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• Residents fear building collapse as flats approved above their homes

  07-04-2025 18:00 via bournemouthecho.co.uk
  
  RESIDENTS say they fear their building will collapse after planning permission was approved to build flats 'above their head'.
  
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• Travel brand launches new Bournemouth routes with £4 tickets

  17-04-2025 06:00 via bournemouthecho.co.uk
  
  FlixBus is expanding its network to cover more than 80 destinations, adding Cheltenham, Gloucester, Swindon and Norwich to the list.
  
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• Traffic measures in place as waste centre construction progresses

  17-04-2025 06:00 via bournemouthecho.co.uk
  
  Temporary traffic measures have been in place for the last six weeks to ensure safety during these roadworks.
  
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• 'Shoplifters seem to be treated with kid gloves'

  17-04-2025 06:00 via bournemouthecho.co.uk
  
  Waterloo Estate has had a newsagents/convenience store for over 70 years.
  
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• Residents asked to help shape 800-year market celebrations

  17-04-2025 06:00 via bournemouthecho.co.uk
  
  Residents are invited to help shape celebrations for Ringwood's 800-year market charter anniversary.
  
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• Poole pub unveils new menu and drinks selection

  17-04-2025 06:00 via bournemouthecho.co.uk
  
  The drinks menu has been expanded with more champagne and wine options, as well as new cocktails and 'mocktails'.
  
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• Poole Pride festival to feature unique classical music performance

  17-04-2025 06:00 via bournemouthecho.co.uk
  
  Jon Valender, a Dorset-based international opera singer and producer, has selected the music for the recital.
  
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• Nursery chosen to receive £5,000 donation from Tesco customers

  17-04-2025 06:00 via bournemouthecho.co.uk
  
  Dorset schools and children’s groups can apply for a Stronger Starts grant of £500, £1,000 or £1,500.
  
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• New survival-based reality show looking for Dorset contestants

  17-04-2025 06:00 via bournemouthecho.co.uk
  
  This survival-based series will explore an end-of-the-world scenario where civilisation has collapsed and there is no light, power, water or heat.
  
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• New housing development to include accessible homes

  17-04-2025 06:00 via bournemouthecho.co.uk
  
  Ground floor wet rooms are already adapted with reinforced walls for handrails and kitchens will be easily adaptable should adjustable worktops be required.
  
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• New community radio station Dorset Coast Radio to launch

  17-04-2025 06:00 via bournemouthecho.co.uk
  
  "We’re also inviting local community groups to get involved and share information about what they do and how they help local people."
  
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• Nearly all families in BCP offered preferred school places

  17-04-2025 06:00 via bournemouthecho.co.uk
  
  All parents and carers who applied by this date have been assured a school place for September.
  
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• National Trust launches British Sign Language trail

  17-04-2025 06:00 via bournemouthecho.co.uk
  
  She recognised the community's support and thanked colleague Debbie Moore for scripting the tour and Remark! for developing the BSL version.
  
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• Husband-and-wife duo open new cheese and wine bar

  17-04-2025 06:00 via bournemouthecho.co.uk
  
  Cheese and wine bar Juniper and Vine has opened on Fordingbridge High Street
  
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• Festival to include night of improvised music and spoken word

  17-04-2025 06:00 via bournemouthecho.co.uk
  
  The headline act for the evening is freestyle rapper MC Gramski.
  
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• Duo with 'quirky' stage presence to perform at Poole venue

  17-04-2025 06:00 via bournemouthecho.co.uk
  
  The duo's songs are described as "sunny reflections on dark times," with a touch of "British auto derision" and "French whimsical philosophy."
  
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• Dorset to mark VE Day anniversary with beacon lighting

  17-04-2025 06:00 via bournemouthecho.co.uk
  
  The beacon will be one of thousands across the country, celebrating the end of the Second World War in 1945.
  
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• Dorset: Majority of GP practices become accredited veteran friendly

  17-04-2025 06:00 via bournemouthecho.co.uk
  
  "It reflects a consistent and informed approach to delivering the right care to those who are part of the armed forces community."
  
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• Concert raises money for air ambulance and Swanage Railway

  17-04-2025 06:00 via bournemouthecho.co.uk
  
  The evening featured a variety of music, with songs and sketches from shows, Gilbert & Sullivan, and sixties classics including Downtown and Morning Town Ride.
  
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• Charity encourages people to host a 'Cakes4Cancer' event this May

  17-04-2025 06:00 via bournemouthecho.co.uk
  
  This includes event ideas, cake toppers, posters and recipe cards.
  
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• Charity closes after 40 years of helping older people

  17-04-2025 06:00 via bournemouthecho.co.uk
  
  It said it had "reached the point where we are no longer able to provide the service on a reliable basis" and made the "reluctant" decision to close.
  
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• Care home provider and charity raise £1k for people with Parkinson's

  17-04-2025 06:00 via bournemouthecho.co.uk
  
  Attendees enjoyed cakes and patisserie delights made by Colten Care chefs.
  
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• Bus operator offers discount fares to encourage residents to 'go green'

  17-04-2025 06:00 via bournemouthecho.co.uk
  
  Morebus explained that this initiative is part of its commitment to improving air quality across the area.
  
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• Building work starts on 164-home development in New Milton

  17-04-2025 06:00 via bournemouthecho.co.uk
  
  A subsequent planning application for 164 homes, of which 50 per cent are affordable, was approved in February 2024.
  
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• Bestselling author from Dorset to release new romance novel

  17-04-2025 06:00 via bournemouthecho.co.uk
  
  Victoria has always felt like an outsider and Mike is everything she is not: rough, rugged and unapologetically unrefined.
  
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• 6 pets at RSPCA Dorset who are looking for loving new homes

  17-04-2025 06:00 via bournemouthecho.co.uk
  
  The RSPCA Ashley Heath Animal Centre in Ringwood and the West Dorset RSPCA branch in Dorchester have several pets looking for new homes
  
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• These strange modes of transport were all the rage - especially for holidays - Bournemouth Echo

  17-04-2025 01:35 via news.google.com
  These strange modes of transport were all the rage - especially for holidays  Bournemouth Echo
  
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• These strange modes of transport were all the rage - especially for holidays

  17-04-2025 01:35 via bournemouthecho.co.uk
  
  Charabancs were often used for excursions and day trips, providing a comfortable and enjoyable way to travel to popular destinations.
  
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• Ducks stole the show at red-hot country fair

  17-04-2025 01:35 via bournemouthecho.co.uk
  
  As temperatures soared into the 80s, athletic birds made a dash for the shade, escaping the main arena and heading straight for the enclosure.
  
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• Tyler Adams wary of Bournemouth 'slip-up' as USMNT star chases Champions League - The Mirror US

  17-04-2025 01:21 via news.google.com
  Tyler Adams wary of Bournemouth 'slip-up' as USMNT star chases Champions League  The Mirror US
  
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