The Bournemouth One News Centre

All the news you need for Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole with travel information and national headlines.

• Over 1000 people respond to transport plan

  A new transport plan aims to make travel easier across Bournemouth, Christchurch, Poole and Dorset. The Local Transport Plan covers the years twenty twenty six to twenty forty one, with proposals to reduce congestion, improve road safety and make public transport more accessible. More than one thousand people took part in the consultation, with support of at least sixty per cent for all six main objectives and twenty four policies. The plan also includes safer walking, wheeling and cycling routes, better traffic management, cleaner air and work to make the transport network more reliable. Councillors will discuss the plan at a scrutiny committee meeting on Wednesday the fifteenth of July.

• MrQ beach towels mark AFC Cherries deal

  Mister Q has marked its AFC Bournemouth sleeve partnership with a towel installation on Bournemouth Beach. Hundreds of red, black and blue towels were laid on the sand under a Reserved for Mister Q banner, linking the launch to the club’s new Premier League season. The online casino brand says the beach stunt is the first part of its partnership with AFC Bournemouth, with video content shared across partner channels. AFC Bournemouth said the seafront activation showed the creativity behind the partnership and gave supporters and visitors something to engage with. Online reaction has included concerns about gambling sponsorship and how the blue logo could look on the club’s kit.

• Tribute following fatal collision in Bournemouth

  Benjamin Franklin Wells-Lane, aged forty-six, died in a collision on the A338 Wessex Way in Bournemouth. Emergency services attended the scene, but he was pronounced dead after an incident involving an electric unicycle. His wife described him as deeply caring, and he was known for his volunteer work with the Dorset Wildlife Trust and handyman services. Police are seeking information from the public as the community remembers Benjamin’s positive impact.

• Appeal after fail to stop collision

  A man in his forties was taken to hospital after being hit by a car that did not stop in Poole. The incident happened on Rossmore Road and involved a white Vauxhall Astra, which left the scene before police arrived. Emergency services closed the road and treated the pedestrian, whose injuries are not thought to be serious. Dorset Police are investigating and appealing for witnesses or dashcam footage, and have asked the driver to come forward.

• Man charged in connection with reported robbery and exposure

  A man will appear in court after a reported robbery and exposure incident in Christchurch. Police say a teenage boy was approached in Mudeford Woods by a man who exposed himself, made inappropriate comments, and took the boy's phone before damaging it. The boy managed to escape and return home, and detectives later arrested a thirty-seven-year-old local man. He faces several charges and is due in court in July two thousand twenty-six.