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Crowds are gathering in Bournemouth triangle for todays March against knife crime.
The march is set to begin at midday with speakers and singers throughout the day.
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Pro-Palestine supporters have swarmed East Cliff Church in Bournemouth, where the election hustings for Bournemouth East will be held this evening
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New on HTFP today: A sculpture made of 100,000 confiscated blades is set to come to
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's patch after the newspaper launched an anti-knife crime campaign.
3⃣ A family has thanked the community for support after their son suffered life-changing injuries in a football incident. A fundraising page has been set-up to help them
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Neil Clark, Sarah Hiscock and Jodie Bennett have all turned out in support of the march today.
Jodie said recent crime has made her too afraid to bring her children to the town centre.
The people want change
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Jo added that although she is staying in Christchurch she was already nervous about coming to the town centre due to being a woman on her own.
She believes the criminal system is too lenient on knife crime, which leaves devastating effects on families
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And in the blink of an eye the Reuters Trust Conference 2022 has come to an end.
Two inspiring, and hopefully change making, days with so many amazing speakers and attendees.
Thank you to
@trustconf
and
@Journalism_BU
for this amazing opportunity 🤩
#TC2022
Unison are striking today at the Arts University Bournemouth for a “fair and decent wage that reflects inflation.”
Their flags have been waving since 8am, they say “enough is enough.”
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#strike
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Yesterday’s day 1 of
@TRF
…
Powerful discussions on reporting from the frontlines with
@amanpour
Rafael Soares,
@kenneth_rosen
and
@JasonMotlagh
As well as a heart wrenching speech from Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe.
These discussions are what inspire me as a journalist.
#TC2022
Sneak peek of a review coming soon of The Anchorage in Poole, where we tried their new summer menu including oysters and a crab burger 🦀 😋
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We often have people get confused as to why comments are turned off on court cases or police investigations, hopefully this helps to explain why ⬇️
Particularly important for the current murder investigation:
Welcome to ‘Yeah, but…’!
A passion project of mine that I started a few weeks ago.
I would love any feedback (good or bad). Any advice will help me and my blog progress:)
Greg and Sophie Batten said they’re here today to celebrate the Royal family.
“Rain, afternoon tea and the monarchy, can you get anymore British?!” Said Greg
#Coronation
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One couple by Alum Chine said: “We’ve come all the way from Bethnal Green to find a stabbing here in Sunny Bournemouth”
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Officers have said the cordons will be in place, and businesses closed, for at least the whole weekend. With access to these stretches of the beach prohibited
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Talbot Heath School today for A-Level results day 🎊
Anna Dracefrancis and Neda Kolahy both achieved A*AA and will be celebrating by partying tonight 🍾
Anna will be heading to Bath University to study natural science and Neda to do dentistry at Cardiff
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Such a sad story to cover but an important message to be shared
Our mental health services need to be improved, not just in Dorset but nationally
My thoughts are with Edward’s family
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#NHS
Junior Doctor strikes have kicked off at Royal Bournemouth Hospital 🏥
The five day strike is the longest of its kind in NHS history
The doctors are saying enough is enough and without increase a pay, more will leave
#strike
#juniordoctorstrike
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I recently spoke to
@SocialJess2
about the addictive nature of TikTok for my latest article.
We spoke about how this is affecting young people's mental health and what parents can do to help.
Below is a sneak peek to our interview:
#TikTok
#mentalhealth
Looking to speak to parents about your concerns in your children’s/ teens use of social media, in particular TikTok.
TikTok’s algorithm is shown to be more addictive compared to other social media, does your child use TikTok?
#journorequest
#tiktok
#socialmedia
@journalism_bu
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Luc Falwett is over the moon with getting into their first choice university, Warwick, to study classics
Luc is an academic star and first achieved a GCSE in maths at only 10 years old!
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A very historical celebration happening on Gervis Road today!
Residents are suited in period attire along with afternoon tea and a string quartet to perform later today 🎻
#Coronation
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Organiser, Lee Adams, said that it is time to stand for Cameron.
All money raised through the Go Fund Me (titled Together against knife crime- Bournemouth) will fund young people to get into boxing and away from knives
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“We are all in a storm but we are in very different boats.
“I am in small overcrowded boats.”
“We cannot drink oil and we cannot breathe gas.”
@vanessa_vash
on the climate crisis, and the effect of western actions on the global south, at
@TRF
#TC2022
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Another couple from Bournemouth have told me they are afraid that no one has been arrested in connection with the incident.
“We were walking through the gardens and you don’t know if the person is still here.
“It does not shed a good light on Bournemouth”
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The British weather is not deterring everyone this morning ☔️
Bournemouth residents are watching the King’s Coronation live on the big screen in Bournemouth Lower Gardens 👑
#Coronation
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Maddi Jepson (middle) achieved BBC in her results and said she was thrilled and was expecting three Cs
Maddi will be studying education with psychology at Oxford Brookes
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Elloise Bond, 14, from Bournemouth, Evie Trussler, 14, from Poole and Linda Bazant, 66, from Petersfield are some of the few celebrating in the rain!
“It may be raining today but isn’t it nice to do something like this,” said Linda.
#Coronation
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The beach is getting busier on this sunny bank holiday weekend but officers are having to turn locals and visitors away who are unaware of last night’s incident
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Arts University Bournemouth staff are striking for themselves but also in solidarity with every other union struggling at the moment.
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CALLING LEAP DAY BABIES 👶
Do you know someone who was born on February 29?
Are you one of the few to only have a birthday every 4 years?
If you’re from Dorset, the Bournemouth Echo would love to feature you 🤩
Get in touch or tweet me!
#Dorset
#LeapYear
#birthday
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Brontë and Isabelle are “so happy” with their results
Isabelle was head girl at Talbot Heath and will be going to Oxford University to study English and French law 🍾
Brontë will be heading to Wilkes Academy to do musical theatre 🎭
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Steve Whillett has lived in Bournemouth for around 45 years and said knife crime has become “normal.”
“After about 8-9pm the atmosphere changes in the town and it’s not good.”
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Ivonne said the owner of the house, a lady in her 30-40s, was at home at the time of the incident but thankfully was in the back of the house.
It is understood she is now staying with friends.
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The College of Policing panel found that the group chat contained sexual, pornographic, misogynistic, homophobic, racist, bullying, abusive, offensive and inappropriate messages.
Inspector Mantle, and five others, have now been barred and will never police again.
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Jo Taylor, visiting Bournemouth to see her son, said she was sadly not too shocked to hear the news because “she has been told about Bournemouth.”
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One man, visiting Bournemouth for work, said he was shocked to see the beach so quiet
He added his surprise and sadness that it was two women who were the victims
“It’s worrying to think that they still haven’t found the person and they’re out there somewhere.”
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Although we need to be resilient in fighting the virus, it’s also important to be supporting our local businesses (in a COVID safe manner). Online shopping could mean the end of in person retail.
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Tracey Pike said her son and husband play in Sharkeys every Saturday and that it’s the best venue for the atmosphere!
She said no matter the result tonight she’s here for the energy.
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Chief operations manager at YMCA Bournemouth, Mark Inkpen, has confirmed that the fire broke out within the YMCA building.
He said the fire was accidental and that building staff were able to extinguish the fire before the fire services arrived
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The thatched roofs went up in flames at around 10pm last night with residents saying that firefighters were still tackling the blaze at 2am this morning
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