Southbourne beach cafe and beach huts pictured here on 1 March 1956. Daily echo photo Southbourne beach cafe and beach huts pictured here on 1 March 1956, before major development of the beachfront.

WEEKLY beach hut bookings for this upcoming financial year are opening today (February 20) from 10am. BCP Council is taking bookings for the huts to hire from Sandbanks to Southbourne from April.

SEASIDE attractions in Bournemouth are set to close this summer after a nearby landslide. Parts of the promenade will be ...