£25 million regeneration plans for Poole High Street
Following BCP Council’s bid to the government for £25 million of funding, Poole has been named as one of the first areas shortlisted.
Local people are to have the chance to ask questions in advance of a Dorset Council and BCP Council Joint Health Scrutiny meeting on Wednesday 1 July at which the county-wide response to COVID-19 will be discussed.
Sadly, there has been an increase in the amount of litter, such as plastic bottles, takeaway containers and other rubbish, being left behind in local parks, heathlands and beaches.
People will need to allow extra time for their journey if they are travelling to Bournemouth via Wallisdown from next week
If there is one thing lockdown has demonstrated, it is that technology is vital in 2020, so it is good to hear that Dorset is to become a trailblazer in this sphere.
The Government has high hopes for the new NHS Test and Trace Service for Covid-19, but sadly scammers are looking to exploit the system, which was launched at the beginning of June.
The vote of no confidence in Cllr Vikki Slade’s leadership of BCP Council, which was put forward at last night’s council meeting, failed.
Volunteers have been picking up the large amount of rubbish left on beaches from Southbourne to Hengistbury Head.
A cash injection of £1.6m by Dorset Local Enterprise Partnership (Dorset LEP) plus £313,400 from BCP Council, will enable work to start this summer on the Boundary roundabout, which is at the east end of Wallisdown Road.