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• BU students win RTS award for Covid film

  Bournemouth University students have won a national RTS award for a documentary about grief after Covid nineteen. Remembering You won the Undergraduate Journalism Category in the twenty twenty-six Royal Television Society Student Awards, recognising the work of a team of media production students. The documentary explores the lasting impact on families who lost loved ones during the pandemic, with judges praising its confident presenting, strong storytelling, camera work and production. Director and producer Libby Marchant said the award was an important recognition of the documentary’s message and a tribute to those remembered through the project. The students behind the film have since moved into television roles across productions for Sky, Netflix, Fox and Amazon Prime.

• Summer fireworks return to Bournemouth

  Bournemouth Pier Fireworks will return on Friday nights from late July through to August. Displays will take place at ten o’clock every Friday from Friday the twenty-fourth of July until Friday the twenty-eighth of August. The events are funded by Bournemouth Coastal Bid’s hoteliers and seafront levy-paying businesses, working with BCP Council. Organisers say the programme supports the summer visitor experience and encourages people to spend more time in the town centre. Residents and visitors watching the displays are being encouraged to support nearby hospitality and seafront businesses.

• Residents divided over BCP tram proposal

  Plans for a possible tram network across Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole have prompted mixed views from residents. BCP Council’s overview and scrutiny board has discussed the idea as part of wider plans to improve travel across the conurbation. Some people say the roads are too narrow and question the cost and disruption involved, while others believe a tram or train hybrid could better link town centres. One resident suggested electric trolley or battery buses could provide a cheaper alternative, while another backed a seafront land train route between Hengistbury Head and Poole. The area previously had trams, with the network operating from nineteen oh one until the mid nineteen thirties.

• Free AI scheme launches for Gen Z

  A Bournemouth family is launching a free online programme to help young people prepare for work using AI. Rize Gen Zee will be available from Friday the third of July for people aged eighteen to twenty-five, covering practical AI skills, job applications, CV writing, interview preparation and LinkedIn profiles. The programme has been created by entrepreneur Steve Bolton and his children Jude, Charlie and Ella, who have each used AI in education, business or their careers. It is designed to help young people use AI as a tool to support their learning, job searches and future plans rather than relying on it to complete work for them. The family hopes to reach young people across Bournemouth, Christchurch, Poole and Dorset.

• £24million contract to find new operator for crematorium

  BCP Council has launched a £24million tender to find a new operator for Poole Crematorium, which has not carried out cremations since 2020 due to equipment failure.