To date over £10,000 has been raised by kind donations to a new fund called ‘Change for Good’. Local people across Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole have given because they want to help individuals who have been sleeping rough to make a positive move off the street and access the...
The pandemic has been an incredibly difficult time for many, but it has shown the kind generosity of people. The Bournemouth Foodbank has experienced all kinds of help from the community, council and local supermarkets.The Covid-19 crisis meant we had to change the way we live. The Bournemouth Foodbank also had to adapt to...
Bournemouth has secured almost £22million as part of the ‘Town Deal’ to turbo charge ambitious regeneration plans for Boscombe.
Today (03 March 2021) central government announced Bournemouth as one of the UK towns to successfully secure a funding deal which will see major investment in town centre regeneration.
BCP Council’s Deputy...
Numbers of vulnerable people sleeping rough on the streets in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole have reduced by 65 per cent in the last year according to latest government figures.
In BCP Council’s latest official street count in November 2020, 25 individuals were recorded as sleeping rough on the streets in...
BCP Council is joining a new collaborative network to support local government innovators across the UK. The Centre for Homelessness Impact has created the ‘What Works Community’ to support local areas to improve their response to homelessness issues using robust evidence and data.
The ‘What Works Community’ will provide a...
More than £1 million has been awarded to BCP Council to support people who are rough sleeping or at risk of being on the streets during the COVID-19 pandemic.
£140,000 has been awarded from the Government’s Cold Weather Fund to boost the ongoing work to provide emergency accommodation and support...
Today (30 October 2020), one year on from the publication of the Grenfell Tower Inquiry’s phase 1 report, the Fire Brigades Union (FBU) has warned that action is needed if the government is to learn the lessons of the tragedy at Grenfell.
Matt Wrack, FBU general secretary, said:
“One year ago,...
Are you a tenant in Shire Dorset facing eviction? Are you just a tenant and roundly pissed off with the vast expense and personal trauma it involves with basically fuck all protection of your tenure?
A new group called Acorn the Union - Dorset has formed in Dorset that aims...
Dorset Council is asking visitors and second-home owners to help stop the spread of Coronavirus by staying away from tourist hotspot locations in Dorset.
To help minimise the spread of the virus Dorset Council will shortly be closing its country parks and open spaces. This unprecedented move follows other organisations...
Poole Labour Party has criticised BCP Council for dragging its feet over a discredited policy towards rough sleepers, which it has effectively been forced to scrap ahead of a High Court legal challenge due to take place later this month.
The charge comes before the cabinet meets next week (18...
