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Latest articles
Improvements set for Christchurch bus travel
Bus passengers using Christchurch High Street are set to benefit from improvements by Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council that will make their journey safer and more efficient.
Local families in emergency B&B accommodation reduced by 90%
The number of children in Bed and Breakfast (B&B) this Christmas has been cut by 90% from last year, thanks to Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole (BCP) Council’s partnership working to reduce homelessness and the need for emergency accommodation.
Poole Museum honours foundry workers in new exhibition
Poole Museum’s latest exhibition, which is being hosted at Lighthouse, Poole, honours the faces, stories and craftsmanship of Poole’s Foundry workers, 40 years on from its closure.