Soaring energy costs could lead to the closure of businesses across the Bournemouth region, the town's business improvement district (BID) has warned.
Bournemouth Coastal BID said the UK's energy crisis could also hit the town’s tourist industry, causing "irreparable harm".
With the holiday season coming to a close and winter looming, the costs will create a "perfect storm" that could hit some sectors harder than the Covid lockdowns did, the BID has said.
