BERYL bikes have joined forces with City Sightseeing buses to offer an innovative car-free travel option in Bournemouth and Poole. They have teamed up to offer a combination ticket giving customers 24-hour unlimited use of the open top buses and Beryl bikes. Adult tickets cost £14 for 24 hours and £17 for 48 hours with tickets for the under 16s costing £8 or £10. Families can get tickets for £36 for 24 hours or £46 for 48 hours. The City Sightseeing Bournemouth route departs every hour, between 10am and 5pm from Bournemouth Pier to Poole Quay via Sandbanks. There are numerous Beryl Bays close to every bus stop, and users can find out the exact location of the bikes by using the free to download Beryl app from any smartphone store.
It comes after a German Shepherd puppy was snatched from its owner on Friday. Marie Smith, 57, was exiting Tesco on Poole Quay on Friday, April 23 to return to her husband Andrew and their three-month-old German Shepherd puppy Bear. It was at this moment, according to Marie, that Bear was snatched from Andrew s arms. And a second dog owner, who owns a 12-year-old German Shepherd, has signed a petition for harsher punishments for the culprits of dog theft. The 61-year-old woman, who asked not to be named, said: “It’s awful because you are so nervous all the time, there’s so much of it about.