Bournemouth news

• Charminster library closed for three months

  06-02-2026 01:00 via bournemouthecho.co.uk
  
  A library will remain closed for three months after a partial ceiling revealed asbestos in part of the building.
  
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• Meet the band bringing Swiss-style party music to Bournemouth

  08-02-2026 01:35 via bournemouthecho.co.uk
  
  Based in Bournemouth, the band was formed — as the name suggests — at the turn of the millennium.
  
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• 'We’re soldiering on' - Famous attraction reopens after flooding closures

  08-02-2026 01:00 via bournemouthecho.co.uk
  
  A FAMOUS craft centre in Wimborne has reopened after being forced to shut for a week due to flooding that left parts of the site under several inches of water.
  
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• WATCH: Teenager's stunning strike nominated for international award

  08-02-2026 01:00 via bournemouthecho.co.uk
  
  A DORSET teenage footballer has been shortlisted in a global-goal-of-the-year style competition celebrating grassroots football
  
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• Village Tesco store set for green light despite 629 objections

  08-02-2026 01:00 via bournemouthecho.co.uk
  
  Controversial plans for a new Tesco store in a seaside village which have attracted more than 600 objections are set to be approved.
  
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• Surprise free flight giveaway marks Jet2’s anniversary celebration at Bournemouth

  08-02-2026 01:00 via bournemouthecho.co.uk
  
  Off to a flying start, Jet2 celebrated its first anniversary of operating from Bournemouth Airport by giving away free flights.
  
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• Push for more housing risks creating a ‘concrete jungle’

  08-02-2026 01:00 via bournemouthecho.co.uk
  
  Council leaders have been warned the government’s push for more housing risked creating a “concrete jungle”.
  
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• New luxurious travel agency and events venue launches in Westbourne

  08-02-2026 01:00 via bournemouthecho.co.uk
  
  Agent Nouveau, a new luxury travel consultancy from JLT Group, opens in Westbourne, Dorset, offering bespoke holidays, events, and personalised service.
  
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• New framework launched to tackle harmful sexualised behaviour

  08-02-2026 01:00 via bournemouthecho.co.uk
  
  BCP partners launch Harmful Sexual Behaviour Framework, aiming to support children and young people and to tackle early sexualised behaviour.
  
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• Leader expecting local government reorganisation decision next month

  08-02-2026 01:00 via bournemouthecho.co.uk
  
  A government decision on the major reshaping of councils in Hampshire is expected next month, a local authority leader has confirmed.
  
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• Kings Park Academy pupils share tea and tales with author Sir Michael Morpurgo

  08-02-2026 01:00 via bournemouthecho.co.uk
  
  Pupils from King’s Park Academy enjoyed high tea with author Sir Michael Morpurgo at Nethercott Farm, marking 50 years of Farms for City Children charity.
  
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• Key report outlines ‘option’ sites for major housing developments

  08-02-2026 01:00 via bournemouthecho.co.uk
  
  Options for where major developments containing hundreds of homes could be earmarked across the New Forest have been revealed.
  
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• Journeys to sobriety - the good and chaotic, an evening with The Clear Heads Club

  08-02-2026 01:00 via bournemouthecho.co.uk
  
  The Clear Heads Club is a space where you can listen to the raw stories of Bournemouth professional's journeys sobriety – the good and the chaotic.
  
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• 'It’s very surreal' - Salon owner celebrating one year anniversary

  08-02-2026 01:00 via bournemouthecho.co.uk
  
  A SALON owner is preparing to celebrate the first anniversary and says she is grateful to customers who believed in her dream and aim to make it a "leading salon".
  
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• 'He deserves more than just a fighting chance - he deserves a future'

  08-02-2026 01:00 via bournemouthecho.co.uk
  
  A FERNDOWN couple who were planning their dream wedding are now fundraising for life-extending treatment after a shock brain tumour diagnosis turned their world upside down.
  
