Greg Luckhurst News Today

Forfar's community skiff was launched in an emotional weekend ceremony and is named after popular local man Greg Luckhurst who died in 2021.

A St Ayles rowing skiff for Forfar Loch is being built as a tribute to town plumber Greg Luckhurst following his tragic death in 2021.

IN the second part of our look back at 2021, we revisit what happened in the months from May to August in Dorset.

The incident took place at the junction with Parr Street just after 2pm. BCP Council’s highways team were also requested due to fluid in the road. A Dorset Police spokeswoman said: “Dorset Police received a report at 2.21pm on Friday, July 9, of a collision involving a car and an ambulance on Commercial Road in Poole. “It was reported that the ambulance was on its side. “The road was closed to allow emergency services to deal with the incident. “The local authority was req...

55 new homes have been proposed for land at the corner of Barrack Road and The Grove in Christchurch. Picture: Greg Luckhurst, Bournemouth Daily Echo. MORE than 150 objections have flooded in against plans to build more than 50 homes on the side of one of Christchurchs busiest roads. Residents and ward councillors have voiced their concerns about the proposals for the site at the corner of Barrack Road and The Grove. As reported, Fortitudo Ltd is seeking outline planning permission for 51...

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What is the council thinking: Legal action threat over Southbourne flats plan RESIDENTS and businesses are gearing up to battle against plans to build four blocks of flats on a Bournemouth cliff top car park and community gardens. St Catherine’s Road Action Group is calling on the community to support their opposition to the plans for the Southbourne Cross Roads car park. As reported, Vivir Estates Ltd has submitted plans to BCP Council for 27 flats on the Southbourne Coast Road site in...

An application has been tabled for 27 new homes on Southbourne Cross Roads car park. Vivir Estates Ltd, described as a “young company” in application documents , also want to make use of areas of planted gardens at both ends of the car park to deliver flats, which would have unobstructed views of the sea. A planning, design and access statement by David James Architects & Partners Ltd on behalf of the applicant says: “There exists a fantastic opportunity for the application site to ...

Sandbanks was the next target of litter louts a month later. On July 31 2020, Poole resident Becky Lever carried eight sacks brimming with rubbish back to her house and spent a Sunday afternoon in her garden sorting through it all. Litter collected by Becky Lever July 2020 Becky collected five glass bottles, 24 plastic bottles, 10 cans, 30 toys, two barbecues, two shoes, 19 cups, three balls, one cup lid, an unopened back of 20 sausages, seven plastic containers and 28 bottle lids. She...

A DEVASTATING fire gutted a post office and convenience store destroying everything in its path. The Bradpole Road post office in Bournemouth will be out of action for weeks following the blaze in the early hours of Saturday morning. Five fire crews were called to the business, at the junction of Bradpole Road and Castle Lane West, at 4.22am. Two crews from Christchurch, along with colleagues from Westbourne, Redhill Park and Springbourne, attended the scene, opposite the Castlepoint sh...