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Sunday, December 29, 2024

The Census is coming soon

Households across Dorset will soon be asked to take part in the 2021 Census. The census is a once-in-a-decade survey that gives the most accurate estimate of all the people and households in England and Wales. It has been carried out every 10 years since 1801, with the exception of...
Essential maintenance work will start next month on Christchurch Road Bridge, a busy bridge used by local drivers and commuters on Hurn Road to cross over the A338 Bournemouth Spur Road at its northern end. Two-way temporary traffic lights will be in place for four weeks from Monday 1 February...
A huge community support effort is underway to help the most vulnerable families and households who have been negatively impacted by the pandemic this year.Local residents who are struggling to afford food and keep warm over the winter months are urged to reach out for support from BCP Council...
EU citizens who live and work in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole are being reminded to apply for settled status if they wish to stay on in the area after the UK’s exit from the EU. Dorset is in the top ten UK areas for the number of EU citizens...
BCP Council has been working with the organisers of the Christchurch Christmas market to ensure it complies with COVID-19 guidance. The Christmas market is a privately run event on private land at Saxon Square. The council is working closely with the market organisers to confirm that they have the correct...
Works to complete essential repairs and bring the Twin Sails bridge back into full operational order will take place next month (7 December). In order to carry out the works a closure to motor vehicles will take place for five days from 7am on Monday 7 December 2020 to 5pm...
Residents across Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole will have access to a generous package of travel offers in the run to up to Christmas, in a bid to support local businesses. Bus passengers will receive an early Christmas present from both Yellow Buses and Morebus in the form of a ticket...
Delve into Bournemouth’s past with a Halloween half term mini golf adventure! Located next to the beach at Pier Approach, Bournemouth Seafront, the outdoor course is perfect for ghosts and ghouls of all ages, with plenty of eerie twists and turns as players smuggle their ball past treacherous rocks, spooky church ruins and spine-chilling gravestones! On Saturday 31 October, play in your best Halloween fancy dress and one...
The Priest’s House Museum, Wimborne, has confirmed its reopening date following a major revival project and will be relaunching with a new name – the Museum of East Dorset. The much-loved attraction, which closed its doors over a year ago, makes its highly anticipated return on October 26, when the...
The global pandemic means that this year we will be unable to come together in the usual way to commemorate Remembrance Sunday. Instead, there will be short private services in Bournemouth, Poole and Christchurch on Sunday 8 November, attended by a small civic party including the Mayor of each...