BCP Council

New powers targetting litterbugs and overnight camping in car parks, clifftops and beaches could be introduced in Christchurch.

Plans to replace a Mudeford seaside café destroyed by fire four years ago have been approved after the first design was dumped amid a backlash.

Plans for 16 new homes on woodland in Highcliffe have been unanimously refused by BCP Council.

Beach hut owners have hit out at proposed price hikes which will see rental fees for some in Christchurch nearly double over the next five years.

A senior councillor has claimed there is often a toxic atmosphere at BCP Council meetings.

Two-hundred people a week are abandoning calls to BCP Council for help with adult social care.

BCP is asking people to say what services they feel are most important as it attempts to plug a £55m budget blackhole.

Christchurch could be shunned by Christmas shoppers this year, traders have warned, as the latest “never-ending” roadworks cause town gridlock.

A fishing boat moored at Christchurch has been granted a licence to sell alcohol.

Moves to demolish a Christchurch sports pavilion on health and safety grounds have prompted calls for a replacement facility.

ONE hundred people backed a bid for an alcohol licence for a refurbished fishing boat in Christchurch.

Fears the tearooms could be shut for good have been denied by BCP Council which promised it was “committed” to keeping them open.

A Christchurch councillor has condemned BCP Council for claiming that scrapping free Christmas parking is an eco-friendly move.

Views are being sought on making play spaces across Christchurch welcoming to more people.

A referendum will be held in Highcliffe next month over a plan to shape the community’s future development.

Christchurch residents are being invited to have their say on the future development of the town at two public events.

BCP Council leader Cllr Drew Mellor has been accused of being a “complete fantasist” over his Tory administration’s budget plans.

A DEVELOPER seeking permission for nine new homes in Walkford has launched an appeal after BCP Council failed to make a decision in time.

RESIDENTS who opposed a development in Christchurch have urged plans to be paused after finding protected slow worms on the site.

THE NEW representative for Highcliffe and Walkford at BCP Council has been confirmed as Andy Martin of the Christchurch Independents group.