Bournemouth news

• 'Rigorous' process underway for council's top position

  13-04-2025 01:00 via bournemouthecho.co.uk
  
  A rigorous assessment of candidates for BCP Council’s top job is now taking place.
  
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• Urgent 'do not travel' warning as Eurostar trains cancelled after power failure

  30-12-2025 14:21 via bournemouthecho.co.uk
  
  Eurostar cancels all Channel Tunnel trains on 30 December due to power failure and Le Shuttle breakdown. London, Paris, Brussels routes disrupted—refunds offered.
  
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• Will Dorset see snow this week? what the forecasters say

  30-12-2025 14:15 via bournemouthecho.co.uk
  
  Snow remains a possibility for Dorset as a cold spell continues across the country.
  
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• Man left with stab wounds after alleged assault near takeaway

  30-12-2025 14:09 via bournemouthecho.co.uk
  
  A MAN has been left with stab wounds after an alleged assault near a takeaway in Christchurch.
  
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• Knives and drugs found in vehicle after search

  30-12-2025 13:36 via bournemouthecho.co.uk
  
  A MAN was arrested and subsequently charged with possession of a class A drugs and possessing a knife or bladed article in public place.
  
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• Missing man, 81, found after police appeal

  30-12-2025 13:23 via bournemouthecho.co.uk
  
  An elderly man who was reported missing has been found, police have said.
  
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• Cold health alert and SWEP issued amid plunging temperatures

  30-12-2025 13:14 via bournemouthecho.co.uk
  
  A cold health alert and Severe Weather Emergency Protocol (SWEP) are in place into the new year amid plunging temperatures.
  
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• 'Reckless' driver jailed and banned from driving after Ferndown police chase

  30-12-2025 13:12 via bournemouthecho.co.uk
  
  A driver who failed to stop for police and posed a significant risk to other road users has been jailed for more than a year and handed a multi-year driving ban.
  
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• Missing elderly man may be in Bournemouth

  30-12-2025 11:42 via bournemouthecho.co.uk
  
  An elderly man reported missing on Tuesday is believed to have travelled to Bournemouth.
  
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• REVIEW OF THE YEAR: April to June - Heath fires, VE Day celebrations and protests

  30-12-2025 10:54 via bournemouthecho.co.uk
  
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• Man jailed for series of hotel burglaries in Bournemouth

  30-12-2025 08:37 via bournemouthecho.co.uk
  
  A man has been arrested, charged and jailed for a series of hotel burglaries in Bournemouth’s East Cliff area.
  
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• Warning issued and 15 things to know before getting a taxi this New Year's Eve

  30-12-2025 08:18 via bournemouthecho.co.uk
  
  Sticking your head out of the window of a taxi or exiting before it stops this New Year's Eve could end in a disaster, and see you breaking the law.
  
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• New Years opening hours at UK supermarkets including Tesco, Aldi, Lidl and Asda

  30-12-2025 08:16 via bournemouthecho.co.uk
  
  These are the opening times at Asda, Tesco, Aldi, Morrisons, M&S, Lidl, Sainsbury's, Iceland, Waitrose, and Co-op for New Year's Eve and New Year's Day.
  
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• The fireworks blunder that is breaking the law and 13 other rules to know before NYE

  30-12-2025 08:15 via bournemouthecho.co.uk
  
  These are the 13 fireworks rules to follow this New Year's Eve and the one blunder that could leave you breaking the law.
  
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• Men wearing balaclavas use hammer to smash window

  30-12-2025 07:50 via bournemouthecho.co.uk
  
  Men dressed in black and wearing balaclavas smashed a window at a property.
  
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• Residents can recycle real Christmas trees at 11 drop-off points

  30-12-2025 06:06 via bournemouthecho.co.uk
  
  Residents can recycle their real Christmas trees at 11 tree drop-off points across the district.
  
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• I saved nearly £700 before Christmas with easy money saving challenge (you can too)

  30-12-2025 06:00 via bournemouthecho.co.uk
  
  I tried using the 1p challenge and saved more than £660 after completing it in a year.
  
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• Are stamps with Queen Elizabeth's head on still valid? Royal Mail explains

  30-12-2025 06:00 via bournemouthecho.co.uk
  
  See if first and second-class stamps with the late Queen Elizabeth II's head on are still valid - Royal Mail explains
  
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• Annual memorial rugby match held in honour of former player killed in Bosnia

  30-12-2025 05:42 via bournemouthecho.co.uk
  
  A pair of charity rugby matches were held on Boxing Day in honour of a former man who died while serving with the army in Bosnia
  
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• Thieves break into supermarket on Christmas evening

  30-12-2025 05:19 via bournemouthecho.co.uk
  
  A trio of thieves broke into an supermarket on Christmas evening a failed attempt to steal money from an ATM.
  
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• Celebrate new year “true panto style” with a Cinderella pantomime production

  30-12-2025 05:07 via bournemouthecho.co.uk
  
  RESIDENTS are being invited to see out the year with a festive trip to Bournemouth Pavilion, where the pantomime Cinderella is running through the end of 2025 and into the start of 2026.
  
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• Charity brings back annual Christmas tree recycling service

  30-12-2025 05:06 via bournemouthecho.co.uk
  
  A Dorset disability charity is bringing back its annual Christmas tree recycling service.
  
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• Prolific shoplifter caught after stealing more than £7k worth of items

  30-12-2025 04:58 via bournemouthecho.co.uk
  
  A prolific shoplifter, who stole more than £7,000 worth of goods from shops in Poole and Christchurch has been jailed following a fast-tracked investigation made possible by the Force’s new digital theft system and evidence platform.
  
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• NHS diabetes prevention scheme joined by one million people

  30-12-2025 04:42 via bournemouthecho.co.uk
  
  NHS diabetes prevention scheme has been started by one million people in the country to prevent or delay the onset of type 2 diabetes.
  
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• 'I feel that I owe him my life': Man saved by his dog after he collapsed

  30-12-2025 04:19 via bournemouthecho.co.uk
  
  A MAN was saved by his dog after he collapsed on Sandbanks beach suffering a cardiac arrest on Christmas 2024.
  
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• In The Dock: Man caught drug driving on A338

  30-12-2025 04:18 via bournemouthecho.co.uk
  
  The following cases were heard at Poole Magistrates' Court:
  
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• Poole's annual Bath Tub Race to return to quay on New Year’s Day

  30-12-2025 04:06 via bournemouthecho.co.uk
  
  THE ANNUAL Poole Bath Tub Race is set to return to the quay on New Year’s Day.
  
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• The remarkable life of Napoleonic admiral and accomplished artist

  30-12-2025 01:35 via bournemouthecho.co.uk
  
  His relationship with the forest was not only residential but institutional and artistic;
  
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• Millie Bobby Brown's connections to Bournemouth and Southampton

  30-12-2025 01:35 via bournemouthecho.co.uk
  
  t was in the South Coast of England that her childhood was ultimately formed,
  
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• 'X-rated' carrot leaves family in fits of laughter over Christmas dinner

  30-12-2025 01:00 via bournemouthecho.co.uk
  
  A family were left in stitches after discovering an X-rated carrot while cooking Christmas dinner.
  
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