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HUNDREDS of jobs are being created with the re-opening of Bobby’s department store in Bournemouth. Verve Properties, which is bringing back the famous brand in the next few weeks, says around 260 posts will be available. Work on the store, in the former Debenhams building in the Square, is going on at pace. The Echo revealed in April that Bobby’s was making a comeback nearly half a century after it disappeared from the town. The move is a huge boost for the town centre’s revitalisation and set to be transformational for the Square. Ashley Nicholson, Verve director, said:“B...

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By Letters to the Editor Send us your views on the week's news Letter to the Editor: “A Lovely Lunch ‘Ere” MANY of your readers will remember the elderly man who stood between Woolworths and Bobby’s on Bournemouth Square, encouraging people to go up to the first floor restaurant with his distinctive cry “A Lovely Lunch ‘Ere”. I have made his story into a one-act play which will be premiered at the Tower Theatre, Stoke Newington, on Wednesday, June 2. My play is part of an evening of on...

HUNDREDS of 'free Palestine' campaigners marched through Bournemouth town centre and gardens this afternoon, May 22. Organised by the Palestine Solidarity BCP Campaign and Bournemouth Islamic Centre and Central Mosque, demonstrators showed their "solidarity with Palestinian people" amid ongoing conflict with Israel.  Palestine Solidarity demonstration and march takes place in Bournemouth. Photo: Trainee Reporter, Maya George Demonstrators gathered at Bournemouth Square before 2pm, where many speakers took to the stage and spoke about the conflict. A march through Bournemouth Lowe...

Bournemouth Square and Bobby's in 1965. Picture: Gordon Elsworth “A 1933 front entrance elevation has been used as our primary inspiration for the design, which aims to be a rebirth and celebration of both the Bobby’s name and original architectural style,” a statement submitted with the plans said. Concerns were raised by the council about some of the designs, particularly the modern roof terrace and its impact on the historic building and the outside seating area. But with both reduced in scale, planning officer Steve Davies has approved the scheme. “Given the obvious retail...