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Poole special school s building costs more than double

THE cost of converting a Bournemouth skills centre into a special school has more than doubled. “Unforeseen” issues repurposing Bournemouth Learning Centre into a Longspee Academy satellite and “inflated” building costs have been blamed for the rise from £500,000 to £1.25 million. Members of BCP Council’s cabinet agreed on Wednesday to cover the extra costs saying the 54 extra school spaces the facility would provide were “urgently needed”. The repurposing of the Ensbury Avenue centre was approved under the council’s previous Unity Alliance administration as part of efforts to reduce a multi-million pound deficit in its special educational needs budget. Funding of £500,000 for the new satellite school, which will be run by Ambitions Academies Trust, was approved in June, including a £50,000 contingency fund was also provided.

Letter to the editor: Greener future is a vote winner

Letter to the editor: Greener future is a vote winner
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Christchurch car park sale to Waitrose to be scrutinised

Car park sale can secure Waitrose s future in Christchurch

Car park sale can secure Waitrose s future in Christchurch
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Timeline of Keyhole Bridge active travel scheme decision

KEYHOLE Bridge has reopened to traffic after months of controversy surrounding its closure. BCP Council’s scrutiny board voted against extending the Keyhole Bridge traffic order last Monday, paving the way for the reopening of Whitecliff Road. But why was the road closed and what has happened since July last year? Background BCP Council were indicatively awarded around £1.4million last year from the government’s active travel fund to support people cycling and walking. In July, we reported that a “trial modal filter” was set to be installed at Keyhole Bridge in Whitecliff Road. But the scheme attracted opposition from opposition councillors and people living nearby who criticised a “lack of consultation”.

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