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.
Poole youth MP elected
Poole elects new members to Youth Parliament on anti-bullying platform. Over 120 young people packed into Poole’s civic…
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.
Boscombe people, from a cafe window
What will the outside world reveal from the saftey of a window seat? A busy street scene, people…
Poole Residents Angered by Charges Hike
Poole residents are furious at proposed tax increases for recycling garden waste, Laura Curtis reports.
Art centre proposals: Storify
Plans for the redevelopment of the Boscombe Center for Community Arts site, currently occupied by protestors, were showcased…
The cost of our future
As a recession-hit society, it is difficult to decide whether to prioritise short-term financial survival or safeguard the environment for a greater, long-term benefit. Mark Wilson examines the difficult decisions that must be made to unite financial stability and environmental sustainability.
Editor’s Photo Blog
Welcome to the Friday edition of The Breaker, bringing you the latest news from around Dorset and UK, as well as up to date entertainment and international news from around the world. Instead of the normal blog, today the Editor has captured the last newsroom session through a series of photographs.