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Chinese festival begins in Bournemouth
The Lantern Festival celebration starts this month across Bournemouth, Poole and other places to wrap up the Chinese…
Bournemouth cafes feel the brunt of recession
Independent cafes in Bournemouth are feeling the pinch of recession, with some reporting a drop in sales this…
Hedgehogs, blue balls and monkeys
Boxing, astronomy, and crosscountry skiing. Phone scam in Taiwan. Hedgehogs and climate change... A roundup of The Breaker stories, in audio. And a behind-the-scene podcast of how our edition took shape.
BU investigates mystery ‘blue balls’
Speculation and media interest surrounding the mysterious 'Bournemouth blue balls' is rife, but Bournemouth University's applied science department is hoping that they can shed light on the mysterious objects that fell from the sky.
Mixed views on Poole rejuvenation
Customers and proprietors of the Dolphin Shopping Centre in Poole have mixed views concerning a planned modernisation project. Will it enable Poole to compete with Bournemouth as the shopping capital of Dorset?
Chesterfield 1- 0 Bournemouth
Manager Lee Bradbury advised footballers ‘not to be too disappointed’ after AFC Bournemouth lost its unbeaten title in away run after the one-goal defeat by Chesterfield F. C. in their home field on B2net Stadium.
Winton Businesses back CCTV upgrade
Businesses in Winton are backing council plans to upgrade the towns CCTV.
Bournemouth Borough Council has set aside £268,000 to fund the project, as part of their Safer Communities programme.
Bournemouth gets top ranking for recycling
Bournemouth residents have been named as the least wasteful in the whole of the UK.
The amount recycled, combined with the small amount wasted per person, means that Bournemouth has been ranked number one out of more than 200 authorities, according to trade journal, Resource.
Bournemouth and Poole saves on recycling bill
Bournemouth and Poole councils have struck a new recycling management deal that will save the taxpayer almost £1.3 million a year.