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May 2024

• Bournemouth, Christchurch & Poole – keeping the Blue Flag flying! - Beaches retain Blue Flag status.17-05-2024
• Shaping the Future: The new Bournemouth, Christchurch, and Poole Accommodation Business Improvement District (BCP ABID).14-05-2024

January 2024

• BBC Winterwatch comes to Dorset16-01-2024

July 2023

• Red Arrows timings announced18-07-2023
• Allianz becomes new KidZone partner11-07-2023

June 2023

• Clock ticks for traders to boost their brand at Air Festival13-06-2023

May 2023

• Blue Flags set to fly as visitors urged to leave only footprints16-05-2023

March 2023

• Red Arrows & Typhoon announced at UK’s biggest free festival22-03-2023
• English Tourism Week 2023 launches 17-03-2023

February 2023

• Brittany Ferries & BCP Tourism welcome French holidaymakers09-02-2023
• Spreading the love this half term 03-02-2023

November 2022

• South’s largest free Christmas light festival set to dazzle04-11-2022
• Bournemouth awarded purple flag status for 202204-11-2022

October 2022

• Budget friendly half term coastal hacks12-10-2022

September 2022

• Countdown to Christmas Tree Wonderland 2022 begins 30-09-2022

July 2022

• Festival Coast Live! returns for another summer of fun14-07-2022

May 2022

• Bournemouth, Christchurch & Poole – keeping the Blue Flag flying!13-05-2022

April 2022

• What’s new and what’s on this Summer in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 28-04-2022
• Book your short break to Bournemouth, Christchurch & Poole 13-04-2022
• AXA Health Bournemouth Bay Run delights runners in glorious sunshine13-04-2022

March 2022

• Red Arrows & Typhoon announced at Bournemouth’s landmark festival28-03-2022
• FINAL COUNTDOWN UNTIL 2022 AXA HEALTH BOURNEMOUTH BAY RUN25-03-2022
• Hospitality recruitment drive launches as English Tourism Week kicks off22-03-2022
• Feels like campaign launches16-03-2022

February 2022

• New Vice Chair sought for Destination Management Board10-02-2022
• Less than 100 days until AXA Health Bournemouth Bay Run 2022!01-02-2022

December 2021

• APPLICATIONS NOW OPEN FOR THE 2022 AXA Health BOURNEMOUTH BAY RUN09-12-2021
• Festive travel offers across Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole01-12-2021

November 2021

• Christmas comes to Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole!22-11-2021
• Christmas Tree Wonderland – Final Details Unveiled11-11-2021

July 2021

• Bride and groom putt an adventure golf spin on their wedding day at Smugglers Cove12-07-2021

June 2021

• Go Beyond the Beach this summer24-06-2021
• Introducing Wanda the Waste Warrior Fish15-06-2021

May 2021

• BCP Council and CityFibre announce summertime partnership 17-05-2021
• Bournemouth, Christchurch & Poole – keeping the Blue Flag flying!14-05-2021
• Leave only footprints at the Great Dorset Beach Clean06-05-2021

April 2021

• Waste warrior fish lands in Poole06-04-2021

March 2021

• Drone technology & AI used in UK-first to tackle litter in Bournemouth, Christchurch & Poole25-03-2021
• Electric Vehicle webinars for tourism sector businesses in Dorset12-03-2021

February 2021

• Great success for Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole at Dorset Tourism Awards05-02-2021

December 2020

• Christmas 2020 Plans Unveiled09-12-2020

September 2020

• Escape the Everyday in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole21-09-2020
• WINNERS! Hengistbury Head Visitor Centre and Bournemouth’s Lower Gardens both awarded 2020 Tripadvisor Travellers’ Choice Award17-09-2020
• Bournemouth's 2020 Christmas Plans Unveiled02-09-2020

July 2020

• BCPBeachCheck app launched in time for summer 23-07-2020
• Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Are Ready for Tourism in 2020 10-07-2020
• Bournemouth named UK’s most Family Friendly Destination 202008-07-2020

May 2020

• Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole take difficult decision to extend the cancellation of outdoor events until end of August 202012-05-2020

April 2020

• TAKE IT IN – AND STAY HOME TO SAVE LIVES09-04-2020

February 2020

• 2020 January Release04-02-2020

December 2019

• BCP Tourism Launches Photography Competition03-12-2019
• Bournemouth Wins Prestigious British Travel Awards03-12-2019

