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Heather Jameson talks to chief executive of Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council, Graham Farrant, about the outlook for local communities and economies two years on from the birth of the new unitary.

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By Heather Jameson | 23 March 2021

Local Government reorganisation is never the easiest process, but for Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole (BCP) Council it has been more complex than most – and it to top it all, it has been done in the midst of a pandemic.

Chief executive Graham Farrant explains: ‘Ours is the most complex [reorganisation] since 1974.'

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