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Dorset animal shelters ‘full to bursting’
Local animal shelters are 'full to bursting' after the number of calls made to the RSCPA about abandoned animals has risen for the fifth year running.
Sandford road opens ahead of schedule
After ten weeks of road closure motorists will be happy to hear that Sandford Road will re-open one week ahead of schedule.
Local businesses raise £1,500 for charity
A business networking club in Bournemouth has raised £1,500 to help families affected by life-threatening illnesses.
South Dorset MP slams EU as ‘federalist nightmare’
South Dorset MP Richard Drax has slammed the European Union as a " legal and financial federalist nightmare", during an emergency House of Commons debate this week.
Winners of the Rallye Sunseeker Challenge 2012 announced
James Ford and co-driver Neil Colman have won the Rallye Sunseeker Challenge 2012, which took place in the forests of Bournemouth and Poole.
Climate change affecting hedgehogs
Studies have shown that climate change has affected the behaviour of migrating birds, trees coming into leaf, and frogs spawning. Research in the 1970s revealed a direct link between hibernation and the climate which marked a difference in hedgehog hibernation patterns across the UK. With the help of the public, scientists will be repeating the survey to see what effect climate change is having on the hedgehogs in England.
Handball! BU backs rising Olympic sport
Every Olympic games, an unexpected sport with a lesser profile captures the imagination of the watching masses. Mark Wilson takes a look at handball, a growing sport with great potential to capture the British imagination, and how BU is getting involved.
“Get people more active, more often”
BH Live the leisure and cultural trust, is also the operator of most sport centres in Bournemouth and is planning to launch more physical activities and fitness programs within the local area in the future. Karen Yun finds out what the future holds for sport centres associated with BH Live.
Volunteer faces losing benefits
A Bournemouth volunteer is campaigning to keep her position after being told she faces losing benefits.
Patricia Elseaud, 28, co-manager of the Inspiring Change shop for the past two years, will lose job seekers allowance if she fails to find paid employment.