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The new playground in Fareham town centre

‘Silenced’ councillors accused of ‘gagging themselves’ in row

Magistrate Ansar Gulzar stood as a candidate for the Aylesbury South West seat at last year's Buckinghamshire Council elections, but was not elected

Meet the five candidates battling for Portchester council seat

Alan Mak MP speaking to ITV

MP condemns Labour’s Budget 2026 for ignoring Havant

The new playground in Fareham town centre

Councillors say they were ‘silenced’ in playground fence row

Action is being taken to reduce youth unemployment in Peterborough.

Portsmouth youth unemployment concerns grow as jobs scheme announced

The Royal Beach Hotel in Southsea.

Picture: Sarah Standing (280526-2460)

Asylum accommodation to end at Southsea’s Royal Beach Hotel

Havant Borough Council

Council introduces more staff training after £16.6m spent 'unlawfully'

Football fans, including Pompey supporters, have not been allowed to drink alcohol in the stands since 1985

Pompey fans react as Andy Burnham wants to scrap stadiums alcohol rule

Eastbourne residents are being urged to check their electoral registration details or risk losing their chance to vote on the decisions that affect them. Photo: contributed

Leaders ask government to fast-track Hampshire mayoral election

File photo of British pound notes

Councils asked to reveal LGR costs after merger plan was scrapped

Prime minister Andy Burnham and Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch argue over defence spending in the House of Commons on September 9.

Burnham blasts Tory defence plan amid aim to fund forces and welfare

Sarah Jones MP, The Minister of State, speaking on the protest in Portsmouth.

MPs raise concerns over Eastney incident at the Commons

Map of the new Hampshire council area

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

Fire at Headon Warren on the Isle of Wight

Cost of Hampshire fire service response to rising demands

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
Off the Fence – by Amanda Martin, MP for Portsmouth North
Amanda Martin

Andy Burnham makes a speech outside 10 Downing Street after becoming Prime Minister (Picture: Stefan Rousseau)

Portsmouth MPs back Burnham as Lib Dems call for 'real change'

Stephen Morgan MP

POLITICAL COMMENT: MP welcomes calls to reshape National Lottery

Row over who should chair board on £1.3bn devolution authority

Row over who should chair board on £1.3bn devolution authority

Portsmouth area MPs have weighed in on the current state of the Defence Investment Plan.

MPs weigh-in on Defence Investment Plan

Stephen Morgan MP

POLITICAL COMMENT: £1.5 million to create inclusive schools

The prime minister refuses to walk away despite defence secretary John Healey and armed forces minister Al Carns resigning. Pictured: Sir Keir Starmer and then-defence secretary John Healey in front of a UK Typhoon fighter jet at Tusas airbase in Ankara during a visit to Turkey in October 2025

Starmer refuses to walk away after defence ministers quit over funding

The Royal Navy’s two aircraft carriers, HMS Queen Elizabeth and HMS Prince of Wales alongside in Portsmouth earlier this year

Ex-Royal Navy head says armed forces 'teetering on brink of disaster'

Cllr Nick Adams-King, leader of Hampshire County Council. Image: LDRS

Legal action "within three weeks" over local government shake-up in Hampshire

A voter placing a ballot paper in a ballot box at a polling station

Who is your councillor after the Hampshire County Council elections?

Hampshire County Council HQ. Image: LDR

What happens next in Hampshire after county council stalemate?

Amanda Martin MP and Stephen Morgan MP

"Why won't Portsmouth's Labour MPs say what they think?"
The gauntlet has been thrown down to the city’s two Labour MPs
Kelly Brown

Local elections 2026 in Hampshire

Time for “a proper grown-up conversation” about the future of councils

Title: Elections Portsmouth 2026 Pictured: Liberal Democrats Picture:Marcin Jedrysiak

Liberal Democrats strengthen grip on Portsmouth City Council

Rachel Millward, Deputy leader, Green Party of England and Wales

'When Green councillors are elected, people like what they see'

Fareham Civic Building. Photo: Maya George

What you need to know as Fareham heads into local elections

Kemi Badenoch described the delays to HMS Dragon reaching the eastern Mediterranean as "the most embarrassing thing" to happen to the UK. Labour has responded amid ongoing problems in the Royal Navy.

Badenoch brands HMS Dragon delay as 'embarrassing' during visit

Stephen Morgan MP

POLITICAL COMMENT: Social homes to be protected against selloffs

Stephen Morgan MP

City MP champions 'biggest single funding allocation to deliver more places for ...

Amanda Martin MP visiting local nursery provision

Campaign win for Portsmouth MP Amanda Martin as new Best Start nursery comes to ...

Havant MP Alan Mak has called on the Labour Government to axe their fuel tax increase

MP calls on Labour Government to axe fuel tax increase

Pictures of fly tipping shared by residents in Portsmouth

POLITICAL COMMENT: Amanda Martin MP welcomes crackdown on fly-tipping

POLITICAL COMMENT: "Waiting lists fall despite huge demand on NHS services over ...

Stephen Morgan MP

Stephen Morgan MP welcomes first rail fare freeze in thirty years

Stephen Morgan MP

City MP responds: A Spring Statement continuing Labour’s commitment to invest, r...

Stephen Morgan MP

Landmark consultation seeks Portsmouth’s views on major measures to protect chil...

Amanda Martin MP meeting with Network Rail and South Western Trains.

Amanda Martin MP welcomes first rail fare freeze in thirty years

MP Alan Mak has submitted his petition against car park charges to Labour-controlled Havant Borough Council

MP Alan Mak submits petition against car park charges to Labour-controlled Havan...

Stephen Morgan MP

POLITICAL COMMENT: MP welcomes energy price cap reduction for Portsmouth billpay...

Martin Tod

Calls made for on Government to bring forward Mayoral elections

Stephen Morgan MP

POLITICAL COMMENT: Stephen Morgan MP joins the frontline with Trading Standards ...

Havant MP Alan Mak has called for veteran and armed forces rail discounts to be protected by law

POLITICAL COMMENT: MP Alan Mak calls for veteran and armed forces rail discounts...

Havant MP Alan Mak has accused the Labour Government of undermining the UK's economic competitiveness

Havant MP Alan Mak accuses government of "undermining UK's economic competitiven...

Stephen Morgan MP

POLITICAL COMMENT: New Government plan will renew fostering and support local fo...

Alan Mak MP has accused Labour-controlled Havant Borough Council of a covert 'cash grab' over car park charges

POLITICAL COMMENT: MP Alan Mak accuses Labour-controlled Havant Borough Council ...

Amanda Martin MP at QA

POLITICAL COMMENT: Every cancer patient to get individual support plan says Port...

Stephen Morgan MP

"Every cancer patient to get individual support plan" says Portsmouth MP welcomi...

Amanda Martin MP

Political comment: Amanda Martin MP welcomes Labour's plan to protect leaseholde...

Alan Mak MP supporting the f40 campaign

Political comment: Havant MP Alan Mak supports campaign for fairer education fun...

Amanda Martin MP at Artful Dodgers Boxing Club in Cosham supporting their gloves not blades campaign.

Political comment: Amanda Martin MP welcomes Labour commitment to grassroots spo...

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