A burglar who targeted homes in Bournemouth has been jailed for four years and four months. Rodney Gary Donald, 49 and of Frances Road in Bournemouth, was sentenced at Exeter Crown Court on Wednesday 9 January 2019 after admitting two counts of burglary. He also asked for three further burglary offences to be taken into […]
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Dorset Police release CCTV image of suspect in burglary case
Dorset police have released a CCTV image of a suspect in a reported burglary at the address of an elderly man in Poole. The incident occurred on November 2nd 2018 at 7:15pm. It was reported that the two male suspects convinced the victim, in his 70s, to allow them inside his property, before stealing cash […]
UK’s first mobile shower for the homeless unveiled in Bournemouth
The UK’s first mobile shower unit has been revealed in Bournemouth. ‘The Shower Machine’ visits Richmond Hill Andrew’s URC Church in St Stephen’s Road once a week accompanying ‘Hope For Food’s mobile laundry service. Hope For Food founder Claire Matthews initiated the mobile shower after a guy said to her. ‘I’ve got clean clothes but […]
Taxi firm Ola plans to begin operations in Bournemouth
Taxi firm Ola has plans to begin operations in Bournemouth. Since its founding in India in 2011 the company has since expanded to Australia and also has licenses in the South-West of England and South Wales. The firm intends to become ‘an intrinsic part of the transportation ecosystem’. Bournemouth Borough Council has a meeting planned […]
“London’s cheaper” – huge rent prices lead to vacant shops in Bournemouth
Shopowners are claiming that prohibitively high rent is the reason close to 40 shops sit empty in just one Bournemouth street. A huge variety of shopping spaces sit vacant despite the recent Christmas shopping season, the busiest ever period for the High Street. Locations as varied as a former Marks & Spencers, a nightclub, a […]
Shelter calls for three million homes to be built by 2040
Housing charity Shelter has outlined a plan to ‘reverse the decay of social mobility.’ The review, released today, was commissioned by Shelter in the wake of the Grenfell Tower disaster in June 2017 and has just been released. The commissioners include Ed Miliband, Baroness Warsi and Edward Daffarn, a Grenfell survivor, as well as 13 others. […]
When David Bowie played in Dorset
It’s almost two years since David Bowie passed away and today would’ve been his 72nd birthday. To commemorate one of the world’s best selling music artists, we’re looking back at the times he performed in Dorset. Over the course of his first tour (titled the ‘Ziggy Stardust Tour’) he performed in Bournemouth three times. The […]
Bournemouth nightclub Xchange begins refurbishment
Xchange nightclub in the Triangle area of Bournemouth has begun major refurbishments. Following a licensing hearing in January last year, Xchange had faced multiple noise complaints from neighbouring residence. Bournemouth Borough Council proceeded to carry out noise assessments to determine whether the nightclub had taken preventative measures to control noise disturbances. Bournemouth residents began to […]
BREAKING: Teenager loses Bournemouth court battle to care for her sisters
A 17-year-old who wants to look after her two younger sisters and avoid placing them up for adoption has lost a family court fight. The teenager said she was “completely committed” to the girls, who are four and nearly two, and could meet their care needs. Family members gave their backing and said they would […]
Bournemouth’s Scott Mitchell to Compete in BDO World Professional Darts Championship
Dorset’s darting sensation Scott Mitchell, known as ‘Scotty Dog’, has yet again reached the BDO World Championship and is set to continue his title challenge at 2:15pm today. Facing up against Serbia’s Oliver Ferenc on day two of the World Championships, Mitchell hopes to recreate the success of his 2015 campaign which saw him take the […]