Christchurch

'Winning would turbocharge culture in our town'

BBC Politics South looks at why towns in the south of England are bidding to be UK Town of Culture.

BCP Council wants to make permanent its trial rise in parking charge offence fees.

Luke Ansell, from Bournemouth, took on the 24-hour workout for charity.

A company processing food waste opens a second site to meet rising demand.

Two councils in Hampshire miss a government target for weekly collections by six months.

BCP councillors also agreed £14m of cuts and the removal of council tax discounts on beach huts.

Drivers without off-street parking will benefit from 3,000 new on-street car charging points.

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole are running together to become the UK's first Town of Culture.

Ofsted inspectors found there had been improvements after their last visit in 2021.

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