WORK to replace a Bournemouth car park with new flats, a medical and community centre and retail kiosks will begin next year. BCP Council will close Hawkwood Road car park in Boscombe in 2025 as part of now agreed plans to redevelop the site.
RESIDENTS have called for a 19th century Bournemouth hotel to be demolished – calling the “deteriorating” building an “eyesore”. Development firm Aram Developments is hoping to demolish St Michael’s Hotel in St Michael’s Road, West Hill with the
POOLE Park should remain open, according to the majority of residents who took part in a major survey. No decision has been made on whether the Whitecliff Gate entrance and exit should be open or closed to motor traffic yet – that will ultimately
DORSET beaches have the cleanest waters in England, according to a new league table. Almost 90 per cent of the county’s beaches are rated as ‘excellent’ for clean water in summer, according to data from the Environment Agency analysed by Holiday
SHOPFRONTS are to get a facelift as part of the continued effort to regenerate Boscombe. Work has already begun on 15 buildings to “protect the heritage” of shops in the high street, funded by the Towns Fund. BCP Council was awarded £21.7million
THE following cases were heard at Poole Magistrates' Court: LIAM JAMES BAKER, 33 and of Parkwood Road in Bournemouth, admitted drink and drug driving in Queensway Tunnel Approach in Birkenhead on January 14, 2023. He was handed a community order
A MURDER accused man said he was in a “state of terror” when he killed 49-year-old Simon Shotton. Benjamin Atkins said Simon Shotton was “frothing at the mouth” and “holding a knife above his head” when the pair fought over drugs money. Atkins
THE FAMILY of a fatal stab victim is working with the police, council and local organisations to launch a knife crime awareness campaign. The Changes Are Made (CAM) campaign is supported by Cameron Hamilton's grandmother Tracey Jose and aims to
THIEVES have stolen thousands of pounds worth of car parts from two Mercedes vehicles parked on a driveway in Upton. Two individuals in motorbike helmets stole thousands of pounds worth of parts from the cars on Hibbs Close, Upton, on May 5 at
