One track mind laid to rest

One of the country’s most prominent and expert rail enthusiasts who died aged 71 was taken to his funeral in a carriage he had restored himself. Mike Stollery was a life-long rail fanatic and was one of the people who began the restoration of the Swanage steam railway in Dorset which he volunteered on for 44 years. Such was his … Read More

Express Rail Services gets ahead

The specialist rail recruitment agency acquired by Berry Recruitment Group (BRG) has won a major contract to supply temporary workers and permanent recruitment services to one of the UK’s leading transport companies, The Go-Ahead Group. Express Rail Services’ manager Justin Ayling said the Go-Ahead contract could be worth millions of pounds a year to the rapidly-growing recruiter. Being part of … Read More

Businesses give feedback on taxation of small companies

Dorset businesses have had their say on the Government’s taxation of small companies. Seven clients of chartered accountants and business advisers Princecroft Willis (PcW) were invited to put their views direct to Brian Palmer and Andy Richens of the Office of Tax Simplification (OTS). The consultation was part of a review by the OTS which has now sent a report … Read More

Raising the Voice

The peckish people behind the Village Voice magazine in Kinson, Bournemouth, had lots to talk about when they won the Yellow Buses’ #2cake Friday competition. Bob Wright, Chairman of the Kinson Business Forum and of Poppies florist, retweeted a Yellows’ tweet and was picked at random to receive two cakes. They were delivered by Fiona Harwood and Ollie Wheatley from the Yellows … Read More

It’s teeing down at Hamptworth

Golfers on one Wiltshire course have enjoyed an almost uninterrupted winter of play after a mile of drainage piping was laid in the autumn. Hamptworth Golf and Country Club, between Salisbury and Southampton in the north of the New Forest, closed its course on just seven days in four months. That is ‘astonishing’ considering the rainfall that has caused countless … Read More