Council vows to improve local school academies
Bournemouth Council have accepted £150,000 from The Department of Education to begin a £10 million improvement scheme on Bourne Academy and the Bishop of Winchester.
A council cabinet meeting on Wednesday made an agreement to act as the government’s client to ensure the provision of work on both school academies, starting with Bourne Academy receiving a fund of £40,000.
Holocaust survivor speaks out
A holocaust survivor whose brother was buried alive when their hiding place was revealed shared her terrifying ordeal with children at a Bournemouth school to mark Holocaust Memorial Day.
A Polish Jew, Janine Webber, 80, told 400 students and the Mayor and Mayoress of Bournemouth that she lost the use of her legs after spending one year underground when she was ten years old
B-Reel film screening review
The B-Reel film-screening events at Pavilion Dance are receiving increasingly large turn-outs allowing directors, film makers and artists the chance to share inspiration.
This month's screening on January 19th was the third B-Reel event organised by Strawberry Lantern Events, which gives creatives in the film industry a chance to showcase their work and gain crucial contacts in the South of England.
The display of 12 short films, sourced from local and international talent contained a mixture of animation, drama and captivating photography.
Boscombe shop owner says ‘dump fast fashion’
A Boscombe vintage shop owner is urging shoppers to dump disposable fashion.
Nicki Grainger, owner of 'What Alice Found' in Christchurch Road, said: “It is lovely to work in an environment with people’s belongings that have been treasured for generations, you go into charity shops now and they are completely full with clothes from Primark.