CCTV will improve safety in taxis
The Council wants to improve the safety of Bournemouth taxi drivers and passengers by installing CCTV cameras.
India won’t censor social media
India will not censor online social networks such as Facebook said a minister, but users will need to obey the same rules as the press.
Promotion of sprinkler systems
Dorset fire authority has recommended that all new schools, care homes and domestic properties are built with sprinkler systems.
Image from WikipediaIn England there is no legislation that requires new buildings to install sprinkler systems.
Serious assault in Upton
Police are urging a dog walker to come forward after a female was seriously assaulted in Upton on Friday February 3rd 2012.
The incident happened in Upton, near Poole on a footpath leading off Sandy Lane at 16.45.
Police appeal for burglary witnesses
Police in Poole are appealing for witnesses to come forward after jewellery was stolen from a house in Rossmore on Thursday 2 February.
The incident took place between 6.40am and 1.45pm on Thursday 2 February 2012 on Rossmore Road, near the Worbarrow Garden junction.
Tourist season starts early
Over a thousand tourists will be checking in to a Poole holiday park for the school’s February half term.
Parkdean’s Sandford Holiday Park, is in Holton Heath which is six miles outside of Poole, it is the only caravan park in Poole that welcomes tourists at this time of year.
Councillor: NHS merger “not a big deal”
A councillor on the health and social care committee said the Dorset hospital merge “is not a big deal” and patients will benefit.
A 12-week public consultation period started on the 1st February. The public will be consulted on the potential merger between the Poole Hospital foundation trust and the Royal Bournemouth and Christchurch hospitals foundation trusts.
RNLI 24-hour “rowathon”
Poole’s RNLI staff has raised hundreds of pounds in a 24-hour “rowathon” for the RNLI’s national SOS fundraiser day.
On Thursday at 6pm, 40 RNLI members took it in turns to do a 20 minute shift on the indoors rowing machine at Poole Lifeboat Station.
Kite surfers exploit mild temperatures
The mild temperature this weekend have enticed kite surfers back into the sea at the famous Sandbanks peninsula.
Yesterday temperatures at Sandbanks soared to 13C, in stark contrast to this time last year where temperatures averaged at 3C.
Local kite surfer Leo said: “Last year at this time it wasn't possible because there was snow, I didn't come down here because it was very very cold, today it is very mild, it is perfect for us.