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Ellwood defends environment cuts
Bournemouth East MP Tobias Ellwood defends government plans to cut over 1000 jobs at the Environment Agency, despite…
Dead birds wash up on Chesil beach
Hundreds of dead birds have been washed onto a Weymouth beach.
UCU threaten assessment boycotts
Bournemouth University Student Union has given its backing to striking lecturers – however only 85 out of 16,683 students voted. Murray Simpson, SUBU president, said the poll was invalid and therefore the union would not be able to officially support the action.
Exclusive: Poole beach huts asbestos scare
Poole beach hut owners have been asked to clear out their belongings before repairs next week which could disturb asbestos
Storms wash tons of litter onto Weymouth beach
Storms are washing litter onto Dorset beaches, turning our world heritage sites into rubbish dumps. Representatives from the Dorset Wildlife Trust, The Chesil Beach Centre and a tourism expert from Dorset, describe the impact this is having on the environment and what we can do to help.
Students support striking uni workers
Lecturers have welcomed student support for university workers as they went on strike for higher pay.
New left wing party launched to challenge coalition
Thousands of left wing activists have said they support the new Left Unity party, following an appeal by filmmaker Ken Loach
A Jurassic Effort
The Jurassic Coast Partnership is gathering opinions from the public about the best way to manage the Jurassic Coast over the next five years.
Tory win in Winton East by-election
Conservative candidate Pat Oakley has won the Winton East by-election for a vacated council seat