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The new kiosk would be installed on hardstanding in Shore Road, Swanage, if plans are approved. Pictures: Google/Tanner Associates/Dorset Council

Coffee and ice cream kiosk plan for Swanage seafront

A NEW coffee bar and ice cream kiosk could be installed on Swanage seafront if plans are approved. Tanner Associates…

Oil leak near Poole Harbour cost local economy more than £500,000: Report

A LEAK at the Wytch Farm oil field near Poole Harbour cost the local economy more than £500,000, a…

Lloyds Bank in Ashley Road, Poole, is set to close. Picture: Google

Lloyds Bank in Poole among hundreds of branches to close: Full list

LLOYDS Bank in Poole is set to shut in the latest tranche of closures announced by the firm. The Ashley…

Sharon Cannings, front left, owner of Move On Sales & Lettings with Jannine Loveys, charity manager of The DCCF, front right, and Move On Sales & Lettings staff

Poole property firm backing Dorset cancer charity

A PROPERTY agent in Poole is backing a Dorset cancer charity. Move On is the latest business to become an…

Lyme Regis Nursing Home, in Pound Lane, could become a hotel if plans are approved. Picture: Google

Care home could be set for hotel conversion if plans are approved

A DORSET care home could be set to be converted into a hotel. A planning application has been submitted to…

The Hendover Cafe in Dorchester has closed. Picture: Google

Popular Hendover Cafe in Dorchester closes

A POPULAR Dorchester cafe has closed as it is “no longer viable”. Owner Paul Collins has announced the Hendover Cafe,…

The plans would see retail premises at 80 The Esplanade converted back into a residential property. Pictures: Google/Boldhabit Ltd/Dorset Council

Former seafront Weymouth shop could be turned back into a home

A SEAFRONT Weymouth building – formerly home to a convenience store – could be converted back into a home,…

The Body Shop, in the Poole's Dolphin Centre, is set to stay open

Poole Body Shop branch to stay open: Full list

THE Body Shop in Poole is set to stay open – weeks after the company collapsed into administration. The Dolphin…

Toby Guttridge has used his experiences to drive him on his journey as an entrepreneur

How wounded Dorset SBS hero Toby Guttridge created brand through his Bravery

A SPECIAL Forces soldier who was left paralysed after being shot through the neck has astonished the medical profession…

Hector Gibson Fleming, CEO of Wessex Internet

Dorset-based Wessex Internet shortlisted for rural Oscar

A DORSET internet firm has been nominated for a rural Oscar. Wessex Internet, based near Blandford, has been revealed as…