The Bournemouth One News Centre

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• Care home raises funds for local dementia help

  More than one thousand three hundred pounds has been raised by residents, staff and families at a dementia care home in Ferndown to support people living with the condition locally. The money was collected through a series of community events and activities involving the home and its supporters. The funds will support projects run by Ferndown Dementia Friendly Town, including practical facilities and activities for people with dementia and their families. Organisers say the support will help strengthen local guidance and community connections.

• Plans piling up as BCP homes wait in line

  Around nine thousand homes across Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole remain stuck in the planning system, with several major regeneration sites still not moving forward. A council report says market pressures and affordability issues are slowing progress, even where permission is already in place. More than nine hundred council homes are planned over the next decade as part of a wider growth strategy. Councillors have agreed the first draft of that plan should return for scrutiny before it is finalised this summer.

• Suspended prison sentences for Poole crash

  Two brothers have received suspended prison sentences after a high speed crash in Poole left a teenage girl with life changing injuries. The pair admitted causing serious injury by dangerous driving after travelling at more than seventy miles an hour on a thirty mile an hour road. Police say the brothers were racing each other when the collision happened. Officers are urging drivers to slow down and think about the consequences of reckless behaviour.

• Local MP fights to end bus pass lottery

  Mid Dorset and North Poole MP Vikki Slade is calling for action after backing a campaign to change disabled bus pass rules. She says people locally are paying peak fares to reach work, education and hospital appointments because of time limits. The charity Whizz Kidz says most councils still restrict travel, creating unfair differences across England. Campaigners want national change to remove time limits and ease pressure on families and councils.

• Councils prepare as severe weather hits

  Dorset and BCP Councils say they are ready for challenging weather conditions overnight and into tomorrow. Road teams are on standby to grit routes and respond to flooding and fallen trees, while support services for people sleeping rough have also been stepped up. Severe Weather Emergency Protocol has been activated, meaning emergency accommodation will be offered to anyone sleeping rough across Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole. Residents are being urged to take care when travelling and report concerns about vulnerable people.