12 June 2025 / 14 July 2025 by chrishenderson
Bournemouth North Neighbourhood Inspector Richard Honeywill has retired. He has been replaced by Inspector Scott Janes. Hard-working local Green councillors Simon Bull and Chris Rigby have already held two meetings with Insp Janes. They have discussed the current hot local topics of anti-social behaviour, drug dealing, and nuisance electric motorbikes - particularly all around Wimborne Road.
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5 June 2025 / 26 August 2025 by chrishenderson
Hard-working Green Councillor for Queen's Park & Charminster, Alasdair Keddie, has set up a trial Graffiti Removal Scheme in the area. He worked with the Queen’s Park & Charminster Neighbourhood Forum to secure Ward Improvement funding.
13 March 2025 / 26 August 2025 by chrishenderson
Green councillor for Queen's Park & Charminster, Alasdair Keddie, has been elected as Vice-Chair of BCP’s decision-making councillors for venue licensing applications and reviews. Alasdair commented: “The nighttime economy has been an early priority for me. In Charminster, we’ve seen anti-social behaviour escalating into serious violence, with irresponsibly run venues and breaches of licensing principles. “However, a huge amount has been achieved in the last 18 months."
8 October 2024 / 19 October 2024 by chrishenderson
Councillor Sara Armstrong says: "As this month of October is dedicated to raising awareness of violence against women and girls - I have written to David Sidwick, Dorset Police & Crime Commissioner, to find out about the scale of it in Dorset in particular BCP and what is being done to tackle it."
7 September 2024 / 20 October 2024 by chrishenderson
Yesterday Councillor Sara Armstrong (East Cliff & Springbourne) spent the day in Brighton hearing about how other areas in the UK and some communities in Norway, are tackling prostitution. Sara said: "The sex industry has existed in East Cliff - the Southcote, St Francis and Knyveton areas - for as long as I can remember. The reasons for it are complex and the impacts are far reaching."
2 August 2024 / 5 August 2025 by chrishenderson
Councillor Sara Armstrong (East Cliff & Springbourne) says: "It was absolutely fantastic to join the multi-agency team for a 'Night of Action' at the fireworks down in Bournemouth tonight with my colleague Cllr Alasdair Keddie (Queen's Park & Charminster). We saw for ourselves the wonderful work being done in partnership to support our communities - by BCP Council CSAS officers, Dorset Police, WISE Litter Enforcement Officers, seafront rangers and other teams - and tackle things like knife crime and serious violence.
24 July 2024 / 26 August 2025 by chrishenderson
BCP Green Councillor Alasdair Keddie (Queen's Park & Charminster) has been elected Chair of the Dorset Police & Crime Panel, during the pictured meeting at County Hall in Dorchester. The Panel has councillors from both BCP Council and Dorset Council, and holds the directly elected Police & Crime Commissioner to account in meeting policing priorities in the county, Alasdair Keddie commented: “Lines of enquiry at the Dorset Police & Crime Panel can lead to real change for the whole county.
15 July 2024 / 22 October 2024 by chrishenderson
An unsecured, empty property at 21 Knole Road in Springbourne has attracted fly tipping, squatting and anti social behaviour that has made residents feel incredibly unsafe. Local Councillor Sara Armstrong met with Dorset Police and BCP Council officers to discuss the issue. In the absence of a response from the landlord and various notices served, BCP Council took legal action and took the landlord to task for the neglect of their property. Dorset Police attended on 15 July to board up the property and secure it to ensure the safety and wellbeing of residents.
21 June 2024 / 23 September 2024 by chrishenderson
Local residents can now report any suspected drugs-related activity to Dorset Police much more quickly and easily. Green Councillor for Queen's Park & Charminster Alasdair Keddie is a member of the Dorset Police & Crime Panel. He successfully led a strand of work by the Panel on crime reporting, which led to agreement for Dorset Police to set up a new “intelligence portal” webform.
17 February 2024 / 22 October 2024 by chrishenderson
Green Councillors Sara Armstrong (East Cliff & Springbourne) and Alasdair Keddie (Queen's Park & Charminster) visited BCP Council's CCTV Team recently. [Picture: Sara with Tony Gleason, team manager] The team are based at Madeira Road Police Station and manage a network of over 700 cameras. Sara Armstrong said: "We were in awe of the incredible work they do to keep us safe, and help the police with their investigations."
