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Holocaust survivor speaks out
A holocaust survivor whose brother was buried alive when their hiding place was revealed shared her terrifying ordeal with children at a Bournemouth school to mark Holocaust Memorial Day.
A Polish Jew, Janine Webber, 80, told 400 students and the Mayor and Mayoress of Bournemouth that she lost the use of her legs after spending one year underground when she was ten years old
Winton Businesses back CCTV upgrade
Businesses in Winton are backing council plans to upgrade the towns CCTV.
Bournemouth Borough Council has set aside £268,000 to fund the project, as part of their Safer Communities programme.
Local schoolgirls win Anne Frank award
Four girls from Hillbourne School, Poole, won the Anne Frank award for their artwork yesterday at a commemorative event to mark Holocaust Memorial Day.
RNLI 24-hour “rowathon”
Poole’s RNLI staff has raised hundreds of pounds in a 24-hour “rowathon” for the RNLI’s national SOS fundraiser day.
On Thursday at 6pm, 40 RNLI members took it in turns to do a 20 minute shift on the indoors rowing machine at Poole Lifeboat Station.
Bournemouth Council seeks social services feedback
Bournemouth County Council is asking people receiving adult social care in the local area to give feedback on their service.
Charity hosts fundraising breakfast
A charity in Bournemouth that works to help people affected by social isolation is holding a fundraising breakfast this Saturday.
Faithworks Wessex is a local group that works with people at risk of becoming isolated from society, including the homeless, the elderly, the bereaved, or those caring for someone.
Wimborne fire crews tackle chimney fire
Wimborne fire crews out out Witchampton chimney fire
Bournemouth gets top ranking for recycling
Bournemouth residents have been named as the least wasteful in the whole of the UK.
The amount recycled, combined with the small amount wasted per person, means that Bournemouth has been ranked number one out of more than 200 authorities, according to trade journal, Resource.
NASA announces 26 new planets
The US space agency NASA has announced that 26 new planets spread across 11 solar systems have been…
