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Neurodivergent Dorset business owners find community & support at growing monthly meetup

For half a year now, business owners from across Dorset with ADHD, autism and other forms of neurodiversity have been meeting up to connect and share experiences. The... READ MORE »

Compliments to the chef! Barchester MD cooks up a storm to raise £11,595 for local charities

Staff and residents at Upton Bay care home in Hamworthy are celebrating their managing director, Natasha Lazovic, for stepping out of her comfort zone recently to compete... READ MORE »

Kings Park Care Home celebrate Valentine’s their own way with lots of love for local rescue animals

This Valentine’s season, residents and staff at Kings Park Care Home in Ferndown have been busy collecting donations from friends, family and locals for animals at a... READ MORE »

‘Rock star’ care home resident Eric, 92, spearheads health and fundraising campaign

Care home resident Eric Cole has been hailed as a rock star after rallying the community to get walking as well as raise money for good causes. The 92-year-old, from... READ MORE »

New manager at award-winning family funeral directors hailed as “a great fit for the business”

Lucy Lester has been appointed Manager at the Corfe Mullen and Blandford branches of Lesley Shand, owned by Douch Family Funeral Directors. She joined the... READ MORE »

Biz Bites: Parley Place hosts bikers; PhD student thanks hospice; Lighthouse launches its academy

Barchester bikers make pit stop at local care home for charity brunch The people of Parley Place were out in force last week to cheer on a team from Barchester... READ MORE »

Anne launches new venture after showing how chat clubs can help tackle loneliness at all ages

Loneliness. It can affect people at any age but older people are especially vulnerable to social isolation. Anne Anderson was determined to do something about it. A year... READ MORE »

"Absolutely stunning" - New £10m care home officially opened and is set to create 100 jobs

A new £10 million care home described as “absolutely stunning” is expected to create more than 100 jobs once it’s fully occupied. Parley Place was officially... READ MORE »

Biz Bites: Breeze Motor Group, Bridge Health & Wellbeing, DP Seals and Upton Bay Care Home

Breeze Motor Group is in safe hands with Bridge Health & Wellbeing Bridge Health & Wellbeing has been chosen by Breeze Motor Group to support its new staff... READ MORE »

Heady success: Second mobile barber shop hits the road with three more planned in next year

A second mobile barber shop has taken to the road less than six months after the first was launched to widespread acclaim. George Hatch, 29, of Christchurch, is at the... READ MORE »