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It’s high time this sorry mess was sorted out
Back in February we took the Post Office to task for the state of its branch in Gosport town centre. The town’s MP, Caroline Dinenage, had already called for some action. Two town councillors had also added their voices to the growing number of people expressing great dissatisfaction with the fact that large parts of the High Street Post Office were boarded up and resembled a building site.
People should have been consulted on changes
We are not in the least surprised that the plan by the South Central Ambulance Service to radically change its coverage of south-east Hampshire has been met by howls of anger.
We have a big part to play in life in our community
We make no apologies today for blowing our own trumpet. We do so at the start of Local Newspaper Week, in which the industry is celebrating and showcasing its crucial role in local communities.
High costs reveal why it’s vital to show support
For anyone still labouring under the misapprehension that there’s something a bit amateur about am-dram, it’s worth hearing what Mike Williams has to say on the subject.
We have to make the most of this open space
It’s fair to say that the damage done to Southsea’s Castle Field in the wake of the Heavy Horse Show certainly isn’t pretty.
Sarah Foster
We’ve gone from elegant ballgowns to cheap clobber
Boy I hope I’m around in 60 years to see what future generations will make of the fashion trends of today.
You can find a dating site for every criteria under the sun
Have we got so fed up of trying to find love that we’re prepared to settle for the flimsiest signs of attraction?
Would an underwater tunnel really be Gosport’s saviour?
Rather predictably, the new BRT bus highway has made no difference to my daily commute at all.
Magazines offer fantasy, not a guide to marriage
If there really was a holy grail of marriage, surely we would have found it by now?
What did MP Mensch expect when she took to Twitter?
Another day, another person complaining about Twitter.
Ashley Harley
Why are we all cutting out coupons like gran used to?
Imagine you’re out on a date in one of the trendiest restaurants, with the hottest of guys. You’re having a romantic dinner, then you lean over and whisper softly: ‘I’ll get this darling.’
Forget settling for ‘second best’, just follow your heart
Apparently the average person will fall in love four times in their lifetime, a survey by Leeds-based theatre company Opera North has found.
Well done Rosie, we’re all so proud of you for saving a life
I was at the Cascades shopping centre in Portsmouth, manning the Kings Theatre stand with fellow volunteer Rosie Costello, when Rosie noticed a man nearby who appeared to be having some difficulties breathing.
Lucinda Richardson
Sister’s in Barbados, we’re having a picnic in Gore-Tex
April was the wettest on record. What better month, then, for us to holiday in a Cornish clifftop caravan?
Water companies ought to be promoting bathroom flannels
Debenhams has launched a campaign to rebrand the bathroom flannel. Sales of facecloths have dropped by an average of six per cent every year, suggesting the only person regularly receiving a load of old flannel is Jeremy Paxman on Newsnight.
Terrorist leader Bin Laden is unlikely hair dye poster boy
Celebrity endorsements can have a huge effect on a brand.
Clive Smith
How on earth did they get a lit torch through security?
Anybody going abroad recently would have noticed that it’s getting harder and harder to get through all the security before boarding a plane.
I must be getting old as I’m now obsessed with weather
Fish and chips, drinking tea and queuing for our stamps in the Post Office are all quintessentially British.
Increasing price of alcohol won’t stop binge drinking
As if there’s not enough misery in this country already, the government is about to make it even worse.
Time for night vision goggles and plenty of insect repellent
It wouldn’t be spring time in England without headlines proclaiming an invasion of some kind of crazy foreign insect.
If it was Alex or a dummy, I’d cast my vote for the dummy
I had to laugh when I saw that 63-year-old Renee Slater from Aberdeen had been arrested and charged after entering a tailor’s dummy named Helena Torry in local elections.
Zella Compton
Are people in the van using the torch to light their fags?
The Olympic torch is on the move – I had an excited screaming phone call from Cornwall to verify this – but most of the time it seems to be in a van.
The day that my hair went up with a very smelly whoosh
Talking of lighting things, this weekend my hair went up with rather a smelly whoosh.
Going to Lidl’s like entering several countries at once
Every once in a while I take myself off for an exotic experience. Yes. I drive to the other side of Gosport and shop at Lidl.
The ones who need help are hardly likely to come forward
I read with interest that Boots will soon be handing out vouchers on behalf of the government, entitling parents to a series of classes in bringing up children.
