The Bournemouth One News Centre

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

• Appeal after serious crash in Christchurch

  Police are appealing for witnesses after a serious crash in Christchurch. The collision involved a car and a motorbike on the A35 Lyndhurst Road at Roeshot Hill. Both the motorbike rider and the car driver were taken to hospital with serious injuries. Officers say several people stopped to help before emergency services arrived. Anyone with information or dashcam footage is being asked to contact police.

• Tories to stand in Bournemouth West vote

  Conservative candidates will stand in the new Bournemouth Town Council elections in Bournemouth West. Residents in Bournemouth, Poole and Broadstone will vote for councillors in May. The new town councils were approved by BCP Council last year. Conservatives say they opposed creating the councils but believe residents still need representation. The party says it will contest all four Bournemouth West wards.

• 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.