The Bournemouth One News Centre

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

• Two Poole drivers die in road collision

  Two men from Poole have died following a collision on Cranborne Road near Wimborne last night. Police were called shortly after six pm to a crash involving a black Audi A4 and a blue Volkswagen T Roc. The drivers, aged twenty four and fifty seven, both died at the scene. Their families have been informed and there were no passengers in either vehicle. Officers are appealing for witnesses or anyone with dashcam footage from the area at the time to contact police. The road remained closed into the evening while emergency services dealt with the incident and carried out a full examination of the scene.

• New powers to tackle empty shops locally

  BCP Council is considering new powers that could bring long term empty shops in Bournemouth town centre back into use more quickly. The pilot scheme would allow the council to intervene when units have been unused for over a year within a set period. Councillors say this could support local businesses and community groups while reducing persistent vacancies. A decision on designating Bournemouth town centre for the scheme will be made later this month.

• Vitality to sponsor Cherries shirts

  AFC Bournemouth has confirmed Vitality will become the club’s front of shirt sponsor from the two thousand and twenty six season. The move extends a partnership that already includes the stadium name and long running community work. The agreement links the club and a major local employer with a focus on healthier and more active lives. Club and Vitality leaders say the partnership builds on more than a decade of joint work in Bournemouth.

• New active travel link for Upton area

  Work is about to begin on a safer route for walking, wheeling and cycling between Creekmoor and Upton Country Park. The twelve-week project starts on Monday the twelfth of January and includes wider footways, resurfacing and a new crossing near the park. Diversions will be in place, though the park will remain open. Dorset Council and BCP Council say the changes will make the route safer and more accessible for local communities.

• Cliff safety work agreed along BCP coast

  Safety work will be carried out along the cliffs from Hamworthy to Highcliffe after councillors agreed one point four million pounds of funding. The money will come from council reserves and will support maintenance over the next two years, including work on hundreds of sand drains. Some councillors backed the plan but raised concerns about how far the funding will go and what it will cover. Others said the investment is needed to avoid further slips along the Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole coastline. Early work indicates that maintaining and managing the coastline over the next twenty years could cost more than forty one million pounds.