Bars at either end of the high street would keep us captive
Gosport and Fareham high streets have both been awarded £100,000 to help with their development.
Rick Jackson
Getting up at 4.30am has been a shock to the system
I’m back on breakfast radio! Only for this week though as Steve Power takes a well-deserved week off.
Off on a French stag do and I won’t be wearing a mankini
This time next week, myself and seven of my best friends are heading off to France for my stag do.
Keep the BBQ and sun cream handy, it’s going to be hot
Could our summer really have been in late March?
I think I’ll just keep quiet and turn up on the big day
Should I feel guilty at the lack of help I’ve given my other half Sarah when it comes to the organisation of our big day, which is now just two months away?
Will we come to lament the demolition of the Tricorn?
Have you seen that petrol station built in the 1960s which has just been given listed building status?
Cheryl Gibbs
Come on Steps, get over the disappointment and move on
I’ve been watching the TV programme on Sky about the recent reunion of Steps.
Should Simon be relying on Britney to save his show?
Britney Spears is going to be back in all our lives – whether we want her there or not.
After this, I’ll wait before I think about having kids
Well, we survived – just. Last weekend Matt and I had our first ‘overnighter’ looking after a baby, totally dependent on us for approximately 17 hours (I counted).
Maybe my biological clock hasn’t started ticking yet
They say that when a woman reaches a certain age, the old biological clock kicks in. That maternal instinct that exists in all us ladies (apparently) goes into overdrive and we become all ‘clucky’ and ‘motherly’.
David’s not mocking people, he’s just having a lot of fun
How did we ever watch Britain’s Got Talent before David Walliams?
Keith Newbery
Mandelson changes his mind after his moment in the sun
There’s not much to admire about Peter Mandelson – but it would be churlish not to offer up a modest ripple for the man’s asbestos-clad, brass-necked chutzpah.
M’learned friend has done himself no harm at all on TV
The one person to emerge from the Leveson Inquiry with his reputation enhanced and his marketability considerably boosted is Robert Jay QC.
When the series expires, a post-mortem will be quick
There was a time when you knew where you were with Silent Witness.
1 commentTime to let Terry Wogan do Queen’s Speech commentary
If some Americans really do believe Downton Abbey reflects a certain stratum of the British way of life, goodness knows what they will have made of the Queen’s Speech.
Mark Acheson
The sun is back at last, so time to get clicking!
Isn’t it great to see the sun out again? To be honest, it felt a little odd celebrating a bit of warmth and lightness over this May weekend but, given the terrible weather we have endured of late, a bit of sunshine seemed to come as a shock to the system!
Hodgson headline was just plain nasty ridicule
This column is about The News rather than other newspapers, but it’s also about things that might affect us, and on that basis I thought I’d speak my mind on The Sun’s headline last week after the appointment of Roy Hodgson as England football manager.
You can follow Appy and the lads on our new app
For teams outside the Premier League not involved in the play-offs lottery, football’s close season has started.
Off The Fence
In Portsmouth we have tried hard to cut back costs, not services
Politics, as the crisis in Greece shows, is often about navigating on storm-tossed waters between a rock and a hard place. And the recent tight financial circumstances at home have meant that it has not been easy for any local council.
Sensible measure that will improve many lives
Some have said that the Queen’s Speech was rather short. But as I listened to the list of Bills, I had cause to think it was at least one too long.
Support aimed at home will help social mobility
Social mobility is one of those phrases that politicians use all the time, but what does it mean?
MPs want to make this a better country to live in
For anyone in my position, it’s pretty obvious that there’s a widespread and growing dissatisfaction with mainstream politics and politicians at the moment.
Talking Heads
Head’s open letter to Ofsted chief inspector
Thank you so much Sir Michael Wilshaw for letting me know that I am not in a stressful job and that I find any excuse to cover up issues.
Let us look behind the ‘troubled’ behaviour
Every day in my job I encounter funny, resilient, caring, talented, articulate, inspirational young people. They give me hope for the society my own children will share with them. These are not the elite. These pupils are the ‘naughty’ ones, the behaviour ‘problems’, the disruptive, should-know-better, need-teaching-a-lesson ones.
Key to success is support
Having spent my career in West Sussex, I took up the headship of Warblington School on January 1.
We must look beyond exams to judge success
What do we want from schools? There are many answers. As a significant recipient of public money it is right that schools are influenced by public opinion and political ideology.
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Thursday 24 May 2012
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