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Repairs to Lake Pier and Hamworthy Park seawall
Hamworthy Poole People Councillor, Brian Hitchcock, has been working hard to get funding to repair the historic pier structure. Originally built to load clay from the Lake Clayworks, and later used in WWII to support refuelling of the flying boat operations in Poole Harbour, the decking and support structures are well used for viewing the…
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Train accessibility for all
Andy Hadley has long been campaigning to improve the train service locally. A campaign has been running for over a decade in Boscombe, with activists and the local Councillors keen to see the lifts reinstated for passenger use. We had a good meeting with Tom Hayes MP, Ward Councillors, Network Rail and Southwesten Railway team…
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Handling our waste
As Portfolioholder for the Environment, Andy Hadley took a visit to Eco Sustainable Solutions Ltd at Parley, to celebrate that BCP Council has extended its waste handling contract with the Dorset organic recycling and renewables company to 2027. Under the deal, Eco is tasked with treating and processing all the organic wastes generated in our…
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Pete Miles – Mayor of Poole and Admiral of the Port
A new Mayor of Poole is chosen each May, a tradition that goes back at least 800 years. The previous mayor becomes the deputy, and the prospective next mayor becomes Sheriff. Pete is the Mayor for 2024/5, a Poole People Councillor for Oakdale, pictured below with Mark Howell, one of our Poole Town Councillors, and…
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Perenco Oil Spill update
This week, Cllr Andy Hadley attended a useful meeting in Wareham for local Councillors with Perenco, who run the Wytch Farm oil field, where we learned much more about the recent Oil leak and what they have been doing to investigate and prevent recurrence.There are 12 sites within the oilfield, with 106 wells. This is…
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Proud to represent you
At the BCP Council Elections on 4th May, five Poole People Councillors were elected across 3 wards. We are grateful to all those who voted for us, and we intend to do the best we can for all our residents. In Poole Town, Andy Hadley and Mark Howell were re-elected. Charmaine Parkinson (who had previously…
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