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Kington Town Council asked for £25,000 to be a part of Herefordshire Youth Strategy

Residents owe £37.9m in council tax as new repayment rules approach

An RNLI Shannon Class Lifeboat

Portsmouth councillors back freedom of the city honour for RNLI

Migrants landed in Gosport on October 4

Councillors want Home Office to rule out more Gosport migrant landings

Portsmouth Guildhall is a beautiful building at the heart of the city and it is a Portsmouth landmark which brings people together.
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Taxpayers ‘should not pay’ for scrapped council shake-up, motion says

Hampshire bus stop

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

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 pay sparks fears of council ‘brain drain’

The Play Park under construction

Fareham council defends new playground

Map of the new Hampshire council area

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

RNLI boats bring migrants ashore at Eastney on Sunday, September 6, 2026

Government says Portsmouth will not become a small boat arrival point

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

Migrant Channel crossing incidents

British rescue boats sent out to collect migrant dinghy heading to UK

Around 120 migrants arrived in Portsmouth, Hampshire after being transferred from a single dingy south of the Isle of Wight in the English Channel by two RNLI lifeboats

Anger expressed at government's 'migrant site plans for Solent'

University of Portsmouth

University of Portsmouth to deliver new probation course

Proposed boundaries for Hampshire councils

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

Larne volunteer RNLI crew rescued two people onboard fishing boat that had broken down. Picture: Larne RNLI

Government to talk to social media firms about online abuse
It follows online vitriol aimed at volunteers - with local protesters also shouting ‘traitors’
Kelly Brown

Around 140 migrants arrive in Portsmouth, Hampshire after being transferred from a single dingy south of the Isle of Wight in the English Channel by two RNLI lifeboats, a mammoth operation is talking place on Sunday evening to process the illegal migrants, with dozens of government workers from Police, Border Force, Ambulance and Fire crews, along with a number of transport busses. Viewed from Hayling Island, just across the water. Dated 06/09/26.

Plea to never use Fort Blockhouse as an arrival centre for migrants

Spencer Wragg, Chair of Hampshire Police Federation and founder of the STEP (Suicide Trauma Education Prevention) campaign, and Sussex Police Federation Chair Raffaele Cioffi have called for the Government to make changes in order to prevent officer suicides.

Police call for government's help in preventing officer suicides

Masked anti-immigration protesters on the streets in Glasgow in June (Picture: Jeff J Mitchell)

Police ‘absolutely ready’ to use powers to ban masks at protests

File photo of British pound notes

Councils asked to reveal LGR costs after merger plan was scrapped

Planning applications have been submitted to the council.

"We are not greedy": Developer defends plan to drop affordable homes

Around 140 migrants arrive in Portsmouth, Hampshire after being transferred from a single dingy south of the Isle of Wight in the English Channel by two RNLI lifeboats, a mammoth operation is talking place on Sunday evening to process the illegal migrants, with dozens of government workers from Police, Border Force, Ambulance and Fire crews, along with a number of transport busses. Dated 06/09/26.

Protestors confuse Pakistan cricket team for migrants

£210m South East Investment Fund launched to support small and medium sized businesses

New £210m fund launched to help small business grow

New LGR map for Hampshire showing the new councils

Government pauses local government shake-up after legal challenges

The new local government reorganisation map for Hampshire showing the councils under LGR

Pressure to publish legal advice which stalled 'super councils' plan

New Fleet Solid Support ships are starting to be built, but last minute changes to their guns have cost the taxpayer £1.7m.

Last minute Royal Navy support ship changes sees loss in taxpayer cash

Gosport MP Caroline Dinenage.

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Council merger process slammed a ‘titanic waste’ of taxpayers’ money
Questions remain over the future of the county’s local councils
Jason Lewis

Map of the new Hampshire council area

City saved from ‘disaster’ after council shake-up plans put on hold

Concerns have been raised that a vital apprenticeship scheme which helps train sailors in the Royal Fleet Auxiliary will be scrapped. Pictured: RFA Lyme Bay at HMNB Gibraltar on Wednesday 11 March 2026.

'Disturbing and dangerous': Navy support apprenticeships face axe

New LGR map for Hampshire showing the new councils

Controversial shake-up of councils in Hampshire on hold

Police officers at the scene near Eastney Beach, Portsmouth, where hundreds of protesters have gathered, after a small boat thought to be containing asylum seekers and heading towards the coast sparked a major response with a helicopter, aeroplane and lifeboats sent to the scene. Picture date: Sunday September 6, 2026. Photo: Jamie Lashmar/PA Wire

Hundreds of protesters descend on Portsmouth after small boat arrival

Lesley Dunne, the owner of The Self Care Retreat Cosham

'Disgusting' incident sparks outraged letter to Home Secretary

A computer generated image of Skynet 6A

An open letter to Andy Burnham: Back Portsmouth with £2.4bn satellite

A computer generated image of Skynet 6A

'Back Portsmouth with £2bn Skynet satellite contract, Prime Minister'

Caroline Dinenage

Government commits to regulating funeral sector

Members of the Royal Navy (Benjamin Cremel/PA)

LGBT veterans urged to come forward, as search for claimants continues

The government has confirmed benefit payments are to be paid early this weekend - ahead of the August bank holiday.

The 11 benefits to be paid early this August bank holiday weekend

Bus Stop

Council’s £180m black hole puts buses, libraries and roads at risk

Changes are afoot at Hampshire's recycling centres

Hampshire waste deal could be extended to 2036 as details stay secret

Haslar Immigration Removal Centre

Government urged to lift secrecy over Haslar removal centre plans

Haslar Immigration Removal Centre

Gosport Council voices concerns over immigration centre expansion

Police and Crime Commissioner Donna Jones is urging the government to take action on loud, illegally modified exhausts

Hampshire launches crackdown on "ridiculously noisy" car exhausts

Over 35 e-bikes and e-scooters were seized in Portsmouth on Tuesday, January 20 as city-wide police operation targeted crime hotspots.

New E-scooter laws planned after Portsmouth councillors raise fears

Dame Caroline Dinenage, Member of Parliament for Gosport, has written to the Home Secretary calling for the Phase 2 plans of the Haslar Immigration Removal Centre to be considered by Gosport Borough Council.

"Unacceptable harm" as MP objects to plans to expand the Haslar IRC

The Haslar plans

Outcry over Haslar plans as residents are ‘prisoners in our own homes’

A firefighter at work

Fire engines, stations and kit get £24m upgrade

Fire at Headon Warren on the Isle of Wight

Cost of Hampshire fire service response to rising demands

Amanda Martin MP joins the Government's Transport Team

Portsmouth North MP joins Burnham's Transport Team

The state-of-the-art facility will be purpose-built

Ad Feature AG&P Industrial launches new fabrication yard

The Civic Offices in Guildhall Square, Portsmouth

‘Jobs defended as much as possible’ amid council reorganisation plans

Cllr Nick Adams-King, left, and Cllr Keith House. Photo: LDRS

Leaders clash over £500k legal challenge for councils’ reorganisation

The Henry Cort Community College has a Progress 8 score of -0.56 which is well below average and 35 per cent of students achieved a grade 5 or above in English and Maths in their GCSE exams in 2024.

Set-back in fight to stop relocation of secondary school

Off the fence - Amanda Martin

OFF THE FENCE: Andy Burnham - King of the (Portsmouth) North

Portsmouth Labour councillor defects to lib dems over council merger

Steph McGovern will host the celebration in Cornwall

Ad Feature Steph McGovern hosts first Vocational Day