Hundreds of public sector staff are gathering in Bournemouth town centre for a big rally this lunchtime - against proposed changes to their pensions.

They're striking today because the government want to make them pay more and work for longer

Our reporter James Andrew is at the central gardens for us - so James what's happening down there?

JAMES CLIP


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The Chancellor George Osbourne maintains the government's proposing a decent pensions deal though - and says they this strike by public sector workers is futile and won't achieve anything...

And in the last half an hour Poole council have told us the lifting bridge IS OPEN to vehicles again until atleast 7 tonight..It was shut this morning because of the strikes.