Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole council is proposng major changes to public bins in a new plan to introduce combined bins, ...

Council is considering a significant increase to hackney carriage taxi fares that could see the local tariff rank among the ...

A lorry load of recyclable waste had to be dumped on a road after batteries caused it to catch fire near Bridport, Dorset, in 2024 A council has ended kerbside battery collections after a series of ...

BCP Council is preparing for a possible increase in residents needing support ahead of Renters’ Right Act coming into force.

The AA has voiced concern over a local authority's plans to permanently increase parking fine charges to tackle illegal ...

The winner of Town of Culture will receive £3m to invest in an cultural programme [Arts by the Sea] Towns are coming forward to enter a competition they say could "turbocharge' culture. BBC Politics ...

A council has said it had reached an "important milestone" in dealing with homelessness, as no local family has used its emergency accommodation for longer than six weeks. BCP Council said the figures ...

A new ten-year strategy for supported and specialist housing has been fast tracked so that improvements can be implemented sooner.

BCP Council has now ended the kerbside battery collections. Instead, it is encouraging residents to use the free battery and vape drop-off points in shops and supermarkets. Batteries and other ...

Cromer Road in Bournemouth will close for SGN gas mains replacement from 23 March to 1 May 2026. Diversions in place; emergency and resident access maintained.