Green Peace has criticised Bournemouth Borough Council for allowing controversial drilling to take place off its busy coast. ENSCO 72, which arrived yesterday, has been set up four miles of Bournemouth’s beach ahead of a scheme to drill more than 1,000m (3,280ft) below the seabed to explore oil reserves. Drilling by Corallian Energy will last […]
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Bournemouth Parks in Mind project enjoying ‘gradual growth’ in pilot year claims project leader
The Bournemouth-based project which combines nature conservation with improving mental health and wellbeing has been “growing gradually”, according to Project Leader Peter Holloway. The Parks in Mind initiative was started in October by the Bournemouth Parks Foundation and works in partnership with Public Health Dorset and Bournemouth Borough Council. The aim is to get volunteers, […]
36 HOURS: Bournemouth potholes have some of the worst repair times in Britain
Analysis by motoring research charity, the RAC Foundation, has named Bournemouth as one of the worst towns for pothole repair times. On average a reported pothole took 36 hours to be repaired, compared to some speedier authorities like Flintshire who fix some potholes immediately. Martin Tett, the Local Government Association’s transport spokesman, said: “Keeping roads […]
Bournemouth Council expected to refuse Hilton Extension plans due to “poor design” and “inapropriate scale”
A planning application made by the Hilton Hotel to build a three-level front extension on the building will be decided on at a meeting on Monday. The application, which was made in October last year, would see substantial changes to the look of the front of the hotel. The recommendation is to refuse the planning […]
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. […]
Do new Bournemouth cashless parking machines neglect OAPs?
Bournemouth Borough Council have announced that all car parking machines are to go cashless following a spate of thefts in the region. The resulting high repair costs have meant that cashless machines have become not only safer but more financially viable, but many concerns have arisen over the confusion these may cause for elderly residents. […]
Despite fears, a 35 year old law may not be enough to stop AFC Bournemouth’s hopes of a new 25,000 seater stadium.
AFC Bournemouth’s dream of expanding the 11,000 seater Vitality stadium may still be alive as the feared Bournemouth Borough Council Act of 1985 may not be enough to block development. The Bournemouth Borough Council Act, nicknamed ‘Five Parks Act’, was introduced in 1985 to ensure that all five parks did not become a site for commercial […]