BCP Council

A GUEST house in Highcliffe is set to be demolished and replaced with nine flats.

UNEMPLOYED people are being retrained to create a new hospitality workforce in Christchurch to address shortages.

PANIC buying has meant frontline health and social care workers are now unable to buy fuel.

DORSET police is urging people to "behave sensibly" after receiving reports of huge queues at petrol stations blocking roads.

CHRISTCHURCH Independent councillors have turned on a former colleague and accused him of “betrayal” after he defected to the Tories on BCP Council.

A FLYTIPPING crackdown is set to take place across the BCP Council area and will see offenders hit with fines of at least £200.

PLANS have been announced to regenerate Highcliffe's high street as part of a pilot scheme by BCP Council.

A MOVE to stop any future licensed sex establishments setting up in Christchurch, Bournemouth and Poole area has failed to win approval.

BCP Council's leader has defended the authority’s latest anti-litter campaign which uses a four-letter word to encourage people to tidy up.

FURTHER discussions will be held before a proposed cycle lane is installed on Barrack Road, Christchurch, after hundreds signed a petition against it.

PENNYFARTHING Homes has appealed the rejection of its plan to revamp the Steamer Point site and launched a fresh, scaled-down bid.

EXTRA finance has been agreed to improve services for special education needs and disability (SEND) provision across the BCP Council area.

A part of the historic Highcliffe castle wall along Lymington Road is to be demolished to enable the building of nine flats with car parking.

A DRIVE-THRU Burger King and coffee shop will open in Christchurch despite concerns over rubbish and traffic congestion.

A PLAN to build offices with four flats above on land adjacent to the former Ye Olde Starre Inn in Christchurch has been submitted.

GARDEN waste collections in Christchurch resumed from today (Monday), but there's no sign of the service's return in the New Forest.

TRADERS in Christchurch are set to vote on plans to bring in a business levy to help pay for town centre improvements and boost the local economy.

HIGHCLIFFE School has submitted plans for a new multi-use hall, sparking concerns over its size in an area dominated by bungalows.

TEN new flats and changes to a shop front are planned at a site in Lymington Road, Highcliffe.

A DEVELOPER has submitted a bid to tear down another Walkford house and revamp the site with flats and underground car parking.