Also chosen was the Bourne estate on the east side of Poole which although located in the same town as upscale Sandbanks, has a large proportion of council, housing association owned and privately rented accommodation, and high levels of anti-social behaviour.

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The report also revealed that in 2000, a whistle-blower had alerted the executive to an employee who had accepted "excessive hospitality" by staying in accommodation in the USA owned by the director of a firm which went in to become part of Red Sky.

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Three student accommodation blocks are to be built on the council-owned car park in Madeira Road, along with a new multi-storey car park.

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