New Tenant for Poole Park Miniature Railway Announced
Borough of Poole is pleased to announce that Friends of Poole Park, a local community charity established in 2002, have been successful in their tender to operate the Poole Park Miniature Railway.
New waste and recycling collection dates
Wallisdown residents on the Bournemouth side are urged to look out for an important information pack containing details of their new waste and recycling service which is being sent to households with Big Bin, Little Bin collections in Bournemouth.
Local Energy Advice Programme
For a limited time, eligible residents can access advice and energy saving items to cut home energy bills.
Garden Waste Collections 2017
Bournemouth’s Garden Waste Collections 2016 have been a great success with over 4,500 tonnes of garden waste now collected and composted.
Spot the Bournemouth BoomBox Bus
Have you spotted the big boombox bus on the streets of Bournemouth?
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Do you want Dorset councils to change?
A major consultation has been launched on important proposals to reshape Dorset's councils. All Dorset councils are jointly considering proposals to reduce the number of local authorities in the county from nine to two. Dorset’s nine councils currently spend £920 million a year delivering services (based on 2015/16). This year the amount of money the Government passed on to Dorset’s councils to run services was £51.9million. That’s £142 million less received in Government funding today than in 2010/11. Despite your councils becoming more efficient, the reality is that they have less money to spend on local services. Dorset’s councils now think it is time to look at a more cost-effective approach for the future. It is now essential that change is considered in order to minimise cuts to services beyond 2019/20, and to ensure councils are sustainable for the future.
Kinson North By-election
Due to the resignation of Councillor David Turtle (Conservative), Bournemouth Council has announced that there will be a By-election for the electoral ward of Kinson North on Thursday 1 September 2016.
