With around 50 local authorities from across the UK declaring a climate emergency, Labour are calling on the new Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole (BCP) council to do the same and match it with policies which reflect the gravity of the situation we face.
The call follows the national Labour Party’s...
- Bournemouth Town Centre BID collaborates with Bournemouth Borough Council & other partners to launch a series of green initiatives throughout the first week of April
Tuesday 2nd April until Friday 5th April 2019 will mark the first ‘Green Week’ in Bournemouth as Bournemouth Town Centre BID will reveal several...
Oil, money, dead wildlife, subversion of local democracy. Where have we seen this before?
Oil well drilling in Poole Bay to be extended into critical wildlife period despite licence restrictions
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Matt Harvey
Plastic-free activity across Dorset is set to receive a boost with a crowdfunded UK film premiere and tour starting in Wimborne on March 14th.
Rubber Jellyfish is a feature-length documentary that explores the effects of balloon releases on wildlife, the environment and ultimately us. We know that throwing rubbish on...
The humble garden shed has a special place in our hearts and homes. Whether it's the dusty sanctuary of dad's man cave, home to the remains of a short-lived drumming career, or just the escape space for many members in the family.
Sheds, garages and other outbuildings are an invaluable...
Energy bills are one of the highest monthly expenses in the UK, with an average family paying £1,249 annually and prices set to increase. Cutting your energy consumption and becoming more self-sufficient can help to reduce bills. Renewable energy provisions in Dorset are currently poor, but there is great potential. Individuals...
Christchurch Councillors will be receiving a report at the Community Committee on Wednesday 21 November on proposals to develop a 15-hectare Country Park on land stretching from Two Riversmeet Golf Course down to Stanpit Recreation Ground.
The report sets out a number of aims for the park with a key...
I have been thinking (bad habit of mine!)
And it occurred to me that the vast majority of the filthy rich and not so filthy visitors we have turning up to clog up our already crammed Bournemouth roads every year, come from everywhere - lots of foreigners at Durdle Door...
In 2013 my husband died of cancer. He had been ill for almost 30 years before he lost his fight.
Please listen to this interview conducted by The Richie Allen Show on Thursday 1st November 2018.
Listen to the 2nd hour.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=omzXU4qGZtw
Taking the issues as raised, one by one, I provide here...
When governments abandon us, we must step up.
It is hard to believe today, but the prevailing ethos among the educated elite was once public service. As the historian Tony Judt documented in Ill Fares the Land, the foremost ambition among graduates in the 1950s and 1960s was, through government or...
