Hampshire County Council

George Madgwick

Madgwick faces calls to quit Portsmouth and Hampshire council roles

Hampshire County Council HQ. Image: LDRS

Council could cut services as £199m budget gap looms

Nigel Farage with George Madgwick at The Wellington, Old Portsmouth on Tuesday 10th March 2026
Picture: Habibur Rahman

Answers demanded after leading Reform councillor is charged with rape

Library ballot box/IMG

This is why the government refused to bring forward mayor election

Measures to lift children out of poverty have been brought in at Westminster and in Holyrood. Pic: Getty Images

‘Wake-up call’: Portsmouth ranked 12th hardest place to be a child

George Madgwick

Political backlash as Hampshire mayor election remains in 2028

A new plan has been unveiled for Gosport by the council. Photo: Gosport Borough Council/Justin Sutcliffe

New plan aims to bring more jobs to Gosport

The Havant footbridge was removed today by cranes

Old Havant footbridge lifted by cranes to make way for modern upgrade

Photo of: Representatives from Hampshire & Isle of Wight Constabulary, the Travel Safe team, Stagecoach, First Bus and Gosport Ferry with Councillor Peter Candlish, Cabinet Member for Transport, Portsmouth City Council; Councillor Stevyn Ricketts, Chair – Community and Environment Board, Gosport Borough Council and Councillor Steve Forster - Executive Member for Highways and Passenger Transport, Hampshire County Council

New Travel Safe officers on board buses in a bid to improve safety

Hampshire County Council HQ. Image: LDR

County council chief executive set to earn £258,000 a year

Locks Heath Junior School. Image: Google Maps

Plans for 42 new SEND places open for public feedback

Zia Yusuf, Reform UK's spokesperson for home affairs visited Haslar Marina, Gosport, on Monday, October 5, 2026.

Picture: Sarah Standing (051026-9273)

Reform UK branded ‘sinister’ for reporting journalists over expose

Hampshire Orthopaedic Centre. Image: Hampshire Hospitals

Specialist says patients are never ‘too young’ for knee replacement

Waterlooville Town Centre

£1.8m revamp of Waterlooville town centre approved

Wickham Fire Station

Firefighters warn road changes could delay emergency response

Cllr George Madgwick

Reform councillor accuses ITV interfering with Portsmouth election
He claims that ITV reporters ‘probably cost us seats’
Lottie Keen

Voco Fareham-Solent hotel

Council puts hotel and lorry park up for sale

St John the Baptist Church of England Primary School in Titchfield Common

Primary school to cut reception places as pupil numbers fall

dental

£3.7m earmarked for new NHS dental services in Hampshire

A moulded alien mask which was stopped from going on sale in the UK after being tested by Hampshire trading standards. It was found to present a risk of suffocation. October 2026

Halloween alien mask and vampire teeth banned from going on sale

Slip roads on the M27 at junction 10 have fully opened.

Watch: M27 junction 10 slip roads open - see what the route is like

Hampshire County Council Facebook page

Council spends more than £500,000 on Google, Facebook and Snapchat ads

Some school crossings have been withdrawn in Hampshire

County council ends 11 school crossing patrols and saves £66k a year

The M27's Junction 10 will be partially opening for motorists on Monday, October 12.

M27 Junction 10 slip roads to open as £100m scheme nears completion

A group of people thought to be migrants are brought in to a marina in Gosport, by the RNLI following a small boat incident in the Channel. Picture date: Sunday October 4, 2026. PA Photo. Photo credit should read: Trevor Adams/PA Wire

Council to support asylum-seeking children if they arrive in Hampshire

Hampshire recycling centre

Council explores AI phone bookings for Hampshire's recycling centres

Cllr Jack Davies, left, and Cllr Terry Norton of Hampshire County Council

Councillor brands scrutiny vote an ‘utter disgrace’
A war of words broke out when a question session was not extended
Natalia Forero

Hampshire County Council's regulatory committee.

