1. Reduced terms on passes for th disabled
(Comments)

How have Christchurch Council made savings? By reducing the terms of use for disabled bus pass holders and their companions. They don't mention that though.

2. Speed Racer
(Entertainment/Movies)

...n a race has left behind a legacy that Speed is driven to fulfill. Speed is loyal to the family racing business, led by his father, Pops Racer (John Goodman), the designer of Speed’s thundering ...

3. Local MP - No to Junk Food Curbs
(News/Latest Stories)

...ourage their kids to eat healthier foods by introducing tougher restrictions on advertising and more robust regulations.But Christchurch MP, Chris Chope has called on parents and carers to take more r...

4. Saxon Square - Restyle
(News/Latest Stories)

...Investments.  The Square is the popular key shopping area for the town although has had high shop business turnovers for some years now. In the proposals revealed a week ago by the new owners the...

5. School Bus Fare Hike
(News/Latest Stories)

...orset sending out in the days of global warming and carbon footprint. In response the Wilts and Dorset bus company said that they were just bringing into line Bournemouth and Christchurch with other s...

6. Popular Bus Routes Axed
(News/Latest Stories)

...eds of people in the Christchurch area will be left stranded with the loss of the M2 fast and frequent bus service known as More operated by Wilts and Dorset Bus.  Add to this the a renumbered X1...

7. Queen & Paul Rodgers
(Entertainment/Music)

...d Roger Taylor surprised many earlier this year with the announcement that they were returning to 'business as usual' and taking on more than 32 live dates throughout the UK and Europe. 27 t...

8. Sir Humphrey Strikes Again
(Articles/WeekEnder)

...judging by their antics with natural gas.   There is a bottom limit to emissions from any combustion of fossil fuels.  I think technology has done as much as it can here.  Yes, you...

9. Beam Me Back to1966!
(Articles/WeekEnder)

...ot;  This endless fountain of health information from the do-gooders and busy-bodies is designed to make you feel guilty if you eat too many burgers and become a little o...

10. Tax Hike - Blame Free Bus Pass
(News/Latest Stories)

...ld a full meeting of the council that a large percentage of the increase was to fund the concessionary bus pass scheme. From 1 April 2008 people in England who are 60 and over and/or 'eligible dis...

11. Beer Money and DNA
(Articles/WeekEnder)

...to cool down.  You don't realise it but you have been gone for hours.  You sit down on a bus stop bench to rest your weary legs.  You have met no-one on your wanderings or possibly ...

12. Plastic Grass 4 Football
(News/Latest Stories)

...n increase of visitors using the bar and centres facilities.  The committee were presented with a business plan that gave predictions of the period to recoup the initial funding in 10 years from ...

13. The Bucket List
(Entertainment/Movies)

...Cole is deeply hurt by his estrangement with his only daughter, who disowned him after he ran off her abusive husband. As they criss-cross the entire globe, Carter finds that the love he had for his w...

14. Licence to Smoke?
(Articles/WeekEnder)

...way place. You obviously need some time for R&R.  Health England? Another self appointed busy body group to join the ever expanding list of interfering associations. The downside to this...

15. Stroke Unit - Fears Allayed?
(News/Latest Stories)

...ch that a small local unit gives.  Also that a local stroke unit would disappear amongst the busier and bigger Royal Bournemouth hospital. Tony Spotiswood flatly denied that the hospital wou...

16. Trader Sold Alcohol to Minor
(News/Latest Stories)

...ad previous experience licensee or retailing experience and was finding extremely difficult making the business profitable.  For selling a 70cl bottle of Smirnoff Ice to an under age customer he ...

17. Bishops - A34(T) and Bridge Killers
(Articles/WeekEnder)

...e isn't an excuse or syndrome to cover it then we will invent one.  On that basis if George W Bush had a bad day and an intense migraine we could admonish him for letting the Navy 's airc...

18. The Quay Video
(Christchurch/Virtual Tour)

The Quay was once a busy commercial area involved with the import of stone, slate and coal plus the export of grain, timber and beer, is now is a popular attraction for all the family.  Here the

19. Transport & Industry
(Christchurch/History)

...istchurch was Holmsley (Christchurch Road) therefore passengers continued their journey by "horse-bus" or a small phaeton to the town. The bumpy journey by carriage to Christchurch would hav...

20. Harbour
(Christchurch/Virtual Tour)

...animalsOn virtually all days, the [[Isle of Wight]] can be seen from the beaches, across the Solent, a busy shipping channel for the Port of Southampton, The island displays white chalky cliffs and to...

21. The Quay
(Christchurch/Virtual Tour)

Christchurch quay was once a busy commercial area involved with the import of stone, slate and coal plus the export of grain, timber and beer, is now is a popular attraction for all the family. 

22. A Brief History
(Christchurch/History)

...ing the civil war. Fortunately for us, some of the more prominent residents of the town, mainly local business men have managed to save some of the more statuesque buildings which retains Christchurc...

23. Visitor Guide
(Christchurch/Visitor Guide)

    Access by a choice of car routes is easy, regular rail and bus links to the capital, London. Just outside the town but still within the Borough of Christchurch is an international airpor

24. Welfare & Health
(Christchurch/History)

...of the town. The hospital was eventually pulled down around 1847. Many charities were set up by local business people, the first being the Magdalen Charity and these helped to support the infirm and ...

25. Smuggling
(Christchurch/History)

... Peace with France in 1783 saw trading with our cross channel neighbour resume and also the profitable business of smuggling all along the southern coastline by shipping of all types including heavily...

26. Town Centre
(Christchurch/Virtual Tour)

... The Dolphin Inn was demolished to create a tram depot at turn of 1900, but with the arrival of diesel buses the site was developed  into an office complex, home to a Housing Association and Dept...

27. Help Lines
(Christchurch/Community)

...lics Anonymous Tel - 08457 697 555 Help for alcohol problems or someone dealing with a close relative abusing alcohol, confidential. Website:  http://www.alcoholics-anonymous.org.uk Child Death...

28. Becoming An Author
(Static Content)

...ce Provider was the word and becoming plentiful. Servers were now affordable to non corporate and business users. In 1996 the webmaster already had a personal site set-up but when looking for inf...

29. Privacy Statement
(Static Content)

...ect or inaccurate information, omissions, loss of booking of a hotel, loss of money deposited with any business found using this website. Christchurch Online ensures that the site is accessible at all...

30. About
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...rvices. At this moment in time I am following up contacts to get more sponsorship from local businesses to help with the cost of maintaining the site on it's present Apache-RedHat server...