Villagers in Warsash are getting their landmark timepiece back following a major refurbishment of the clock tower. The clock in the 100-year-old tower in the heart of the village, which has not told the right time for more than 20 years, has been updated and will work again after a ceremonial switch-on this weekend. Fareham’s [...]
Fareham Mayor Trevor Cartwright has hit the 800 mile mark in his training for his charity bike ride around the Isle of Wight – and has already raised more than £1,400. Councillor Cartwright, who represents Warsash, has been non-stop training between his many appointments as Mayor and has cycled more than 800 miles since Christmas. [...]
A care company which looks after elderly people in their own homes celebrated its first birthday and new offices in Park Gate. Crowds of people packed into Home Instead Senior Care’s new office in Middle Road to mark the company’s first anniversary at an open day where Fareham MP Mark Hoban unveiled a plaque. The [...]
You wouldn’t normally find scarecrows on the streets of Warsash, but these colourful stuffed characters have been putting smiles on the faces of residents. The scarecrows have been spotted outside shops and businesses throughout the village and include the likes of Edward Scissorhands, a financial businessman, a dentist, a footballer and a baker. The competition [...]
Three schools in the Western Wards are closed today (June 30) as part of the national day of action by public sector employees. Brookfield School, Park Gate Primary and St Anthony’s Primary School in Titchfield Common are closed as a result of the national strike action by teachers. Those schools in the Western Wards that [...]
Angry Locks Heath residents are planning to form a trust to run their own GP surgery if their current doctors succeed in closing down the existing facility and transferring to Whiteley. Around 250 people packed into St John’s Church in Locks Heath last night to hear a proposal from a group of patients registered at [...]
Fareham Conservation Volunteers have been giving part of Holly Hill Country Park a bit of a makeover in preparation for the Fareham in Bloom judging next month. The volunteers spent the morning tackling overgrown bushes and foliage in the park as part of their regular voluntary work around the borough. Fareham Borough Council Countryside Officer [...]
Patients registered at a threatened Locks Heath surgery have been invited to a meeting to discuss its future tonight. The meeting to discuss the future of the Locks Road surgery is being held at St John’s Church in Church Road from 7pm to 8pm. The meeting is only open to people registered at the surgery [...]
Kylie Hookway has fulfilled her dream by opening her own hairdressing salon – and back in the Western Wards where she grew up. The 22-year-old former Brookfield School pupil has returned to Sarisbury to open the first Trevor Mitchell International salon east of the River Hamble opposite The Green on Bridge Road. The salon opened [...]
Travellers who invaded Titchfield Common last week have moved out of the borough. More than 30 caravans left Titchfield recreational ground on Friday evening – although 14 caravans initially moved to Burridge recreational ground. Police negotiated with the travellers to get them to move on from the Burridge site in Botley Road and the travellers [...]
