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Family store puts local children first (27/10/11)

Pupils across the Blackmore Vale are celebrating after fund-raising at Dike’s of Stalbridge has brought them a huge cash boost for their schools. Stalbridge Primary school is the latest to benefit, with a £1,000 cheque from the independent supermarke
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Voting begins for community cash award (05/07/11)

THREE worthwhile local organisations are a step closer to winning £500 funding, thanks to Stalbridge superstore Dike & Son. The family-owned store invited nominations from charities, organisations or individuals doing their bit for the local community.
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Name your local good cause for a chance to win £500! (05/07/11)

Could your organisation or charity do with £500 to spend? Maybe you are fund-raising for sporting equipment, an educational visit, or perhaps you need help with nursing sick hedgehogs? Independent superstore Dike & Son of Stalbridge this week launched
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Dike’s praised for fund-raising efforts – and names new local good cause (03/05/11)

Dorset schoolchildren are set to benefit after independent supermarket Dike & Son of Stalbridge announced this week that it would be supporting a farm-based learning project near Sherborne.
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A Cab Sauvignon that brings a healthy glow (22/03/11)

From the Blackmore Vale Magazine: SO many of life's simple pleasures these days come with a health warning or a hefty dose of guilt that it was with some delight that I opened a bottle of Stellar Winery's Cabernet Sauvignon this week. Right on cue for Fa
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Dike’s raises £2,000 for local disabled riders (22/03/11)

Independent supermarket Dike & Son of Stalbridge last week handed over cheques to the value of donated £2,000 to benefit disabled riders in Dorset and Somerset. With the help of its customers, the award-winning family-run store has been collecting mone
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New Year Hog Roast (05/02/11)

Fortunes were told and pints were downed at our hog roast on Thursday to celebrate the Chinese New Year - the Year of the Rabbit.
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Stock Gaylard - archive (08/10/10)

Pictures and report from the recent Stock Gaylard Oak Fair
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Awards hat trick for Dike's of Stalbridge (06/10/10)

Dike & Son Superstore in Stalbridge, north Dorset, picked up two national retailing awards at a glittering ceremony hosted by comedian Ed Byrne in London last week. The independent supermarket, owned by the same family for five generations,
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Dike's of Stalbridge up for two national awards (06/10/10)

Independent supermarket Dike & Son has been shortlisted for two major awards in the prestigious Retail Industry Awards 2010. The Stalbridge store has been selected for the categories Independent Retailer of the Year and Independent Drinks Retailer
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Wine Tasting (25/07/10)

Our recent wine tasting evening was a very jolly affair - a warm summer's evening out on the terrace with lots of fabulous wine from Chile and Australia to taste.
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Dike's helps Stalbridge School pool (05/07/10)

Stalbridge Primary School have a new set of eco-friendly pool covers, thanks to customers at Dike & Son. Director Andy Dike pledged £1 for the school for each reusable jute shopping bag bought at the store.
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Another accolade for Dike's of Stalbridge (11/10/09)

Dorset independent supermarket Dike & Son has received national recognition, after judges from the prestigious Retail Industry Awards gave the Stalbridge family-run business a Highly Commended Runner-Up Award 2009
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Dike's wins through to finals of major national award (11/08/09)

JUDGES from the prestigious Retail Industry Awards made a trip to the Blackmore Vale last week to discover more about independent supermarket Dike & Son, after it beat thousands of other contenders to a shortlist of just five.
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Dike's pledges support for RDA (28/07/09)

Independent supermarket Dike & Son has announced that the main charity it will be supporting for the forthcoming year will be Riding for the Disabled Association (RDA). Now celebrating its 40th anniversary, the charity supports more than 500 member gro
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Dike's of Stalbridge donates £1,000 to local school (09/06/09)

Stalbridge C of E Primary School was presented with 1,000 gold coins last Wednesday to kick start funding for the school's swimming pool. Dike & Son family-run superstore is raising money for the school through the sale of its environmentally-friendly
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The 'Deadliest Catch' Red King Crab now on sale at Dike's of Stalbridge (06/04/09)

Yes, we've got the very same sought-after delicacy featured in the Discovery Channel's Emmy-nominated series Deadliest Catch - giant Alaskan red king crabs - the new posh nosh currently being dished up in the finest restaurants in London...
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Dike's of Stalbridge raises £2,500 for local children's hospice (09/03/09)

Independent supermarket Dike & Son of Stalbridge has donated £2,500 to Julia's House, Dorset's only hospice dedicated to children with life-limiting conditions. With the help of its customers, Dike & Son has been raising money for the hospice over
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Table football fundraiser for Stalbridge Primary School (10/12/08)

Table Footie fever takes hold in Stalbridge!
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Award-winning trio team up (06/10/08)

From the Blackmore Vale Magazine, 3/10/08: THE three Stalbridge winners in the recent Blackmore Vale Media Taste of Dorset Awards are joining forces after getting chatting at the awards gala evening. Dike & Son Superstore in Stalbridge, Else Butchers
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Dirty Nails unveiled with new book launch at Dike's (24/09/08)

LOCAL author and anonymous contributor to the gardening pages of the Blackmore Vale Magazine, Dirty Nails, is at last going to reveal his true identity. And he has chosen Dike & Son Superstore in Stalbridge as the place to do it.
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Another accolade for Dike & Son (12/09/08)

STALBRIDGE independent superstore Dike & Son has picked up yet another very special award for its family-run business after the Blackmore Vale Media Taste of Dorset Awards 2008 named them Best Independent Food Shop.
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Articles about Dike & Son (12/09/08)

We have had some pretty good write ups recently - here is an article from Convenience Store Magazine and another from Independent Retail News.
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Seal of Approval for Dike & Son (02/05/08)

Dike & Son independent superstore in Stalbridge has picked up a coveted award of excellence. The store, which is one of the biggest family-owned independent supermarkets in the country, won the Symbol Group Member award at the Nisa-Today's 2008 National
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Positive solutions (02/05/08)

From Your Consortium magazine, February 2008: For Andrew Dike the last 12 months have been, in his own words, "an emotional rollercoaster." The death of his father William in August last year cast a shadow over what should have been a triumphant 2007
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Open for Business (03/04/08)

From the Western Gazette, Thursday 3 April, 2008: After seven years of planning, the Dike & Son superstore opened on 5 November 2007.In the past, the emphasis has always been on ensuring that the customers receive the highest quality of customer servic
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What started as Dream is now a Reality (03/04/08)

From the Western Gazette, Thursday 3 April, 2008: Dike & Son: family-run since 1851. There cannot be anyone in Stalbridge who has not heard of the name Dike. Records show that the Dike family have lived in Stalbridge since the early 1800s and have
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New website to launch on Valentine's Day (11/02/08)

Dike & Son's new website is set to launch on Valentine's Day, with balloons and free cake in-store on Thursday 14th February to welcome its arrival. Developed by Dorset-based web company Strawberry Soup, www.dikes-direct.co.uk promises to be
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A local affair (11/02/08)

From the Blackmore Vale Magazine, November 2007: The new Dike & Son store in Stalbridge will be stepping boldly into the ring with the supermarket giants when it opens next week. The extremely successful family-run grocery shop is tripling in size,
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Dike's of Stalbridge to treble in size (11/02/08)

From the Blackmore Vale Magazine, 2006: Work has started on a new independent supermarket in Stalbridge that will be three times the size of the existing one. Set to open next year, contractors Roc of Yeovil moved in last week to start on the first
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