A council has said it had reached an “important milestone” in dealing with homelessness, as no local family has used its emergency accommodation for longer than six weeks. BCP Council said...
Eight picnic benches near a beach cafe will be allowed to stay after gaining formal approval. More than 650 people submitted comments for the application by the Beach House Cafe on Mudeford Sandbank, ...
A music festival has been granted a licence to operate for two days instead of one. Stir Events originally proposed extending Cliff Top Music Festival in Highcliffe, Dorset, to three days, twice a yea...
Beach hut owners say they are looking into the legal basis of plans to reclassify their huts as second homes for the purposes of council tax. More than 300 owners will have to pay full council tax fro...
Amy WoodwardLocal Democracy Reporting Service BCP Council Construction has been completed in Bournemouth on the first of 937 new homes planned for the area There has been a decrease of 39% in the numb...
Amy WoodwardLocal Democracy Reporting Service J.P. Morgan The proposals are for J.P. Morgan’s existing Chaseside campus in Bournemouth Major banking firm J.P. Morgan has submitted a large planni...
A councillor has said news that a golf course will not be included in plans to create more natural green spaces is a “win for residents”. Bournemouth, Christchurch and Pool (BCP) Council a...
Manufacturing delays “outside” a council’s control could mean Poole’s Twin Sails Bridge remains closed for longer than expected while repair work is carried out. The lifting br...
Amy WoodwardLocal Democracy Reporting Service BBC Rock and soil near the East Cliff Lift fell away engulfing the promenade below in November More than 15 miles of cliff will have safety and maintenanc...
Operators of pleasure boats and personal watercraft on parts of the Dorset coast will require new licences under plans set to be introduced to improve safety. BCP Council is set to establish its first...