New Equipment Funded by DCH Charity Benefits Bladder Cancer Patients
25/04/2025
A new piece of equipment – the Transurethral Laser Ablation (TULA) device – worth £13,184.40 – has been purchased with funds raised by the Dorset County Hospital Charity, to benefit selected bladder cancer patients at Dorset County Hospital (DCH) in Dorchester.
