Whiteley printing press manufacturers Edale are recruiting new staff while celebrating the opening of a new unit. Three engineering jobs are available at the firm’s new unit at the Solent Business Park, which was opened by the Mayor of Fareham, Councillor Trevor Cartwright. The company designs and manufacturers printing presses and specialises in flexographic and [...]
Homebuyers in Sarisbury Green could be delivered a special Valentine’s Day treat from housebuilder firm Miller Homes. With love in the air, the national company is hoping to give homebuyers even more of a reason to fall in love with Admiral’s Wood, based on the Coldeast site. Anyone who reserves a new home at the [...]
Councillors have hit back at a plan to add a mezzanine floor to the new Whiteley Shopping Centre – fearing it could affect trade in Locks Heath. Developers The Whiteley Co-Ownership plan to add another layer to shops in the £64 million development, which is yet to be built, after demands from some of the [...]
Uncertainty surrounds the future of the Peacocks clothing concession in the Locks Heath Centre after the national chain went into administration this week. The clothing retailer has a large space inside The Co-operative supermarket in the Locks Heath Centre and is currently continuing to trade. But bosses at The Co-operative said they were unsure how [...]
The train company that runs services through the Western Wards has announced it is to spend £188.8m on 130 new Electrostar carriages to provide more capacity on its busy network. Southern, which operates routes through Swanwick and Burseldon, said it had ordered the carriages from Canadian firm Bombardier and they would be built at the firm’s factory in [...]
The Solent Hotel and Spa in Whiteley has clinched the top spot in the 2011 Beautiful South’s Awards for Excellence with a Gold Award in the Business Tourism category. The awards, held at Denbies Wine Estate in Surrey, recognise businesses and destinations across the tourism industry for their exceptional levels of customer service and dedication [...]
Marks and Spencer and Next are confirmed as retailers in a £64million development scheme at the Whiteley Outlet Village. Design plans in store for new Whiteley shopping centre The Whiteley Co-Ownership Trust has announced approximately 50 per cent of the floorspace has already been let for the 300,000 sq ft development located next to the Tesco [...]
Fareham-based IT company Taylor Made Computer Solutions has beaten off stiff competition from around the UK and Europe to win two coveted awards at an industry summit in Amsterdam. Taylor Made Computer Solutions outperformed other IT companies, winning two of the five awards during the ceremony hosted by N-Able, industry leaders in managed services software. [...]
Nine jobs are to be cut at The Co-operative supermarket in Locks Heath as part of a review of the business country-wide. Of the 166 full and part-time members of staff at the store in the Locks Heath shopping centre, the equivalent of nine full-time employees are being urged to take voluntary redundancy. After conducting [...]
Ten jobs will be created after councillors gave the go-ahead for a Costa Coffee kiosk to be built in the Locks Heath shopping centre. Fareham Borough Council planning committee voted in favour of the 1,500 sq ft pod at the centre, which will come equipped with indoor and outdoor seating. Centre owners NewRiver Retail are [...]
