Dorset
This coverage focuses on Dorset’s jewellery sector, highlighting the region’s independent jewellers, designers, and artisan workshops. Jewellery Focus reports on business growth, retail activity, and local craftsmanship that contribute to the county’s vibrant trade scene. Coverage includes insights into consumer trends, tourism-driven sales, and sustainability practices shaping Dorset’s jewellery retail landscape. The content offers trade professionals an understanding of how regional enterprises in Dorset support the UK’s wider jewellery industry through creativity, heritage, and community engagement.
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Feb- 2024 -22 FebruaryRetailers
Queens of Weymouth jewellers to close after three years
Queens of Weymouth jewellers in Dorset has announced that it is closing after three years of operation. A statement on the company’s website said that the shop was closed but will reopen for a closing down sale on 1 March. The jewellers, owned by husband and wife duo Dean and…
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Nov- 2019 -4 NovemberCrime
Armed police deployed in Dorset jewellery raid
Police were called to Swanage High Street on Saturday night, following reports of a burglary at local jewellery store Georgian Gems. Police said the raid involved a “number of men” armed with sledgehammers and crowbars. Whilst no injuries were reported, a safe was stolen by the armed group, who fled…
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1 NovemberCrime
Gang who robbed Bournemouth jewellers using a samurai sword convicted
Members of a gang who conspired to carry out an armed robbery on the Franses and Sons jewellery store on Westover Road in Bournemouth have been found guilty. Jonathan Oribe, 27 and of no fixed address, Rowan McLaughin, 31 and of Tregonwell Close in Bournemouth, and Sophie Rivers, 29 and…
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Jun- 2019 -10 JuneAppointments
Women’s Jewellery Network announces new ambassadors
The Women’s Jewellery Network (WJN) has announced its new cohort of ambassadors. It follows an extensive process which saw more than 100 applicants and 28 days of interviews. Commenting on the launch, MD Victoria McKay said: “This has been a truly humbling, inspiring and challenging process. We were overwhelmed by…
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Apr- 2019 -17 AprilCrime
Police appeal following robbery at Bournemouth jewellers
Officers investigating a burglary at a Bournemouth jewellers have issued a CCTV image of the suspect. At approximately 10.45am on Thursday 11 April 2019 a man entered Ilaria Smart Luxury on Wimborne Road in the Winton area of the town. While inside he distracted staff before stealing two rings and…
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12 AprilCrime
Seven arrested over robbery at Bournemouth jewellers
Dorset Police has arrested seven people in relation to a reported armed robbery at a jewellers in Bournemouth. At around 12pm on Thursday 14 March 2019 Dorset Police received a report of a robbery at Franses Jewellers in Westover Road involving a number of men on two mopeds and a…
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Jul- 2017 -26 JulyDesigners
Elliot Brown watches to make IJL debut
Elliot Brown will be making its International Jewellery London (IJL) debut this year. The brand, which launched four years ago, will be bringing its first-ever ladies’ watch collection, ‘Kimmeridge’, to the trade show. The range is named after Dorset’s Jurassic coast which is close to where the brand is based.…
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7 JulyDesigners
Elliot Brown launches first ladies watch collection
Watch brand Elliot Brown has released its first ever collection of ladies watches. The Kimmeridge line, named after a surf spot close to where Elliot Brown is based in Dorset’s Jurassic coast, was born out of a demand for the British brand to create a women’s collection. The line comes…
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Mar- 2017 -24 MarchCrime
Gold rings worth £10,000 stolen from Dorset jewellers
Police have released CCTV footage after 50 gold rings were stolen from a jewellers in Poole, Dorset. The incident, which happened around 2.10pm on Saturday 18 February at Mortons Jewellers on the town’s high street, saw the theft of 50 rings that are believed to be worth around £10,000. A…
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Dec- 2014 -4 DecemberRetailers
Allum & Sidaway picks up Retail Experience win at Dorset Awards
Independent jeweller Allum & Sidaway has been awarded the Retail Experience award at the 2014 Dorset Business Awards. The independent jeweller was the finalist in two different categories; the Princecroft Willis Family Business Award and the Retail Experience award, and won the Retail Experience award for its “success and entrepreneurial…
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