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Bournemouth council refurbishes public toilets
As part of the council’s £1 million ‘Smart Streets’ programme, several of Bournemouth’s heavily used public toilets will…
‘Keep warm’ grant for elderly in Dorset
Last winter in Dorset 269 vulnerable people died from preventable cold weather related illnesses and a further 1,600 were hospitalized. This year the Dorset Community Foundation is awarding grants in order to prevent a similar occurrence.
Editors blog – 06/02/12
Welcome to todays edition of The Breaker!
We are leading with the potential merger of the Poole Hospital foundation trust and the Royal Bournemouth and Christchurch hospitals foundation trusts. If this goes ahead, it could lead to better patient care and decreased waiting times. And councillor Rev Charles Meachin is hoping that he'll be able to get his knee operation completed sooner!
Serious assault in Upton
Police are urging a dog walker to come forward after a female was seriously assaulted in Upton on Friday February 3rd 2012.
The incident happened in Upton, near Poole on a footpath leading off Sandy Lane at 16.45.
West Howe gets improvement manager
Young people and troubled families in West Howe received a new manager who will help to improve their standard of living.
Paul Iggulden, has been assigned as West Howe regeneration project manager and will be highlighting major concerns to improve the lives of young people and troubled families in the area.
Bournemouth ‘a drunken mess’
A local town councillor has condemned Bournemouth town centre as 'a drunken mess'. Now the council is taking steps to improve the situation.
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?
Fantastic result for young Dorset skier
The best Nordic skier Great Britain has ever had Andrew Musgrave is currently training in Norway with some of the world's finest athletes. He has been world number one in his age group and is the first British cross-country skier ever to gain a place in the top 30 of a World event. In an unexpected turn of events he came second in the mens skiing 15K freestyle at the Norwegian National Championships in Voss, Norway.
Dorset Fire Service launches safety campaign
Local fire chiefs are campaigning this week to make sure you don’t overload your plug sockets by raising awareness of the dangers of electrical fires.
