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BIC Wedding Show

Bournemouth Pavilion is putting on the biggest wedding show on the South Coast. The show, which will take place between 3rd and 5th of February, should be a great opportunity for prospective married couples to seek advice and ideas for their big day.
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Council vows to improve local school academies

Bournemouth Council have accepted £150,000 from The Department of Education to begin a £10 million improvement scheme on Bourne Academy and the Bishop of Winchester. A council cabinet meeting on Wednesday made an agreement to act as the government’s client to ensure the provision of work on both school academies, starting with Bourne Academy receiving a fund of £40,000.
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Retail stores threaten Boscombe market

Business for independent traders at the Boscombe market is suffering due to the presence of major retail stores in the area. The open air Boscombe market, which is set up every Thursday and Saturday on Christchurch road, faces competition from the nearby stores such as Sainsbury, Primark, and New Look.
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Holocaust survivor speaks out

A holocaust survivor whose brother was buried alive when their hiding place was revealed shared her terrifying ordeal with children at a Bournemouth school to mark Holocaust Memorial Day. A Polish Jew, Janine Webber, 80, told 400 students and the Mayor and Mayoress of Bournemouth that she lost the use of her legs after spending one year underground when she was ten years old
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