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• Bournemouth police seek witnesses after crash

  Police are seeking witnesses after a serious collision in Bournemouth on Friday the second of January this year when a pedestrian was struck by a blue Vauxhall Corsa in Bourne Avenue and taken to hospital for treatment. Officers from Dorset Police’s Roads Policing Team are urging anyone who saw the incident or has relevant dashcam footage to contact them. The woman, in her fifties, sustained serious injuries. Anyone with information should contact Dorset Police

• Scooter rider dies after town centre crash

  A man in his twenties has died following a serious collision involving an electric scooter in Bournemouth town centre. Police were called to Old Christchurch Road, near Popworld, in the early hours of Monday the fifth of January this year. He was taken to hospital with serious injuries and later passed away, while a passenger in his thirties suffered minor injuries. Officers are appealing for witnesses or dashcam footage to help establish what happened.

• Greens urge rooftop solar for new homes

  The BCP Green Party is calling for mandatory rooftop solar on new build homes as part of a new local strategy. The party says millions of rooftops remain unused while energy bills stay high and reliance on overseas markets continues. It wants funding prioritised for homes, schools and businesses, with measures to ensure flats are included. Councillor Simon Bull says rooftop solar delivers faster benefits for residents and should be treated as an obvious first step.

• Potholes prompt amber alert for BCP roads

  BCP Council has been given an amber rating under a new Government system judging how well councils maintain local roads. Bournemouth East MP Tom Hayes says progress has been made, with more than two thousand five hundred potholes filled, but wants repairs to move faster. The council has received extra funding for road maintenance and will get guaranteed transport funding each year to help plan ahead. Nationally, ministers say long term investment should lead to more permanent repairs and fewer potholes.

• Is the clock ticking for local pubs?

  A warning has been issued that hospitality businesses across Mid Dorset and North Poole are close to closure without urgent government support. The area’s Liberal Democrat MP Vikki Slade says possible changes to business rates may be the final opportunity to help pubs and wider hospitality survive. She says any support must cover the whole sector and not be limited to pubs alone. Calls have also been renewed for a cut in VAT to help protect jobs and local high streets.