£1.7m spent to help tackle Bournemouth’s cost-of-living crisis
Dozens gathered in Bournemouth to celebrate the BCP Food & Energy Support Fund, which has handed out over £1.7 million in the last five years.
Dozens gathered in Bournemouth to celebrate the BCP Food & Energy Support Fund, which has handed out over £1.7 million in the last five years.
BCP Council is micro-surfacing roads across the conurbation and is upgrading key routes and improving road crossings.
Children will be able to have lots of fun when paddling pools in Redhill, Hamworthy, Littledown and Christchurch re-open.
Local people will be able to enjoy cheaper hot drinks and ice creams, free swimming, and an hour’s free parking.
Many of the public bins across the conurbation are well past their sell-by date and are difficult for crews to empty.
The Purewell area suffers from traffic congestion, with a two-minute journey often taking up to 13 minutes.
More than 120 play spaces across the three towns are being repaired and upgraded by BCP Council, with new equipment installed.
Whether you’re more a fan of spicy hot peppers or mild, mature Cheddars, head to the Christchurch Cheese & Chilli Festival this May.
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council has cautiously welcomed the government’s white paper, but is awaiting the detail.
The council says the vast majority of funding is directed towards supporting the most vulnerable children and adults.