September 2019

• 10 Great Reasons To Enter The Destination Awards This Year!27-09-2019

July 2019

• Bournemouth Seafront to welcome new adventure golf course15-07-2019
• Bournemouth Nominated for 2019 British Travel Award03-07-2019

June 2019

• Christmas Tree Wonderland scoops Best Event of the Year27-06-2019
• The 2019 Bournemouth Air Festival Air Display Line-Up Has Landed!13-06-2019

May 2019

• Bournemouth, Christchurch & Poole Named the Coast with the Most Awards15-05-2019

April 2019

• 2019 Health-on-Line Bournemouth Bay Run - another runaway success!08-04-2019

February 2019

• Bournemouth Beach hailed as UK's best for second year in a row26-02-2019
• Bournemouth: so much more than you think11-02-2019

January 2019

• Work on the Coast with the Most this Summer23-01-2019
• New destination awards for Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole – contractor sought08-01-2019

December 2018

• Keep on running - applications now open! 2019 Health-on-Line Bournemouth Bay Run 17-12-2018
• Bournemouth's most successful Christmas attraction ever welcomes animation to the town12-12-2018

November 2018

• Bournemouth’s brand new Christmas Tree Wonderland is finally here!16-11-2018
• Golden Win for Seafront Lodges09-11-2018
• Bournemouth transforms into a Christmas Tree Wonderland05-11-2018

September 2018

• Bournemouth to welcome brand new winter attraction11-09-2018
• Bournemouth Air Festival 2018 - Still Defying Gravity In Its 11th Year!02-09-2018

August 2018

• Animation encourages Bournemouth & Poole beach-goers to leave only footprints24-08-2018
• Bournemouth to host the first public display starring two jet suit pilots09-08-2018
• Breitling Jet Team confirm only UK display date - and it's Bournemouth!09-08-2018
• Bournemouth Ready for Jet Propelled Stellar Take Off! 09-08-2018
• Bournemouth Tourism Nomintated for 2018 British Travel Award09-08-2018
• Bournemouth & Poole beach-goers asked to leave only footprints09-08-2018

July 2018

• High Summer in Bournemouth & Poole30-07-2018

June 2018

• ‘Smugglers’ Cove’ Adventure Golf coming to Bournemouth Seafront 28-06-2018
• Choo Choo all Aboard!15-06-2018

May 2018

• Bournemouth and Poole Seafront Transformed into Wonderful Outdoor Art Exhibition!24-05-2018
• Oh, we do like to be beside the (award-winning) seaside17-05-2018
• What Has Tourism Ever Done for Bournemouth & Poole?14-05-2018
• Bournemouth's Big Wheel is back!10-05-2018

March 2018

• Bournemouth Beach Lodges Celebrate First Anniversary15-03-2018

February 2018

• Bournemouth Beach Tops TripAdvisor Travellers' Choice Awards21-02-2018

January 2018

• Bournemouth - Britain's Best Seaside Resort25-01-2018
• Bournemouth - Britain's Best Seaside Resort25-01-2018
• A Question of Guilt: A Crime Writer’s Collection15-01-2018
• Keep on running - announcing the Health-on-Line Bournemouth Bay Run15-01-2018

December 2017

• Bournemouth voted Best Seaside Resort in Britain11-12-2017

November 2017

• Bournemouth shines at the Dorset Tourism Awards29-11-2017
• Christmas at The Bournemouth Beach Lodges08-11-2017

August 2017

• Bournemouth’s Biggest Ever Public Street Art Project17-08-2017
• B Here - Bournemouth Captured Beautifully on Film Part 203-08-2017

July 2017

• Be part of Bournemouth's Candlelight Procession26-07-2017
• Bournemouth - second to none for group getaways26-07-2017
• Bournemouth announces a fun-filled summer for 201726-07-2017
• Investment in Bournemouth 201725-07-2017
• Family Fun, Outdoor Adventure, Award-Winning Festivals & Cultural Delights25-07-2017
• Bournemouth Latest Facts25-07-2017
• B Here - Bournemouth Captured Beautifully on Film 21-07-2017
• B Here - Be in Bournemouth this summer21-07-2017
• Resort's beach safety scheme expands for school holidays19-07-2017
• Bournemouth nominated for 2017 British Travel Award12-07-2017