
Dorset County Show returns this weekend (5-6 Sept) with farming, food, countryside and spectacular entertainment
Dorset County Show returns this weekend (5-6 Sept) with farming, food, countryside and spectacular entertainment

Dorset County Show returns this weekend (5-6 Sept) with farming, food, countryside and spectacular entertainment

Summer show season is one of the highlights of the Dorset calendar. Join Blanchards Bailey at The Dorset County Show 5/6 September.

Porter Dodson has reported continued growth across the business during the last financial year, with particularly strong performance in its Commercial Property and Company Commercial teams.

Albert Goodman has been named on the 2026 UK’s Best Workplaces for Women™ list, ranking 30th among the 100 organisations recognised in the Large category.

Dorset Council (DC) is reviewing its parking services, looking to plan parking arrangements from 1 April 2027. The council wants to listen to views from around the county and invites representatives of Parish Meetings, Parish and Town Councils to hear how these events will take place and how you can participate.

A new Three-yearSkills Improvemnet plan has been launched a publication aimed at making skills, training and workforce support easier to access. The newly published Dorset Local Skills Improvement Plan (LSIP) 2026 to 2029 is a plan led by employer skills needs.

Pop-up Pride Dorchester is back for its second year with a fabulous and packed programme. The initiative, driven by Dorchester Town Council with the support of local partners.

Poundbury Garden Centre supports local charity working with victims of abuse

Michael Dooley, Lord-Lieutenant of Dorset, appointed Patron of Age UK North, South & West Dorset

Family business owners in Dorset are being urged to ensure that they are aware of new inheritance tax rules which come into force in less than two months.

Dorchester law firm Ellis jones Solicitors has given a cautious welcome to the watering down of proposed inheritance tax reforms.

A new name has been unveiled for two Dorset colleges that merged last year. Kingston Maurward, which focuses on land-based studies, merged with Weymouth further education college in August 2024.

Duncan brings extensive experience in personal and corporate insolvency matters. Having qualified as an Insolvency Practitioner in 2008 he subsequently specialised in bankruptcy cases for the last decade.

Dorset Chamber has published the second Dorset Local Skills Improvement Plan (LSIP) Progress Report.

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.

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