The Bournemouth One News Centre

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

• Rise in e-bike and scooter fire incidents

  Fire crews in Dorset and Wiltshire dealt with several fires involving electric bikes and scooters last year. Figures show nine e bike fires and four e scooter fires were recorded in the area. The statistics come from a Freedom of Information request. Across the United Kingdom more than six hundred similar fires were reported in twenty twenty five. Experts say poorly regulated batteries bought online are more likely to malfunction.

• Funding boost for Dorset history project

  Dorset History Centre has received initial funding support for a major archive project. The grant from the National Lottery Heritage Fund will help develop plans to expand storage and improve public spaces. The project aims to protect historical records and make them more accessible to communities. Dorset History Centre holds more than one thousand years of the county’s history. A further funding application will be made for the full project in the future.

• Police launch checks on drivers at Poole

  Police have launched an operation targeting drink and drug driving at Dorset’s ports. Officers are carrying out roadside checks on drivers arriving by plane and ferry. The campaign aims to stop motorists travelling onward while over the legal limit. Nearly one hundred vehicles were checked during the first evening of the operation at the Port of Poole. Police say the aim is to keep roads safe and remind drivers to plan ahead if they are drinking.

• Man charged after Bournemouth death

  A man has been charged and is due in court today following a death in Bournemouth earlier this week. Emergency services were called to an assault in Charminster Road in the early hours of Monday. Forty one year old James Blanch from Christchurch died at the scene, and now thirty five year old Rico Wilson from Bournemouth is due in court charged with murder. Police say the case is now part of active court proceedings.

• Family tribute to man after Bournemouth death

  The family of a man who died after an incident in Bournemouth have paid tribute to him. Forty one year old James Blanch from Christchurch died following a reported assault in Charminster Road. Emergency services were called in the early hours of Monday morning. His family described him as a loving husband and father. Police say the investigation into the incident is continuing.