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IoD and Buy Dorset at Minterne House

It’s not long now until the Garden Party at Minterne House, Dorchester and interest in the event is gathering pace with nearly 50 Business Showcases signed up representing every kind of Dorset business imaginable. The event will be featuring a whole of host of Dorset produce including beef and sausages from Genesis Farmers, blinis and…

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Dorset directors welcome planning changes

‘Britain needs to get building again’ Dorset business directors have broadly welcomed the government’s final version of the National Planning Policy Framework. The document reduced more than 1,000 pages of planning guidance to just 50, but was drastically revised after a row with conservation groups over last year’s draft. The reworked framework will require councils’…

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IoD welcomes new Health and Safety panel

The Institute of Directors today welcomed the establishment of a new panel to challenge over-the-top interpretations of Health and Safety laws, but also called for the new panel to be accompanied by a key change in the practices of the Health and Safety Executive. Simon Walker, Director General of the Institute of Directors, said: “Anything…

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