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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.
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.
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.
‘Talent’ grants available for empty shops
A second round of grants worth £2,000 are available for start up business with entrepreneurial flair. Empty shops in Pokesdown could soon be a thing of the past, and Marc Perry reveals more about the scheme here.
Low rent resurgence in business
Seven new businesses have opened up on route between Boscombe and Southbourne in recent weeks. Marc Perry takes a video tour to ask start up owners what it is about the area that is attracting so much entrepreneurial activity.
Art centre proposals: Storify
Plans for the redevelopment of the Boscombe Centre for Community Arts site, currently occupied by protestors, are showcased today. Marc Perry live tweeted from the discussions. Follow the developments on The Breaker.