Bournemouth news

• Work to hold back sea enters final phase

  27-10-2026 17:34 via BBC News
  
  Three timber groynes west of Boscombe Pier are being replaced to help stop erosion.
  
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• Private school shuts for good during half term

  27-10-2026 22:01 via BBC News
  
  Leweston School boasts alumni including actress Kristin Scott Thomas and Baroness Dido Harding.
  
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• Lifting bridge to shut for week for repairs

  27-10-2026 10:21 via BBC News
  
  Poole's Twin Sails Bridge will be closed from 30 November until 6 December for repairs.
  
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• Will the Chancellor help the South's housing market?

  27-10-2026 07:04 via BBC News
  
  Both buyers and sellers say they are looking to the budget for help for the housing market.
  
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• Man, 64, guilty of alley rape of woman in her 20s

  26-10-2026 18:49 via BBC News
  
  Russell Tudor Jones was charged in February, two years after the attack in 2024.
  
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• Man admits smuggling Albanians on Channel yacht

  26-10-2026 18:05 via BBC News
  
  Eno Gajda, 58, will be sentenced next month after the vessel was intercepted off Portland.
  
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• Couple campaigns to save their wedding venue

  26-10-2026 13:21 via BBC News
  
  The Riviera Hotel in Weymouth has been closed since 2022.
  
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• Halloween warning to black cat owners from charity

  26-10-2026 07:13 via BBC News
  
  Around a third of cats at the Ferndown Centre are black or black and white, compared with half at other Cats Protection centres.
  
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• Giant sea reptile found by couple goes on display

  26-10-2026 07:13 via BBC News
  
  The 175-million-year-old reptile is the first ichthyosaur found in its rock layer.
  
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• Businesses call for help with 'impossible' fuel prices

  26-10-2026 07:08 via BBC News
  
  Companies and charity groups across the South are calling on the Chancellor for help in the Budget.
  
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• 'Our town is a good vibe - if you know where to look'

  25-10-2026 08:28 via BBC News
  
  Jack and Yannick have run the events as OPB Collective since 2024, and have helped platform a variety of creatives
  
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• Beach road may close as high tides bring flood risk

  24-10-2026 16:06 via BBC News
  
  Motorists are being urged to check journey routes before setting out betweenWeymouth and Portland.
  
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• Turing's legacy honoured 100 years on from school

  24-10-2026 08:20 via BBC News
  
  Sherborne school is sharing the father of modern computing's story with future generations.
  
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• How a shed become an icon of broadcasting history

  24-10-2026 08:18 via BBC News
  
  Radio Solent's Steve Harris looks at the story behind presenter Jack Hargreaves' famous potting shed.
  
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• How a shed became an icon of broadcasting history

  24-10-2026 08:18 via BBC News
  
  Radio Solent's Steve Harris looks at the story behind presenter Jack Hargreaves' famous potting shed.
  
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• South weekly quiz: Who started - and ran - the Great South Run?

  24-10-2026 08:14 via BBC News
  
  Test your knowledge of news from Hampshire, Berkshire, Dorset, Oxfordshire and the Isle of Wight with our quiz.
  
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• Ideas for fun and low-cost half-term activities in the South

  24-10-2026 08:10 via BBC News
  
  We round up ideas for fun and low-cost activities and days out for families in the south of England.
  
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• Disruption and flood warning as storm sweeps in

  23-10-2026 22:43 via BBC News
  
  Train, ferry and road users face disruption as Storm Austen sweeps in from the south west.
  
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• Watch: Bournemouth fans 'ecstatic' after historic European win

  23-10-2026 09:25 via BBC News
  
  Cherries fans share their joy as their team beat seven-time European champions AC Milan.
  
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• I got my cancer diagnosis after hearing radio stories

  23-10-2026 07:03 via BBC News
  
  Adrienn Rozner, 41, only had her lump seen by a GP after hearing testimonies of other women.
  
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• Hope for more government funds for breakfast clubs

  23-10-2026 07:03 via BBC News
  
  A government minister says he is "hopeful" for more funds on visit to a Bournemouth school.
  
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• Dream night for Bournemouth - win over Milan a sign of Premier League power

  22-10-2026 23:30 via BBC News
  
  Bournemouth's 3-0 win against AC Milan further illustrated the dominance of Premier League sides against their European counterparts.
  
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• South braces for first named storm of the season

  22-10-2026 18:15 via BBC News
  
  Hampshire, Dorset, the Isle of Wight, Berkshire and Oxfordshire prepare for Storm Austen.
  
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• Vape store manager jailed for abusing teen girls

  22-10-2026 16:08 via BBC News
  
  Dilshaw Kawani, 53, gave teenagers illegal vapes to "facilitate his offending", Dorset Police says.
  
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• From Bury to AC Milan: Bournemouth's journey to 'dreamland'

  22-10-2026 07:37 via BBC News
  
  Fifteen years to the day after they lost at home to Bury in League One, Bournemouth host seven-time champions of Europe AC Milan in the Europa League.
  
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• Girl, 12, gets her own fashion show billboard

  22-10-2026 07:27 via BBC News
  
  Carmela, who has muscular dystrophy, says it was "amazing" to see herself on the billboard.
  
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• How Milan inspired Cherries' red and black stripes

  22-10-2026 07:10 via BBC News
  
  AFC Bournemouth adopted its distinctive red and black striped kit in the 1970s.
  
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• PM backs mayor and devolution plans in Wessex region

  22-10-2026 07:09 via BBC News
  
  Andy Burnham offers to meet councillors in the region so they can "move quickly" towards devolution.
  
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• Council leader says cliff sculpture 'not my cup of tea'

  21-10-2026 19:07 via BBC News
  
  The Lean Into the Wind installation was unveiled on Bournemouth's West Cliff last month.
  
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• Amber warning issued as Storm Austen threatens UK with strong winds and heavy rain

  21-10-2026 12:55 via BBC News
  
  The deep area of low pressure is expected to move close to the south of the UK early on Friday with south-west England set to bear the brunt.
  
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