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• Have your say on the proposed new pleasure boat safety policy

  08-02-2026 01:00 via bournemouthecho.co.uk
  
  Residents are being asked to give their views on making boat trips in Poole and Christchurch harbours safer.
  
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• Green Party councillor won’t be standing for new town council

  08-02-2026 01:00 via bournemouthecho.co.uk
  
  A Poole councillor has confirmed that they will not be standing for the newly created town council in May.
  
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• Cherries visit Baggies for rearranged National League Cup semifinal

  08-02-2026 01:00 via bournemouthecho.co.uk
  
  The Cherries head to West Brom this Sunday for their rearranged National League Cup semifinal as they look to book a spot in the final against Plymouth Argyle.
  
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• Bournemouth man runs London Marathon in memory of friend lost to brain cancer

  08-02-2026 01:00 via bournemouthecho.co.uk
  
  A Bournemouth man is running the London Marathon in memory of his best friend who he lost to a brain tumour.
  
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• £2million refurbishment programme for public toilets

  08-02-2026 01:00 via bournemouthecho.co.uk
  
  A seven-figure investment is set to be made to refurbish toilet blocks across the New Forest.
  
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• 2 Dorset residents win £100k prizes as February Premium Bonds winners revealed

  08-02-2026 01:00 via bournemouthecho.co.uk
  
  Two streets in Dorset ended up winning prizes of £100,000 in the February 2026 Premium Bonds draw
  
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• 'We deserved to win': Cherries better side but Villa found a way, Iraola says

  07-02-2026 19:35 via bournemouthecho.co.uk
  
  THE Cherries ‘deserved to win’ against Aston Villa but Andoni Iraola praised Unai Emery’s side for finding a way to avoid defeat.
  
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• Rayan praised by Iraola for early adaptation as Brazilian scores first for Cherries

  07-02-2026 19:20 via bournemouthecho.co.uk
  
  Andoni Iraola praised Rayan for his first Cherries start and goal as the Brazilian scored a superb solo strike to earn Bournemouth a point against Aston Villa.
  
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• Tony Blair pays tribute after death of 'mentor, guide and teacher'

  07-02-2026 19:07 via bournemouthecho.co.uk
  
  Tony Blair has paid tribute to his constituency election agent John Burton, who has died aged 85.
  
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• Rayan's brilliant first Cherries goal earns Bournemouth draw against Villa

  07-02-2026 18:00 via bournemouthecho.co.uk
  
  Brazilian Rayan scored the equaliser on his first Cherries start as AFC Bournemouth drew 1-1 with Aston Villa to extend their unbeaten run to five.
  
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• Rayan scores first Cherries goal in first start as Bournemouth draw with Villa

  07-02-2026 18:00 via bournemouthecho.co.uk
  
  Brazilian Rayan scored the equaliser on his first Cherries start as AFC Bournemouth drew 1-1 with Aston Villa to extend their unbeaten run to five.
  
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• Tabletop enthusiasts celebrate 10 years of popular boardgame expo

  07-02-2026 16:45 via bournemouthecho.co.uk
  
  Thousands of passionate tabletop gamers, cosplayers and collectors gathered at the BIC on Saturday for the first day of tenth Beachhead Tabletop Games Expo.
  
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• Hundreds of anti-racism protesters march through Bournemouth town centre

  07-02-2026 16:26 via bournemouthecho.co.uk
  
  Hundreds of protesters took the streets in Bournemouth on Saturday afternoon to march in solidarity with migrants, asylum seekers and Palestine.
  
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• Rayan scores Cherries equaliser vs Villa in first start: Updates

  07-02-2026 14:15 via bournemouthecho.co.uk
  
  Updates as AFC Bournemouth host Aston Villa in the Premier League.
  
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• Cherries underway against Villa as Rayan makes first start: Updates

  07-02-2026 14:15 via bournemouthecho.co.uk
  
  Updates as AFC Bournemouth host Aston Villa in the Premier League.
  
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