Bill Foster tells us what Dorset might need to inspire and help its young people towards sustained economic growth. A tricky question. One that emerged during a course on advanced bid writing in Bournemouth last week. I felt it worth recording some of the key ideas, because: 1. some seemed rather good; 2. great ideas often [...]
Promote the town centre. That’s the core message from town centre businesses to come out of the BID survey. Ninety six percent of businesses reported that marketing and promotion are important or very important to them but fewer than two percent feel the town centre is currently well or very well marketed. “Although individual businesses [...]
The People & Planet Green League 2011 unveiled yesterday reveals that BU is the fifth greenest university in the UK out of 138 institutions surveyed. The results, published in Education Guardian, show that BU has earned a ‘First Class’ degree-style rating for its green credentials. BU has also shown a considerable performance improvement with a [...]
The evidence is mounting on the role that active commuting can play in increasing physical activity and improving the health of the British workforce. Developing a workplace transport plan, encouraging more commuters to walk and cycle, and investing in active travel interventions seem clearly to be in employers’ interest. Even the NHS has neglected this [...]
Creativity and Addiction
New logo for the Navitus Bay Wind Park created by local student
New partnership to hold rights to Navitus Bay offshore wind project
Health and vitality in juicy Boscombe
The BCCA – What do the The Boscombe Arts Collective say?
Fighting the cold – bedsits in Boscombe
