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Community banking launches in Gillingham after High Street closure

RESIDENTS in Gillingham will soon have access to essential banking services once again thanks to a new community banking…

A three-screen cinema is planned for the building in South Street, Wincanton. Picture: Google

Opening date for Wincanton Cinema revealed – and it is soon!

WINCANTON will welcome a new cinema in February, it has been confirmed. The new venue, at an Art Deco building…

Blandford businesses sparkle in Christmas Window Competition

FESTIVE cheer was celebrated in Blandford this week as the winners of the Christmas Window Competition were presented with…

Shaftesbury shops shine for Christmas

SHAFTESBURY comes alive this evening for Late Night Christmas Shopping, organised by the chamber of commerce. Residents and visitors are…

Blandford already boasts an M&S Foodstore. Picture: Google

M&S looking to expand in Dorset, Wiltshire and Somerset: Here’s where

MARKS and Spencer is looking to open a host of new Dorset stores in the coming years. The firm, known…

Sturminster Newton retailer reports third attack on festive display

A BUSINESS in Sturminster Newton says its Christmas spirit “will not be defeated” after vandals targeted its festive display…

The Yeo Lounge is set to take on the premises formerly occupied by M&Co and The Original Factory Shop. Picture: Reade Associates/Dorset Council

New café bar plan for Sherborne shop premises

A NEW café bar is set to open in Sherborne – on the site of a discount store. The former…

Thieves targeted a property at Melbury Workshops, Cann Common, near Shaftesbury. Picture: Google

Machinery worth thousands stolen in burglary near Shaftesbury

MACHINERY worth thousands of pounds was stolen during a break-in at a commercial premises near Shaftesbury. Police are appealing for…

The new deli will celebrate local producers Picture: Benji Drew

Exciting plans on the horizon for new Gillingham deli

THE man behind plans for a new deli and food store near Gillingham Railway Station is…

Matt Renaut managing director of Dacombes of Wimborne (centre) picking up one of his two ERT awards Picture: Dacombes of Wimborne

Dacombes of Wimborne is a double award winner in industry Oscars

WIMBORNE’S longest-running independent home electronics store, Dacombes of Wimborne, has scooped not one but…