Dorset Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP) has put in place a range of initiatives to support the region’s economy as a response to the immediate impact of the COVID-19 outbreak.
The Sandbanks Ferry Company, which runs the chain ferry service between Studland and Poole, has announced that it will be withdrawing the service from Tuesday 21 April until further notice.
To understand the impact of COVID-19 on Dorset’s business community, Dorset LEP has launched a Business Impact Survey, which is open to businesses of all sizes, the self-employed, and charities in the county.
In response to government calls for businesses to support the production and supply of ventilators, medical provisions and equipment, a family-owned manufacturer and supplier of o-rings and seals has rapidly ramped up production of its essential components in order to join the fight against coronavirus (Covid-19).
Sick crooks are using the coronavirus crisis to target people online, playing on their health fears, a cyber-security company based in Poole has warned.
Popular tourist attraction Monkey World has been forced to lay off 35 staff, but The Watercress Company has announced it is planning to recruit up to 25 of these workers to help during the UK watercress season.
Golfers from Ferndown Golf Club are helping build a defence against the coronavirus by sourcing face masks for NHS workers.
Dorset’s voice of business has called on the Chancellor to ‘turn on the taps’ to pay for furlough leave.
Seven of Colten Care’s 21 nursing homes have now been officially rated outstanding by sector regulator the Care Quality Commission following an inspection of Newstone House care home in Dorset.
In the midst of the coronavirus pandemic BH Fish has been launched by local businessmen, Jon Morgan of Dorset Cruises and Rob Milton of Othniel Oysters, to support the local fishermen and to encourage the local community to cook freshly caught local fish.
