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 has stopped collecting batteries to protect residents and staff after a growing number of fires are being caused by incorrect ...

Councillors voted to approve a 6.74 per cent increase in council tax after a four-hour meeting which saw opposition parties ...

The AA has voiced concern over a local authority's plans to increase parking fine charges to tackle illegal parking. In August 2025, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole (BCP) Council oversaw a higher ...

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Hastings Road, Poole, will close between Kitchener and Gough Crescents for electrical works from 28 March–12 April 2026. Check BCP Council updates.

Ross Drysdale, 73, constructed the sheltered walkway at his Christchurch bungalow in October 2024, aiming to provide his wife, Victoria, with greater independence following a severe stroke. Mr ...

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