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Bournemouth DVLA workers petition to fight closure
Bournemouth DVLA will be petitioning again this lunch time to stop the closure of 39 offices nationwide.
Q&A with Peter Gunn, BH Live
BH Live manages six venues in Bournemouth including the Bournemouth International Centre (BIC), Bournemouth Pavilion, Littledown Centre, Pelhams Park Leisure Centre, Stokewood Leisure Centre & Sir David English Sports Centre. The Breaker spoke to Chief Executive Peter Gunn about their successes and to see what the future holds for BH Live.
Wild in the garden
The Dorset and Somerset Wildlife Associations are launching the Wildlife Friendly Garden Contest aimed to appreciate contribution of gardeners to wildlife conservation. Prasanth Aby Thomas gives the details.
Arrests after Dorset pedestrian seriously hurt
Police have arrested two people after a pedestrian was seriously injured when he was hit by a car in a West Dorset village.
The Boscombe surf reef – what went wrong?
Five years since its inception, with the cost of the project at £3.2m and growing, disappointing reports by surfers and numerous safety problems, the Boscombe surf reef is closed to the public. So, just what went wrong?
New primary school decision due
The council is making final arrangements to propose the opening of a new primary school, as well as extend existing Bournemouth primary schools this week, after public consultation ended on Friday.
Rallye Sunseeker success
Hundreds of spectators poured into the forests of Dorset and Hampshire on Saturday to watch the opening round of the MSA British Rally Championships.
Twin Sails Bridge opens for public
Poole’s new Twin Sails Bridge opened for the pubic to walk across after its first lifting on Saturday, 26th February.
Non-local homeless not welcome
Homeless people who do not have a local connection to Bournemouth will be encouaged to leave, said a local councillor.
