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More 'no camping' signs for beaches after 100 groups sent packing

14 August 2020
More 'no camping' signs for beaches after 100 groups sent packing

More 'no camping' signs for beaches after 100 groups sent packing

14 August 2020

About 100 tents had been moved on around the BCP area (file photo) EXTRA signs will be put up along beaches in Christchurch, Bournemouth and Poole in…


Council slams report rating its anti-corruption measures among the UK's worst

09 August 2020
Council slams report rating its anti-corruption measures among the UK's worst

Council slams report rating its anti-corruption measures among the UK's worst

09 August 2020

BCP Council was among 50 local authorities ranked in a Transparency International UK BCP COUNCIL has criticised an “outdated” study claiming that its…


Seven homes planned for Christchurch pub car park

05 August 2020
Seven homes planned for Christchurch pub car park

Seven homes planned for Christchurch pub car park

05 August 2020

The Smugglers Run was previously named Ye Olde Starre Inne (picture: Google) THE car park of a Christchurch pub could be redeveloped into houses and flats…


Illegally parked? New council powers can see your car towed, with a £150 retrieval fee

01 August 2020
Illegally parked? New council powers can see your car towed, with a £150 retrieval fee

Illegally parked? New council powers can see your car towed, with a £150 retrieval fee

01 August 2020

There has been a raft of inconsiderate parking across the area over the summer (photo: Hampshire police) ILLEGALLY parked cars can now be towed away under…


Fears for services as county could face £120m cuts on top of £210m coronavirus bill

30 July 2020
Fears for services as county could face £120m cuts on top of £210m coronavirus bill

Fears for services as county could face £120m cuts on top of £210m coronavirus bill

30 July 2020

The county council faces huge financial pressure on top of a coronavirus bill CONCERNS have been raised over the future of services in Hampshire as millions…


Dozens of homeless removed from streets during lockdown find long-term housing

23 July 2020
Dozens of homeless removed from streets during lockdown find long-term housing

Dozens of homeless removed from streets during lockdown find long-term housing

23 July 2020

Only five of the 250 people who had been housed had gone back to rough sleeping DOZENS of homeless people given housing by BCP Council in the early stages…


Approval expected for Bournemouth hospital expansion

22 July 2020
Approval expected for Bournemouth hospital expansion

Approval expected for Bournemouth hospital expansion

22 July 2020

A CGI of plans for Royal Bournemouth Hospital PERMISSION for a major expansion of the Royal Bournemouth Hospital is expected to be given tomorrow (Thursday). Members…


Closure of New Forest libraries a 'devastating blow'

21 July 2020
Closure of New Forest libraries a 'devastating blow'

Closure of New Forest libraries a 'devastating blow'

21 July 2020

Lyndhurst library looks set to close THE proposed closure of Hampshire libraries, including branches at Lyndhurst and Blackfield, has been described as…


Blackfield and Lyndhurst libraries on the brink of closure

20 July 2020
Blackfield and Lyndhurst libraries on the brink of closure

Blackfield and Lyndhurst libraries on the brink of closure

20 July 2020

Blackfield library looks set to close TWO New Forest libraries are among a number across Hampshire which have moved a step closer to shutting, putting…


County reveals plans to fight climate change

18 July 2020
County reveals plans to fight climate change

County reveals plans to fight climate change

18 July 2020

The issue of climate change has been forced up the agenda partly by protests COUNTY bosses have unveiled their strategy to tackle climate change. Civic…


Review into coronavirus handling at Hampshire care homes

14 July 2020
Review into coronavirus handling at Hampshire care homes

Review into coronavirus handling at Hampshire care homes

14 July 2020

Nearly 450 died from coronavirus at care homes across Hampshire between 28th February and 12th June A REVIEW is set to be launched into the management…


Council to consider opposition's budget proposals

11 July 2020
Council to consider opposition's budget proposals

Council to consider opposition's budget proposals

11 July 2020

BCP Council opposition leader Conservative Drew Mellor has put forward budget proposals for the coalition-ruled authority led by Vikki Slade MEMBERS of…


Date set for new charge scheme at Hampshire tips

07 July 2020
Date set for new charge scheme at Hampshire tips

Date set for new charge scheme at Hampshire tips

07 July 2020

Those from outside the county will be charged to use Hampshire's HWRCs PLANS to charge some people for using Hampshire tips are going to be implemented…


Call to ban disposable barbecues from beaches

07 July 2020
Call to ban disposable barbecues from beaches

Call to ban disposable barbecues from beaches

07 July 2020

Disposable barbecues have been blamed for a number of recent fires DISPOSABLE barbecues should be banned from beaches across Bournemouth, Christchurch…


Coronavirus – Hampshire passes 6,000 Covid-positive cases

06 July 2020
Coronavirus – Hampshire passes 6,000 Covid-positive cases

Coronavirus – Hampshire passes 6,000 Covid-positive cases

06 July 2020

The New Forest has recorded 449 positive coronavirus cases MORE than 6,000 coronavirus cases have been recorded in Hampshire since the start of the pandemic,…


Council sets date for decision day on library closures plan

06 July 2020
Council sets date for decision day on library closures plan

Council sets date for decision day on library closures plan

06 July 2020

Cllr Alexis McEvoy (second left), of South Waterside, received a petition supporting Blackfield library COUNTY bosses are expected to make a decision…


Tories to push for 'budget reset' plan amid council's £30m funding gap

02 July 2020
Tories to push for 'budget reset' plan amid council's £30m funding gap

Tories to push for 'budget reset' plan amid council's £30m funding gap

02 July 2020

Bournemouth Town Hall, HQ for BCP Council OPPOSITION councillors will put forward a “budget reset paper” next week, following concerns about a lack of…


'Tow-away zones' considered by council to combat the crowds

30 June 2020
'Tow-away zones' considered by council to combat the crowds

'Tow-away zones' considered by council to combat the crowds

30 June 2020

The idea follows nearly 1,000 fixed penalty notices issued in one day by BCP Council (Photo: stock image) CAR “tow-away zones” are among measures being…


£1m Mudeford beach cafe plans suspended after consultation criticism

26 June 2020
£1m Mudeford beach cafe plans suspended after consultation criticism

£1m Mudeford beach cafe plans suspended after consultation criticism

26 June 2020

Designs for the proposed new beach cafe at Mudeford PLANS to rebuild the Beach House café on Mudeford sandbank have been suspended pending a review following…


Closure of New Forest leisure centres has cost more than £800,000

24 June 2020
Closure of New Forest leisure centres has cost more than £800,000

Closure of New Forest leisure centres has cost more than £800,000

24 June 2020

New Milton leisure centre in Gore Road THE temporary closure of leisure centres due to coronavirus has cost New Forest District Council more than £800k,…


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