Albert Goodman summerise the Spring Statement
27/03/2025
Albert Goodman summerise the Spring Statement. Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rachel Reeves, held the Spring Statement on Wednesday 26 March 2025.
Stamp Duty Land Tax Increase effective 1 April 2025
17/03/2025
With less than one month to go, the temporary relief on Stamp Duty Land Tax is due to end on 1 April 2025. This change is likely to impact most people wanting to move. Porter Dodson explain more in this blog.
What are the benefits of mediation for employers
11/03/2025
Mediation is a voluntary process through which a neutral third party can help to resolve a conflict or dispute and facilitate an agreement. Mediation can be used to resolve disputes in many areas including the workplace, in businesses, in civil cases, in families and can benefit employers.
Jurassic Coast Challenge fundraisers needed to help raise £25,000 for Dorset County Hospital
07/03/2025
Dorset County Hospital Charity is calling for participants to join the Jurassic Coast Challenge on 17-18 May 2025, to raise money urgently needed for the hospital’s Emergency Department and Critical Care Unit Appeal.
Your Live Action Machinery Show of 2025 is Here!
26/02/2025
The one-off event debuted in 2021. This September the event will return for an enhanced second edition 4 years on taking place at Winterborne Kingston, Dorset on Wednesday 24th September 2025.
Neighbourhood Plan set to impact small housing schemes
25/02/2025
A local developer and Dorchester Chamber for Business member has called for a rethink on Weymouth’s neighbourhood plan, amid concerns about its impact on small site housebuilding.
The Quarterly Economic Survey
25/02/2025
The British Chambers of Commerce Quarterly Economic Survey is the UK’s most important independent business survey. If you are a UK business, your voice counts.
Dorset Museum & Art Gallery receives over £940k fromArts Council England
24/02/2025
Funding from the fourth round of the Museum Estate and Development Fund (MEND) has just been announced, seeing 29 museums up and down the country receiving a share of almost £25 million to upgrade their buildings including Dorchester Museum & Art Gallery.
Entries open for Dorset Apprenticeship Awards
21/02/2025
Employers across the county are being urged to nominate their star trainees for the Dorset Apprenticeship Awards before the deadline of 30 March 2025. Entrants must be undertaking an apprenticeship programme or have completed a programme within the last twelve months.
Hospital Charity launches the DCH100 Jurassic Coast Challenge 2025
31/01/2025
Dorset County Hospital Charity seeks enthusiastic participants to join the DCH100 Jurassic Coast Challenge on 17-18 May 2025 in aid of the hospital’s Emergency Department and Critical Care Unit Appeal. This is an outstanding opportunity to make a lasting impact for our local hospital, whilst also getting fit and having fun.
Experience Art in a New Way at Dorset County Hospital
31/01/2025
Hospital patients in Dorchester can enjoy art in a new way with a project celebrating 35 years of art in Dorset County Hospital. A Sense of Place brings the art to you wherever you are with a collection of stories and sounds you can listen to on your mobile phone.
Major Bequest Supports Dorset County Hospital Renal Unit
31/01/2025
A major bequest has funded the redevelopment of Dorset County Hospital’s Prince of Wales Renal Unit. Dorset County Hospital’s Haemodialysis Unit and Prince of Wales Ward form the renal hub for in-centre renal replacement therapy across Dorset and South Somerset.
Gladiators of Britain Come to Dorset Museum & Art Gallery
16/01/2025
A British Museum Partnership Exhibition with Colchester + Ipswich Museums, Gladiators of Britain will explore the often-overlooked history of gladiatorial contests in Roman Britain.
Starting at Dorset Museum & Art Gallery from January 2025, the exhibition will travel to four venues around the UK, following in the footsteps of the gladiators who fought in the amphitheatres of Britain.
Minuteman Press Dorchester bolsters it’s printing services
13/01/2025
Minuteman Press Dorchester have added a new service for businesses with the addition of a of a high-quality, double-sided, full-colour ID card maker.
Dorset County Hospital Charity Appeal Reaches First Major Milestone
08/01/2025
Dorset County Hospital Charity is delighted to announce its £2.5 million Emergency and Critical Care Appeal has reached £500K, its first major milestone.
Blanchards Bailey – How Will the Autumn Budget from 2024 Impact You?
06/01/2025
Jerome Dodge, Partner and Head of Private Client Services at Blanchards Bailey provides insight into the significant Inheritance Tax (IHT) changes introduced in the Autumn Budget 2024 and how they may affect individuals and families planning for the future.
