BCP Council

A REVIEW of day care services in the Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole area could lead to the permanent closure of some.

STAFF at 2Riversmeet leisure centre are celebrating again after winning the Southwest Leisure Centre of the Year Award for the second time in a row.

PLANS for 39 homes on a "gateway" Christchurch site have been dismissed by BCP Council after flooding fears.

A WALKFORD music charity has unveiled plans to expand its base with the transformation of a disused stable block, barn and cow sheds.

AN OVERFLOWING bin at a Christchurch nature reserve has prompted the council to reassess the site's waste facilities.

PEOPLE are being asked to give their feedback to nature recovery plans at Christchurch's Jumpers Common park.

A DEVELOPER has been reported to the police after undergrowth was torn out and land flattened with a bulldozer in Highcliffe woodland.

COMPLAINTS against BCP councillors have almost doubled over a year ahead of new measures to reduce further rises.

A PROPOSAL to build 25 flats with no parking spaces has been submitted for Barrack Road in Christchurch.

HOUSANDS of people in the Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole area are still waiting for their £150 government payments.

FURIOUS parish councillors have accused BCP Council of trying to change a deal over ownership of a rec that would leave it £23,000 worse off.

A PLAN to turn a popular car wash in Christchurch into a block of flats has been turned down after BCP Council received 60 letters of objection.

THE Conservatives have lost control of BCP Council following the resignation of four of its members.

CONSERVATIVES have taken control of two BCP Council panels tasked with scrutinising their party's administration.

CHANGES in the BCP Council planning department have been “seismic”, according to the portfolio holder who praised staff for their efforts.

A PILOT scheme to tackle flytipping across the BCP Council area is expected to be extended until November.

MANAGEMENT at the five-star Chewton Glen hotel have blasted BCP Council for refusing permission to build another three luxury treehouses.

THOUSANDS of properties along the coastline are in danger of being lost to the sea or flooded if nothing is done to protect them, experts have warned.

PLANS for 38 flats to replace a Christchurch car repair workshop and restaurant have been approved despite concerns over an influx of apartments.

ONLINE viewers hoping to catch up with the latest news from BCP Council’s overview and scrutiny committee were met with a blank screen.