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Two seaside councils have adopted a new joint action plan to manage coastal flooding and erosion risks for the next 100 years.Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council (BCP) and New Forest District Council worked with the Environment Agency and infrastructure consulting firm Aecom to produce the Christchurch Bay and Harbour Strategy.It outlines how ageing coastal defences and the changing climate, including rising sea levels, put more than 3,500 properties at risk.The authorities said that if nothing was done, over…

Katie WapleSouth of EnglandThe Reptile AcademyYoung people at The Reptile Academy learn how to handle larger animals like Monte the Burmese pythonA non-for-profit organisation dedicated to reptile and amphibian education is giving children the opportunity to attend free Christmas holiday clubs.The Reptile Academy, in Wimborne, Dorset, offers a holiday activity and food (HAF) programme which is supported by local councils and the Department for Education.The clubs are to support families and young people who face hardship during the…

A warning has been issued by a council after bird flu was confirmed in several swans found dead on the outskirts of Dorchester.The swans were found in Fordington near a public footpath popular with dog walkers.Dorset Council said it was working with the landowner and government agencies to reduce any risk to the public with the area being monitored and warning signs set to be placed on nearby footpaths.Residents and visitors to the area are being asked not…

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A motorcyclist has been seriously injured in a crash involving a bike and a car.It happened on the Dorset coast road, west of Abbotsbury, shortly after 12:30 GMT.The rider, a man in his 50s, was taken to hospital by air ambulance. His family has been informed.A woman in her 80s who was a passenger in the car was also taken to hospital but her injuries are not thought to be serious.The crash involved a red BMW motorcycle and…

Homes have been evacuated and a road closed following a gas leak.Two fire crews were called to Milton Road in Wimborne, Dorset, shortly before midday.A 60m exclusion zone was set up but was later drawn back to affected properties only, Dorset and Wiltshire Fire Service said.Gas engineers attended to isolate the leak and fire crews declared an end to the incident shortly after 14:00 GMT.In a statement, Dorset Police said: "We received a report at 12:22 GMT from…

An application to burn more types of waste at a planned incinerator poses "unacceptable risks to public health", a council has said.Powerfuel Portland has permission to build an energy recovery facility at Portland Port, burning refuse-derived fuel (RDF) from domestic, commercial and industrial non-hazardous waste.A bid to vary its environmental permit to include dozens more waste types has attracted hundreds of objections - including from Dorset Council - about pollution, smells, traffic and vermin.Powerfuel Portland said the changes…

Dorset CouncilFurther flooding is expected as river levels continue to rise due to Thursday's rainfallMultiple flood warnings remain in place across the south of England following heavy rainfall on Thursday.The Environment Agency (EA) has issued flood warnings and alerts for Hampshire, the Isle of Wight and Dorset, along with numerous flood alerts in Oxfordshire and Berkshire.Travellers are being urged to check their your route before setting off, allow plenty of extra time for their journey and to avoid…

Two boys, a woman and two men are in hospital following a two-vehicle crash in Dorset.The collision, involving a white Range Rover and a blue Renault Clio, happened on the A30 between Castle Town Way and Oborne Road just east of Sherborne on Thursday shortly before 21:15 GMT.Dorset Police said the boys, aged 7 and 9, and a woman in her 30s were taken to hospital by air ambulance. A man in his 30s was also taken to…