Hampshire County Council

Locks Heath Junior School. Image: Google Maps

Plans for 42 new SEND places open for public feedback

Zia Yusuf, Reform UK's spokesperson for home affairs visited Haslar Marina, Gosport, on Monday, October 5, 2026.

Picture: Sarah Standing (051026-9273)

Reform UK branded ‘sinister’ for reporting journalists over expose

Hampshire Orthopaedic Centre. Image: Hampshire Hospitals

Specialist says patients are never ‘too young’ for knee replacement

Waterlooville Town Centre

£1.8m revamp of Waterlooville town centre approved

Wickham Fire Station

Firefighters warn road changes could delay emergency response

Cllr George Madgwick

Reform councillor accuses ITV interfering with Portsmouth election

Voco Fareham-Solent hotel

Council puts hotel and lorry park up for sale

St John the Baptist Church of England Primary School in Titchfield Common

Primary school to cut reception places as pupil numbers fall

Dentist

£3.7m earmarked for new NHS dental services in Hampshire

A moulded alien mask which was stopped from going on sale in the UK after being tested by Hampshire trading standards. It was found to present a risk of suffocation. October 2026

Halloween alien mask and vampire teeth banned from going on sale

Slip roads on the M27 at junction 10 have fully opened.

Watch: M27 junction 10 slip roads open - see what the route is like

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Some school crossings have been withdrawn in Hampshire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

The M27's Junction 10 will be partially opening for motorists on Monday, October 12.

M27 Junction 10 slip roads to open as £100m scheme nears completion

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
Scrapping the former telephone service has saved around £67,000 a year
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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

A Voi Bikeshare bay

Bike-share scheme wins council backing despite objections blunder

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

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"

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 begins work on plan to drive economic growth

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 County Council HQ. Image: LDRS

Council agrees to pay £1,200 to child left without education
The council had not done enough to make sure the child received education while out of school
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Bursting with Autumn colours, Queen Elizabeth Country Park has it all with woods to explore, a park, an assault course, bike trails, a cafe and even a dog wash for your four-legged friends. And Butser Hill is always worth the climb for its stunning views across both the South Downs on one side and the Solent on the other side. Picture: Sam Moore

Warning from QE Country Park as scam event advertised

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

The aftermath at the RNLI in Ferry Road, Eastney, Portsmouth, on Monday, September 7, 2026, after hundreds of protestors descended on Portsmouth vowing to prevent 140 migrants who arrived in a small boat stepping onto dry land.

Picture: Sarah Standing (070926-6946)

Row escalates between councillor and MP over RNLI comments

A migrant who was assessed by Hampshire County Council to be an adult was actually a child. Picture: David George

Afghan migrant assessed by Hampshire council as an adult was a child

Keith House. Image: LDRS

Planning reforms branded ‘backwards step’ by Hampshire councillor

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

newly-opened M27 junction 10 in use on Monday 14th September 2026

Pictured: Route into Junction 10, westbound from the air

Picture: Habibur Rahman

First phase of new-look £100m junction 10 of M27 opens to the public

Crookhorn College

Schools’ ageing buildings get £9.8m revamp

newly-opened M27 junction 10 in use on Monday 14th September 2026

Pictured: Route into Junction 10, westbound from the air

Picture: Habibur Rahman

First phase of revamped junction 10 of M27 opens to the public

Locals from Havant went to the polls on Thursday in the local Borough and County elections.

Pictured - Terry Norton, Reform Candidate for Purbrook & Stakes South for County and Stakes for Borough. Former Deputy PCC

Photos by Alex Shute

Councillor slams false claims over Reform conference scrap

File photo of British pound notes

Councils asked to reveal LGR costs after merger plan was scrapped

Schools

Huge step taken towards creation of 80 new special needs places

Hayling Billy Line, Hayling Island

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

Opening date finally revealed for £100m new-look M27 junction 10

Fareham Library

Plan to move Fareham Library goes before Hampshire County Council

Hampshire County Council vehicles

Council drivers hit with parking and speeding fines

Hayling Billy Line, Hayling Island

£500,000 worth of improvements on the cards for Hayling Billy Trail

Bus Stop

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

Havant Railway Bridge - artist's impression

Works to begin within weeks for replacement of aging footbridge

Raingardens are being installed in Serpentine Road

Next phase of scheme to cut sewer overflows approved as costs double

The A31 fire in the New Forest

Hampshire trading standards patrols ramp up as barbecue ban begins

Thousands of people objected the plan for a quarry at Hamble Airfield

Fresh legal challenge to be launched against bid to create new quarry

GCSE results day at Horndean Technology College.

Pictured: Jamie Gauntlet and Oliver Smith

Picture: Marcin Jedrysiak

Live GCSE results: Anticipation as nervous students collect their results