Councillors warn that planning changes will ‘destroy’ local democracy

A Voi Bikeshare bay

Bike-share scheme wins council backing despite objections blunder

Members of the families of people who died at Gosport War Memorial Hospital (Dominic Lipinski/PA)

Gosport hospital death inquests could cost Hampshire nearly £4m

Hampshire bus stop

£1m boost to pay for bus station upgrades across Hampshire

M27 Junction 10

Date unveiled for when rest of new-look junction to open to traffic

Booking a tip-run in Hampshire

"I booked a visit to a Hampshire tip, and this is what I found"

Members of the Hampshire and the Solent Combined County Authority board after the inaugural meeting. From left to right, Steve Pitt, Sarah Bogle, George Madgwick, Nick Adams-King and Jonathan Bacon. Picture: LDRS

New Hampshire authority begins work on plan to drive economic growth

Map of the new Hampshire council area

"Taxpayers should not foot the bill for failed council shake-up plans"

Changes are afoot at Hampshire's recycling centres

Calls to end to online-only booking system for waste recycling centres

Hampshire County Council HQ. Image: LDRS

Council agrees to pay £1,200 to child left without education

Bursting with Autumn colours, Queen Elizabeth Country Park has it all with woods to explore, a park, an assault course, bike trails, a cafe and even a dog wash for your four-legged friends. And Butser Hill is always worth the climb for its stunning views across both the South Downs on one side and the Solent on the other side. Picture: Sam Moore

Warning from QE Country Park as scam event advertised

Hampshire County Council HQ. Image: LDRS

Council finances improve but £180m budget gap remains

Potholes in Hampshire

£600m needed for “never-ending backlog of repairs” of county's roads

The aftermath at the RNLI in Ferry Road, Eastney, Portsmouth, on Monday, September 7, 2026, after hundreds of protestors descended on Portsmouth vowing to prevent 140 migrants who arrived in a small boat stepping onto dry land.

Picture: Sarah Standing (070926-6946)

Row escalates between councillor and MP over RNLI comments

A migrant who was assessed by Hampshire County Council to be an adult was actually a child. Picture: David George

Afghan migrant assessed by Hampshire council as an adult was a child

Keith House. Image: LDRS

Planning reforms branded ‘backwards step’ by Hampshire councillor

Cllr Nick Adams-King, the leader of Hampshire County Council. Image: LDRS

Council leader says there are ‘no easy choices’ over £139m funding gap

3D Views of the first primary school for Welborne Garden Village. Image: Hampshire County Council

Plan is approved for new primary school

Patient waiting room

ADHD assessment waits reach a staggering 111 weeks

Proposed boundaries for Hampshire councils

Controversial council shake-up on hold: what happens next?

3D Views of the first primary school for Welborne Garden Village. Image: Hampshire County Council

Plans for Welborne's first primary school set to be approved

newly-opened M27 junction 10 in use on Monday 14th September 2026

Pictured: Route into Junction 10, westbound from the air

Picture: Habibur Rahman

First phase of new-look £100m junction 10 of M27 opens to the public

Crookhorn College

Schools’ ageing buildings get £9.8m revamp

newly-opened M27 junction 10 in use on Monday 14th September 2026

Pictured: Route into Junction 10, westbound from the air

Picture: Habibur Rahman

First phase of revamped junction 10 of M27 opens to the public

Locals from Havant went to the polls on Thursday in the local Borough and County elections.

Pictured - Terry Norton, Reform Candidate for Purbrook & Stakes South for County and Stakes for Borough. Former Deputy PCC

Photos by Alex Shute

Councillor slams false claims over Reform conference scrap

File photo of British pound notes

Councils asked to reveal LGR costs after merger plan was scrapped

Schools

Huge step taken towards creation of 80 new special needs places

Hayling Billy Line, Hayling Island

Work to improve Hayling Billy Trail can go ahead - start date

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