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Bournemouth Town Hall. THE main opposition group on BCP Council will put a greater focus on green projects and social care through its budget amendment proposals at Tuesday's full council meeting, it said. Funded through a further council tax rise and the removal of more than £2 million earmarked for regeneration, the Unity Alliance said its budget was “fair, prudent and responsible”. But concerns have been raised in the hospitality and arts sectors with industry leaders saying it amounted to “abandoning” some of the region’s biggest employers. Agreed on Friday, the Unity ...

LOCAL authorities across England have been allowed to close public spaces, shops, restaurants and bars until July 17.

A petition started by a Dorset restaurateur aimed at keeping a low VAT lifeline for the hospitality industry has attracted more than 10,000 signatures.

THE latest billions spent on helping businesses through the pandemic will still only be a “drop in the ocean” for some, the chancellor has been…

Bournemouth on the first day of the third national Covid-19 lockdown WITH the number of people being admitted to hospitals with coronavirus more than doubling compared to pre-Christmas levels, the decision to introduce a new lockdown has been backed. MPs and hospital leaders said Monday’s announcement by prime minister Boris Johnson was “sobering” but welcomed the scaling up of the vaccination programme. The decision to introduce a third lockdown across England was made in the face of continuing infection rate rises and concerns hospitals could become overwhelmed. Speaking on Mo...