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 [...]
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 [...]
Building work is now under way for the £64m new Whiteley shopping centre. Mike Evans, the chairman of Whiteley Parish Council, ceremonially started the digging for the new 300,000 sq ft centre which will have more than 50 shop and restaurant outlets. Demolition work and site clearance has now been completed which means the year-long [...]
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 [...]
Nearly 80 people donned Father Christmas suits and walked the Whiteley Santa Fun Walk. The walkers, who ranged from two years of age to 82, had a fantastic time despite the ominous weather forecasts for the event. Around £250 was raised for the Hampshire and Isle of Wight Air Ambulance when the group, all wearing [...]
School children in Whiteley and Sarisbury Green will be learning a host of new words thanks to the Whiteley Rotary Club’s Dictionary 4 Life scheme. The club has raised cash and received funding from Fareham Borough Council to provide 200 Year 6 pupils at Whiteley Primary and Sarisbury Junior schools with the dictionaries. The Usborne [...]
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 [...]
Ever wondered what it would be like to be Santa for the day? Well now you can with the Whiteley Santa Fun Walk. The Rotary Club of Whiteley is urging residents to join in a charity walk to raise money for the Hampshire Air Ambulance. Organiser Pauline Kidd decided it would be a great idea [...]
Police have issued a warning to motorists after seven cars were broken into in Whiteley. Thieves took a Garmin Nuvi 3760T satellite navigation system when the cars were broken into at Oak Coppice Road and Thyme Avenue. Other items taken were CDs, a memory stick and money during the break-ins which took place between November 8 and [...]
Staff at Elemense recruitment company in Whiteley will take to the 10-mile BUPA Great South Run for a baby charity. The team of 11 hope to raise more than £2,000 for Friends of PICU, Southampton General Hospital’s Paedatric Intensive Care Unit. Ed Whitehouse, Ashton Church, Tiwalola Otukpe, Lauren Barker, Gemma Lovejoy, Debbie Stock, Nathan Taylor, [...]
