Two blocks of 22 garages on King John Avenue have been demolished by Poole Housing Partnership. This is following severe problems with vandalism, graffiti and recent fires which had made them unsafe and unusable. The ground has been left for car parking spaces but we are keen to hear from residents with their views on […]

Your local Lib Dem Councillors and Poole Council were pleased to support The Lantern Church for a community Action Day litter pick, part of ‘Hope 2008’ a community scheme to donate 1000 hours of kindness. An overwhelming number of people of all ages turned out to clean up the local area in Merley with dozens […]

Since Cllr David Brown, Cllr Daphne Long and Cllr Peter Maiden were elected in the May local elections, the local Lib Dem team have been listening to residents and working to ensure that Bearwood is no longer forgotten and gets a fair share of services from the Council and other bodies. In recent months we are […]

Poole Council has agreed to invest £10,000 to enhance the children’s play area between King John Avenue, Runnymede Avenue and Charter Road, known as the Charter Road Play Area. This should fund new equipment as well as improving what is already there. Cllr Daphne Long explained “Poole Council collect contributions from property developers towards improving local […]

A new programme to provide Children’s Centre services for young children and their families across Poole has started in Bearwood. At Bearwood Primary & Nursery School “Lets Play Together” groups are now provided each week and new speech and language therapy sessions are also on offer. On 9th January the Children’s Centre team will be […]

The excellent work to improve the facilities at Bearwood Community Centre continues apace. Poole Council has agreed to provide some financial support to enable the Community Centre to secure a £25,000 grant from SITA Trust to fund the refurbishment of the toilet and washroom facilities throughout the premises. Cllr Daphne Long commented “The residents involved […]

The new Mobile Library Van is starting a new stop at Hull Road. The timetable is now: 11.00-11.45am   Hull Road 12.00-12.45pm   Bearwood Community Centre 2.10 – 3.00pm    Dukes Drive 3.15 – 4.00pm    Barons Road The next dates are every other Wednesday – 19 December, 2 January, 16 January, 30 January, 13 February, 27 February, 5 […]

Now that the fortnightly green waste bin collection has stopped for the winter, Bearwood residents will still be able to dispose of their Garden Waste at the collection site at St Barnabas Church on King John Avenue between 1pm and 4pm on these dates: Saturday 15 December, Saturday 12 January, Saturday 26 January, Saturday 9 […]

Annette Brooke MP and Councillors Peter Maiden, Daphne Long and David Brown have at last made some headway in negotiations with Poole Council and the Bus Companies over the ongoing bus problems in Sopwith Crescent. Pressure from your Lib Dem representatives and local residents has resulted in some action from the Borough of Poole. The […]

Councillors Peter Maiden, Daphne Long and David Brown reported in the last Focus about parking problems around Harrier Drive. The area suffers from a lack of available spaces at school pick-up and drop off time. Local residents have complained that their drives are being obstructed and cars are parking in dangerous places when dropping off […]