Businesses and families in Bournemouth could soon be able to get loans....from the council.

They've drawn up plans for a community financing scheme which would allow small firms to borrow cash to grow ... and first time buyers to get enough for a deposit towards a new home in Boscombe.

Council Leader John Beesley says the cash would come from their reserves - in a plan approved by the government:

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It's being discussed at a Cabinet meeting later - and could also see 22 workers, transferred to contractor Mouchel, move back to the council.