Want to ask us questions about our Transforming Cities Fund programme? Or find out how to improve your health through active travel? Join Councillors Drew Mellor and Mike Greene as well as Programme Manager Marc Griffin and Assistant Director of Public Health at Public Health Dorset, Rachel Partridge. Join us on Facebook at 1pm on . . . read more
MESSAGE FROM BCP COUNCIL An outbreak of Avian Influenza has been confirmed at a premises in Southbourne. The area is currently undergoing testing to find out more information about the strain. Trading Standards Officers from BCP Council are working alongside officers from the Government’s Animal & Plant Health Agency (APHA) with measures to prevent the . . . read more
‘In Flanders fields the poppies blow Between the crosses, row on row, That mark our place; and in the sky The larks, still bravely singing, fly Scarce heard amid the guns below. We are the Dead. Short days ago We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow, Loved and were loved, and now we lie, In . . . read more
Christchurch Chamber’s final free course until the New Year is about how you can use Skills Support for the Workforce with fully funded training for apprentices on the morning of Tuesday, 16th November. This will be held at Captain’s Club Hotel at Wick Ferry, Christchurch, and will be free of charge, including refreshments, to you . . . read more
Dear Colleague, I am delighted to write to you with the news that I have today launched my Police and Crime Plan, aimed to make Dorset the safest county in England and Wales. The Plan can be viewed via the following link: Police and Crime Plan There are six priorities in my plan: Cut Crime . . . read more
Saffery Champness is encouraging owners of farm and land-based businesses yet to give consideration to compliance with the requirements of Making Tax Digital for Income Tax or Corporation Tax to take time to plan for those changes. David Chismon, Partner, Saffery Champness, and head of the firm’s Land and Rural Business Group, says: “Whilst it . . . read more
3 Adult Nursing students at Bournemouth University who applied for a newly launched Lewis-Manning Hospice Care end-of-life care Scholarship scheme will receive £3,000 of funding each for the 2021/2022 academic year. The students not only receive the financial support but will also receive a range of support from Lewis-Manning, which includes travel costs, online learning, . . . read more
A new initiative has seen the establishment of a Wallisdown Trading District aimed at revving up the area and increasing footfall. As part of the government’s plans to support the high street post-Covid, Bournemouth Chamber of Trade & Commerce (BCTC) has been awarded a one-off grant to re-develop, or launch, trading districts within specific chosen . . . read more
