Month: January 2012
74 posts
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…
Bus company to launch smart cards in Bournemouth and Poole
A new smart card system hopes to do away with cash transactions on buses and reduce waiting queues to board a bus.
Bournemouth and Poole saves on recycling bill
Bournemouth and Poole councils have struck a new recycling management deal that will save the taxpayer almost £1.3 million a year.
Discover Dickens in Poole
Poole Central Library is to promote the most famous books of Charles Dickens to celebrate the bicentenary of his birth…
New Forest scheme to help homeless a success
New Forest district council’s scheme to help the homeless is proving to be successful.
Currently the council have 10 active inquires into properties and have had many inquires in to the scheme.
A Race Council moves to Boscombe
Dorset Race Council in Bournemouth has moved to Boscombe to save money. The independent organisation working for race…
Revamp to Youth Work Project in Poole
A van in the Poole area that gives young locals a chance to socialize is getting a revamp.…
Poole schoolchildren on song for Twin Sails
School children from a middle school in Poole have written a song for the Twin Sails bridge, that traces the town's history.