The Bournemouth One News Centre

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

• SWR warns passengers over hot weather

  South Western Railway is advising passengers to carry water as hot weather is forecast over the Bank Holiday weekend.

• Dorset PCC launches youth survey

  Young people across Dorset are being asked to share their views on policing and support services in a new survey.

• Safe Places scheme expands across BCP

  People who feel vulnerable or unsafe while out in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole now have more places to turn to for help.

• Animal licence fees to rise in BCP

  Pet shops, animal boarders and zoos in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole are set to pay higher licence fees from June.

• Reform councillors voted Mayor and Deputy

  Two Reform UK councillors have been chosen as Bournemouth’s mayor and deputy mayor for the next twelve months. Roberto Rocca, who represents Strouden and Queen’s Park, was elected mayor during the first Bournemouth Town Council meeting under the authority’s new structure at the Civic Centre in Bournemouth town centre. Fellow Reform UK councillor Mark Harper, representing Northbourne, Redhill, Wallisdown North and Winton West, was also voted in as deputy mayor, giving the party both ceremonial leadership positions on the council.