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George Madgwick, leader of the Portsmouth Independent Party

Temporary truce in council opposition row as 50/50 threat looms

Donna Jones, Hampshire’s Police and Crime Commissioner, has been cleared of wrongdoing

Watchdog clears police boss over claims she abused her position

Gunwharf Quays in Portsmouth is just one of the city’s attractions

Portsmouth tipped for tourism boost as city is put on national stage

The school will provide education to 900 children by 2027

New school for 900 children gets go-ahead despite huge concerns

Henry Cort Community College. Pic Google

School 'closure' slammed as cruel, unnecessary and devastating

Henry Cort Community College in Whiteley

Fareham school will be moved as bosses warn of dire future

Ashcroft Centre in Fareham

Ashcroft Arts Centre in Fareham set to sold following closure

Hamble residents and schoolchildren have been protesting against the quarry application

Child 'feels like we’re being experimented on' as quarry row continues

Hamble residents protesting against the quarry application as the appeal is heard in Winchester

Unwelcome update as locals fear quarry will literally destroy village

Hamble residents and schoolchildren are protesting against the quarry application

Protesting children make passionate plea as they cry save our schools

Plans for a large fence around a police headquarters has been approved despite concerns.

Plans for large fence at police HQ approved despite complaints

New banners around Hamble village against Cemex's proposal for a new quarry at the airfield

Anxious villagers ready for one last fight over bid for new quarry

From April 1, disabled residents will be banned from using their passes before 9.30am and after 11pm on weekdays.

We're so disappointed as cruel bus pass cuts will make lives worse

Passes will be eligible between 7 am to 9 pm every day, including weekends and school holidays, and will be available to all young people aged five to 18

Anger as cuts to disabled people's bus passes are confirmed

Joseph Adamson speaking at the public meeting where Hampshire County Council voted to keep Stubbington Study Centre open

If it wasn't for people like me fighting, centre would now be closing

Lyla and George speaking at Hampshire County Council's decision-making cabinet meeting over the closure of Stubbington Study Centre

Children's heartfelt speeches as activity centre miraculously saved

Young protestors make their views known in the campaign to keep Stubbington Study Centre open

Live Live updates: Study Centre to remain open after decision at meeting

Stubbington Study Centre has been spared the axe following a crunch public meeting today (March 18).

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Marching along Lee on the Solent has been one way opponents to the move have had their say

Stubbington Study Centre's killer blow could be days away

Patricia Clements, left, and a First Hampshire bus at Fareham Bus Station

Bus pass cuts: Fury as disabled people face blow to their independence

An artist's impression of the new North Whiteley secondary school

Major step forward for new secondary school

A march has been one of the ways locals have rallied to save the centre

Latest shocking twist in ongoing Stubbington Study Centre closure saga

Matilda and Charlotte speaking at Hampshire County Council select committee in regards to the proposal to close Stubbington Study Centre

Schoolkids beg council to save activity centre as row reaches climax

Hampshire County Council has approved a new pedestrian and cycle route over the M27 connecting Whiteley and Segensworth

A27 to get walking and cycling route and locals are very excited

Children were among those on the march

Final decision looms over future of popular outdoor activity centre

Young campaigners joined the march to save Stubbington Study Centre

Support for beloved outdoor centre reaches new high as it faces axe

Those against Cemex's quarry plans for Hamble Airfield protested in Winchester ahead of the decision-making Hampshire County Council meeting in May 2024

Wait goes on for answers over hugely controversial village quarry plan

Hampshire County Council has explained how it will spend a government grant to improve bus services

Traffic lights are one way bosses want to protect crucial bus services

Portsmouth is included in six new potential devolution areas throughout England with “a view to mayoral elections in May 2026”.

Devolution attacked as the latest 'delusion, fantasy and dream'

Devolution is the latest “delusion, fantasy and dream” that won’t solve local government finances, a top councillor has said.

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Hampshire County Council will be hiking tax bills from April

Another council tax bill hike amid record-high pressures

Orchard Lea Junior School could be merged with the neighbouring infant school

Progress on bid to merge schools where there aren't enough pupils

Portsmouth is included in six new potential devolution areas throughout England with “a view to mayoral elections in May 2026”.

'A momentous day': major update on new powers and mayor for region

Orchard Lea Junior School could be merged with the neighbouring infant school

Education bosses reveal plan to shut school and merge it with another

Fresh concerns have been raised over the plan to close Stubbington Study Centre

Fresh row breaks out over Stubbington Study Centre closure plan

Hampshire County Council’s plan to hike council tax by a whopping 15 per cent have been blocked by the government

Massive 15pc council tax hike for homes in these areas blocked

Warblington School, Havant, is part of a major recladding and reroofing programme

Schools in major programme to improve buildings and cut safety risks

The Extra Care scheme is proposed for county council-owned land at Dunsbury Way, Leigh Park in Havant

Details for new care scheme scarce ahead of crunch private meeting

CGI image of planned underpass at junction 10 of the M27

Plans to spend £113.5m to create a new M27 junction given the go ahead

Stubbington Study Centre

More than 8,600 people fight plans to close outdoor education centre

Stubbington Study Centre

Petition to save beloved outdoor activity centre signed by thousands

Hampshire County Council could slap its residents with a huge 15 per cent council tax increase

Households in these areas could be slapped with huge council tax hike

Stubbington Study Centre

Despair over plans to close a beloved residential activity centre

The Diocese of Portsmouth is looking to hire a member of staff to help convert schoolkids to Christianity

Row over plans to convert children to Christianity in school

The M27 near Portsmouth. Picture: Chris Moorhouse.

M27 resurfacing project prompts planning application

Pupils in a school classroom. PIC: Danny Lawson/PA Wire

Empty buildings could be used to bolster number of SEND school places

A27 Providence Hill at its junction with Portsmouth Road is one of the sections to have its speed limit reduced

A27 speed limit to be cut despite being 'flawed and illogical'

Thousands of people objected the plan for a quarry at Hamble Airfield

Cemex to fight decision to block hugely controversial new quarry

Peel Common Infant School and Nursery Unit is closing and moving to Peel Common Junior School in Gosport

Makeover for Gosport school as another closes due to lack of pupils

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