The UK Dance Championships 2019 are officially underway today at the BIC Windsor Hall. The world class competition is one of the largest and most important dates in the UK dance calendar. The competition, organised by Dance News Ltd, begins today and finishes on Thursday 17 January. The three day event features some of the best dancers […]
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Two firms fined £1.5million after death of five-year-old girl in “horrific” lift tragedy
Alexys Brown tragically died on August 2015 just before midday when she suffered “horrific” head and neck injuries after getting trapped in a lift in her home. This week in Bournemouth Crown Court the jury heard from all sides to see if the housing association and lift manufacturer was at fault. The court ruled that […]
Bournemouth MP: No Deal would be “extremely damaging”
Tobias Ellwood, the Conservative MP for Bournemouth East, claims a no deal would be “extremely damaging” if the PM’s withdrawal deal is defeated tonight. Mr Ellwood, the Minister of Defence, told Buzz News in an exclusive interview: “If we don’t strike this deal, we then default to a no deal scenario and that would be […]
Revealed: crime maps reveal 1,946 reports of crime in central Boscombe in 2018
Reports published on the Police UK crime map website reveal 1,946 crimes were reported in Boscombe alone from January to November 2018. The crimes range from arson to bike theft and all occurred within a 0.15 square mile area in the centre of Boscombe. This covers the main High Street, Churchill Gardens and Boscombe Crescent. […]
Dorset Police issue CCTV appeal for handbag theft
Dorset Police has issued a CCTV image of a man suspected to have stolen a handbag from a Bournemouth store. The man was recorded stealing a handbag, containing a wallet and mobile phone, from a member of staff at Poundland in Boscombe’s Sovereign Centre just before 9am on Friday 9 November. Police Constable Sarah Carpenter, […]
Do you know this man? Police hunt for Christchurch vandal
Police have released CCTV images of a suspect believed to be connected to a spate of vandalism in Christchurch. Take-away restaurants, Don Ninno Pizza and Chicken on Bargates, were attacked at around 2.20am. A car was seen driving past then reversing back up before a man got out. He is then seen with what appears to […]
AFC Bournemouth January transfer window rumours
It’s the halfway stage in the January transfer window and AFC Bournemouth have made two high calibre purchases with the additions of Liverpool pair Nathaniel Clyne and Dominic Solanke. Full back Clyne joined the Cherries on loan until the end of the season whilst England forward Solanke moved in a permanent switch worth £19 million. Yet, […]
Council approves Neighbourhood Plan development for Chesil Bank
West Dorset District Council have approved a request from Chesil Bank Parish Council for the designation of a Neighbourhood Area – which is the first formal stage of preparing a plan. The Neighbourhood Plan will give residents from the Chesil Bank area more opportunity to shape their community. The Neighbourhood Area would incorporate the villages of […]
UPDATE: Councillor responds to funding rumours for popular paddling pool as “absolute rubbish”
A local Councillor has dismissed rumours that the public will be forced to pay an £80,000 funding shortfall for repairs to a Poole paddling pool, calling it “absolute rubbish”. Mike White, Councillor for Hamworthy East, said: “There’s a rumour going around that local people have to put their hands in their pockets to come up with […]
Redknapp makes third hotel renovation attempt
Former AFC Bournemouth manager Harry Redknapp has made a third attempt to renovate a hotel in Bournemouth into flats and homes. Bournemouth council have refused two previous attempts made by Mr Redknapp and his wife Sandra as part of Pierfront Developments. The former hotel, which is located on Old Christchurch Road now hosts 24 bedsits. […]