BUSINESSES across the town say they cannot wait to reopen as lockdown restrictions are further loosened next week. From Monday, May 17, pubs and restaurants will be able to serve customers inside, cinemas, theatres and attractions will be able to open, people will be able to meet outdoors in groups of up to 30 people and hotels and B&Bs can welcome guests once more. Many of these businesses have been closed since the end of December - with venues able to open only in a limited capacity. Soulshine restaurant on South Street was recently taken over by Andy Tyrell and Joel Gostling. Next week will be the first time they can welcome the public in since acquiring the venue.
Martin and his beloved dogs!
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Martin Clunes and his family have called West Dorset home for over two decades. Here he shares some of their favourite local places
Martin with Bruce the Clydesdale and Bob Jackson the cocker spaniel
- Credit: Archant
My Dorset Days
We have a lot of animals and our farm is on a hill so we really don t need to go to the gym to keep fit and there s no need for a personal trainer to bark commands at us - they all make their demands pretty clear. Once they ve had breakfast the dogs leave no doubt that they d like a walk. The horses will bang their stable doors until they ve had their morning feed, then the chickens will cluck at us for mash and a bit of last nights spaghetti if they re lucky and even the cats will throw in a meow for that weird stuff that they eat.