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Wickham Fire Station

Firefighters warn road changes could delay emergency response

Voco Fareham-Solent hotel

Council puts hotel and lorry park up for sale

Dentist

£3.7m earmarked for new NHS dental services in Hampshire

20mph speed limit sign. Picture: LDRS

Councillors to investigate claims 20mph scheme is too costly

Demonstrators during an anti-migrant protest in Gosport, Authorities are preparing for the arrival of a migrant dinghy heading for the south coast. The dinghy is being shadowed by French coastguard and rescue vessels, and is moving towards the Channel boundary line, according to ship tracking data. Picture date: Sunday October 4, 2026. PA Photo. Photo credit should read: Trevor Adams/PA Wire

Reform UK weighs legal action over "unnecessary" police restrictions

Road repairs. Picture: Hampshire County Council

Every road in Hampshire repaired through highways programme

Local schools and teachers share views as Government outlines legal crackdown on mobile use in classrooms (Credit: Robert Kneschke - stock.adobe.com)

Council to pay £2,300 after SEND delays left child without education

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Some school crossings have been withdrawn in Hampshire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

Smoke from a car fire on the A31 in the New Forest which then spread to heathland was visible from Portsmouth tonight

Hampshire's fire service has £600,000 bill after New Forest wildfire

Bus in Hampshire

Disabled bus pass holders to regain all-day weekday free travel

Idsworth Road (Baffins). AI said: "Often highlighted as one of the worst in the city, residents report numerous potholes, some up to 30cm deep, posing risks to vehicles and cyclists."

More than 150 roads repaired under £15m maintenance programme

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’

Hampshire County Council's regulatory committee.

Councillors warn that planning changes will ‘destroy’ local democracy

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
The High Court ordered new inquests three years ago - the criminal investigation is continuing
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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"

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 Pension Fund Panel and Board. Image: LDRS

Councillors clash over “pretty pitiful” pension fund responses

Paul Holmes MP speaking in the House of Commons on September 10

MP calls for migrant boats stopped offshore to be taken to Dover

Hampshire County Council HQ. Image: LDRS

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

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

Keith House. Image: LDRS

Planning reforms branded ‘backwards step’ by Hampshire councillor
The changes - which will see many planning applications decided by officers and not councillors - are a ‘big mistake’, says a senior councillor
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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

Crookhorn College

Schools’ ageing buildings get £9.8m revamp

Hayling Billy Line, Hayling Island

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

Fareham Library

Plan to move Fareham Library goes before Hampshire County Council

Hampshire County Council vehicles

Council drivers hit with parking and speeding fines

Potholes reported To Hampshire County Council via Fix My Street

The whopping sum it will take to get Hampshire's roads up to scratch

SEND classroom

Consultations open for new special needs places at two schools

Scales Picture: Unsplash

Hampshire invests £6.2m in weight loss programmes

Hampshire County Council HQ. Image: LDRS

Council to spend almost £500,000 on security upgrades

The Broadway Roundabout at Welborne

New roundabouts take shape as development continues on new town

Roads could start melting as sizzling temperatures continue to soar

Sheffield City Council removed England flags from lampposts.

Union Jack and St George’s flags removed by county council

Hampshire County Council HQ. Image: LDRS

Hundreds of staff leave council after major internal changes

King's Academy Lord Wilson students and staff celebrating the school's achievement. Image: LDRS

School celebrates national award for its work supporting children

Junk food is too readily available across Hampshire as obesity increases

Shocking scale of Hampshire's obesity crisis revealed