Dorchester Dorset

Business crime figures hit record high in 2024

Businesses across the UK experienced an alarming surge in robberies last year, with an average of 33 incidents occurring daily. Data from the Office for National Statistics. A study by Usdaw, the union representing shop workers, also found that one in five retail employees faced violent assaults in the past year.

Thousands flocked to The Dorset County Show

This weekend marked the 184th year and is organised by the Dorchester Agricultural Society (DAS) and takes over a year to plan. Over 300 volunteers help put the show together – one of the largest agricultural shows in the South West. Next year the Show will take place on the 6th and 7th of September 2025.

Green light for £11m Dorchester regeneration project

Green light for £11m Dorchester regeneration project. RTI Estates Ltd is set to add another phase in the conversion of offices at Vespasian House at the top o’ town into 37 apartments for up to 144 people adding £11m to this phased project.

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