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THE owner of Bournemouth’s Urban Beach hotel says it is likely to be sold within the next six weeks.

A SEAFRONT restaurant has successfully obtained planning permission which will allow it to retain its beach decking area.

The organiser of Help from Bournemouth to Ukraine has said that their ongoing operation is “saving lives”.

DORSET residents have reacted to news England will be scrapping Covid restrictions this week.

CHRISTMAS was a “disaster” for the hospitality sector in Dorset, leaving many businesses wondering how they will get through to spring, a…

BOSCOMBE is no longer on a list of the 50 worst places to live in England.

HUNDREDS of Christmas party bookings have been cancelled in Dorset amid “mixed messages” over Covid – but many people have decided to “press…

THE Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole area needs to promote itself better and find ways of keeping the talent that leaves its universities,…

ONE hundred customers had their bookings cancelled on so-called ‘freedom day’ after a chef was ‘pinged’ by the NHS track and trace and told to self-isolate. Urban Reef in Bournemouth town centre was unable to source any cover and can only currently operate on Mondays and Tuesdays due to staff shortages. Owner Mark Cribb told the Echo that staff members being requested to self-isolate only adds to the pressure on the hospitality industry due to staff shortages. He said: “The bi...

Britannia Parking has taken over the running of the BH2 car park from NCP THE new operator of a Bournemouth town centre car park is offering free parking for three weeks to mark Covid “freedom day”. Britannia Parking has taken over the running of the car park in the BH2 leisure complex from NCP. The first three hours of parking will be free as of Monday, July 19, with a £3 charge after that to park all day. Britannia Parking chief executive Brian Parker said: “These have been tou...