- Travellers 'hit by rip-off charges'
- Action urged on hip fracture costs
- Clegg reveals £1bn jobs fund boost
- 'Sharp drop' in degree courses
- GPs 'overpaid for ghost patients'
- Probe into sex-selection abortions
- Mild weather hits Centrica profits
- Tributes to 'jolly jester' Carson
- 'MP' held after Commons disturbance
- RBS losses hit £2bn amid bonus row
- UK urged to support tar sands ban
- Fast-track asylum delays criticised
- Korean firm wins MoD tankers deal
- Mother and daughter given Asbos
- 'Exceptionally' mild weather on way
- Teenager 'repeatedly raped by gang'
- Man quizzed over women's murders
- Cherie Blair makes phone hack claim
- Man accused of murdering vicar
- Peacocks saved, but 3,000 jobs go
Environment
Fears for wildlife after driest winter in years
WILDLIFE could be hit hard by the drought predicted for this summer, say experts.
Volunteers needed to talk about city falcons
The RSPB is calling for volunteers from West Sussex and Hampshire to help show members of the public the peregrine falcons at Chichester Cathedral.
1 commentChichester harbour walk marks 30th anniversary
THE annual Festival of Harbour Walks will once again take place in Chichester.
Anger at delay in clearing sewage from beauty spot
SOUTHERN Water has been criticised after pollution spewed into Langstone Harbour – and then wasn’t cleared up for six days.
5 comments
‘There’s no excuse. We will catch you and prosecute you’
MOUNTAINS of mess being dumped on our streets and beauty spots are costing councils thousands to clean up, The News can reveal.
12 commentsWater company considers hosepipe ban
Portsmouth Water Company is considering whether it needs to impose a hosepipe ban.
5 commentsMeeting deferred over housebuilding plans
RESIDENTS have postponed a meeting to discuss their concerns over housebuilding plans for Lovedean.
Tireless team pick up piles of rubbish to keep beach tidy
IT was a job that required plenty of enthusiasm and an eagle eye.
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Call for action on crumbling bridge at train station
CALLS have been made for a new footbridge over the railway at Havant as scaffolding goes up to support the ageing structure.
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Willetts to make flying visit to the Falklands
HAVANT MP David Willetts is to become the first minister to visit the Falklands Islands since renewed tensions arose between Britain and Argentina.
13 commentsFinal plea in bid to stop housing estate being built
DESPERATE residents gave a last impassioned plea to an inspector not to give the go-ahead to a housing development.
3 commentsNest is best in Hampshire to help stop decline of bird species
BIRD-lovers are being encouraged to put up their nest boxes this weekend to help Hampshire’s struggling sparrows and starlings.
Inquiry hears of worry over flooding at site
FEARS have been voiced that a developer’s drainage protection plans are not robust enough to stop flooding.
Help tidy up Lee beach
VOLUNTEER litter-pickers are looking for help to clean up a beach.
2 commentsPlanning inquiry hears evidence on motorway noise
MOTORWAY noise will be no louder for occupants of proposed new houses than it is for those in existing homes, a planning inquiry has heard.
2 commentsPlans for historic street
PLANS have been submitted to convert a historic property in the heart of Havant into a house.
2 commentsLeisure centre withdraws tree felling plans
CONCERNS about the loss of trees has prompted a leisure centre to have a rethink on controversial sign plans.
‘We’re ready for the fight’ say campaigners ahead of inquiry
THE future of a green field is to be decided within weeks.
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Flood defences to be improved to protect thousands of Portsmouth homes
MORE than 2,200 homes in Portsmouth will get better protection against flooding as the Environment Agency pumps £1.3m into drainage improvements.
3 commentsOpposition grows to 300 homes on Fareham fields
PLANS to build 300 new homes on countryside in the south of Fareham have been criticised.
35 commentsMaking Waves in The Solent
CONSERVATION of the diverse marine life and habitats of The Solent has been given a major boost.
Leigh Park home gradually vanishing behind huge hedgerow
IT’S so tall it nearly reaches the roof. And now this giant hedge could land a homeowner in court.
15 commentsFlytipping in Gosport on the decrease
FLYTIPPING in Gosport has reduced by a third despite the council scrapping free amenity skips last year.
8 commentsMountain of TVs gets recycled
MORE than 200 old televisions were collected as part of a scheme to recycle people’s unwanted electrical items.
799 Christmas trees recycled in Gosport
RECYCLING officers at Gosport Borough Council are thrilled with the response to this year’s free Christmas tree collection service.
Fly-tipping mess on Portsdown Hill ‘is ruining our beauty spot’
THIS mountain of mess is blighting one of the area’s most cherished beauty spots.
5 commentsPortsmouth pupils take on climate change challenge study
TALENTED young scientists from schools across Portsmouth are taking part in a major climate change project launched this week.
Make your mark and plant a tree in Bedhampton
FAMILIES are being invited to plant trees to provide fruit, nuts and berries in the future.
1 commentFundraiser close to many hearts
PEOPLE are being encouraged to get fit this February and help save lives.
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Thursday 23 February 2012
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