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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

Fareham Borough Council's housing scrutiny panel discussing the length of time houses are sat empty between tenants

Work to tackle number of council houses sitting empty for months

Abid Mahmoud of Abid’s Hand Car Wash wants to move to the Motor Haven site

Car wash wants to open next to church - but not everyone is happy

Fair Ways School is planning a rebuild for a second time after a fire damaged the site in 2021

Fire-damaged school plans rebuild as kids left in temporary buildings

Amanda Martin MP and Stephen Morgan MP

City MPs back Budget spending plans to tackle homelessness in Portsmouth

Planning Statement Plans For Land South Of Longfield Avenue Fareham

Decision on new homes at Longfield Avenue out of council's hands

Severe fly tipping

Urgent warning to Brits as councils deal with more than 1 million fly-tipping ca...

Alan Mak MP (second right) with guests at the celebrations

MP Alan Mak joins celebrations to mark refurbishment of Havant Borough Talking N...

Alan Mak MP with members of Havant Conservative Association in Westminster Hall

MP Alan Mak welcomes members of Havant Conservative Association to Parliament

Havant MP Alan Mak at the Mrs Claus Curiosity Shop with volunteers Dee Tupper (left) and Kim Benham

MP Alan Mak backs Leigh Park shop aiming to raise money for Christmas grotto

Alan Mak MP with Mike Berry, owner of Mike's Kitchen on Hayling Island

Havant MP Alan Mak praises local attractions and small businesses for English To...

Havant MP Alan Mak tries out a new crossing with children from Fairfield Infant School

MP Alan Mak welcomes new measures designed to make cycling and walking in Havant...

Hampshire Christmas bin schedule: All rubbish and recycling that is scheduled to be collected between Monday, December 25 and Friday, January 12 will be affected.

Christmas and New Year bin collection days

The junction of St George’s Road, Park Road and the access to Gunwharf has been identified as an enforcement area. Credit: Google Street View

Five Portsmouth junctions targeted if council is given power to fine bad drivers

The pavement in Dundas Lane, Copnor outside Admiral Lord Nelson School where a 5G mast is proposed. Credit: Google Street View

Portsmouth school objects to 5G mast over fears for student safety

The number of empty homes across the Portsmouth area has risen in the last decade, new census figures show.

Number of empty homes across Portsmouth area has risen in the last decade

The number of empty homes in Portsmouth has risen in the last decade, new census figures show.

Simon Carter

Stagecoach have extended their service 700, one of the south coast's busiest bus routes.

Stagecoach extend south coast bus route

Broken vehicles are making life difficult for staff and patients at Gary Sadler Physiotherapy Clinic on Salisbury Road, Cosham.

Physiotherapist claims Cosham street has become 'junkyard'

Merkur Slots in London Road, North End, Portsmouth. Picture by Google Street View

Slot machine casino seeks to extend its opening to 24-hours a day

A 'winter parking charge' come come into force along Eastney Esplanade as part of the council's plan to fill its 'budget gap'

Locals voice concern over council's parking charge proposal

Councillor Steve Pitt and Sarah Shreeve with a stormwater release sign. Picture: Portsmouth City Council.

Seawater quality to be monitored by Portsmouth City Council

Leader of Liberal Democrats Peter Chegwyn Picture: Sarah Standing (060522-3512)

Gosport could hike parking charges and sports pitch fees by up to 50 per cent

Demolition of Ferneham Hall, Fareham on Friday 23rd September 2022 Picture: Habibur Rahman

New 800-seat Fareham Live venue left without an operator after BH Live pulls

CGI image showing how the Somers Orchard project could look on the former site of Horatia and Lemington houses in Portsmouth

First look at Somers Orchard plans - the replacements for city tower blocks

Indicative CGI for the redevelopment of Princes Mead Shopping Centre in Farnborough

Hampshire shopping centre to be redeveloped as housing in £17m deal

Sun rises over Titchfield Haven National Nature Reserve Picture: Simon Higgins. Instagram: @higgypfc

‘Outrage’ as proposal to close reserve centre could spell redundancies

Titchfield Haven Nature Reserve visitor centre. Picture: Google Maps

Threat of closure for nature reserve centre to tackle ‘financial gap’

A NATURE reserve visitor centre, café and shop is facing possible closure due to a council bid to save money.

Emily Jessica Turner

Councillor Paula Ferguson of Winchester City Council

Winchester City Council creates £200,000 package to help cost of living crisis

St Vincent College in Gosport is one of the sites put at risk by the flood defence scheme going on hold

300 Gosport homes at risk of flooding as sea defence schemes go on hold

The Mayor of Gosport, Councillor Jamie Hutchison. Picture: Mike Cooter (040622)

Community heroes to be given awards to mark Gosport's 100th anniversary

Councillor Gerald Vernon-Jackson, with some of the floral tributes. He said: 'It was wonderful to see the flowers that had been laid on the Guildhall steps by residents and visitors in tribute to the Queen. These will now be composted, and the compost used when we plant a tree to remember the Queen, which will be fed with the best wishes of all who laid flowers.'

Councils unveil plans for memorial gardens in honour of Queen

Royal Beach Hotel, Southsea. Picture: Stuart Martin (220421-7042)

Revised planning application for east wing of Royal Beach Hotel is submitted

Southsea's Rock Gardens have held the Green Flag award since 2012

In pictures: The parks in this area given Green Flag awards by Keep Britain Tidy

Baffins pond

Parks in Portsmouth, Fareham, Gosport and Havant are given Green Flag awards

Cllr George Madgwick

Leader of Portsmouth Independents Party is ordered to apologise to colleagues

140 home development for Warsash enters its second phase

Portsmouth and Southsea railway station

Coffee chain plans to open branch in Portsmouth and Southsea railway station

Bishops Waltham Parish Council has appointed a new chair and vice-chair of the council.

Bishop's Waltham Parish Council appoints new leaders

Cllr Tim Pike

Havant and East Hampshire councils introduce paperless parking permits

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New political group vowing to 'keep party politics out' in election

NHS England has announced that 350,000 extra dentist appointments will be made available to tackle Covid backlog.

Portsmouth MP urges city to bid for dentist care

The £5m project was backed by members of the cabinet during a meeting this week.

Six-miles cycle route to be built along major road

Ann Buckley, coordinator of the Havant Borough Residents' Alliance

Residents’ associations welcome report on ‘unsound’ Havant Local Plan

Adastra's. Picture: Google Maps

'Boutique’ bowling venue could come to Fareham

Queues at the Shell petrol station in Eastern Road, Portsmouth on Friday. Picture: Marcin Jedrysiak

City council calls for key worker priority at fuel stations

The Market Way car park, and the back of shops at the north end of Commercial that are covered by part of the council's planned compulsory purchase order Picture: Methuselah Tanyanyiwa

Council bids to buy huge swathe of city centre to push regeneration project

The temporary cycle lane on Elm Grove, Southsea Picture: Sarah Standing (051120-7893)

Portsmouth council could see funding scrapped for 'prematurely' axing cycle lane

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Councillors resign from Conservative group to sit as Independents

Cllr Darren Sanders celebrates the council acquiring three new properties to house homeless people

Councillor's 'delight' as rough sleepers housed in former student digs

Rosy Raines with her consort, Graham Raines

New mayor of Havant for 2021-22 announced

Cllr Alex Rennie

New leader of Havant Borough Council elected

Cllr Michael Wilson, leader of Havant Borough Council.

Havant Borough Council leader steps down from role

Shoppers on West Street, Havant. Picture: Emily Turner

Havant residents' key issues ahead of May 6 election

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