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Eastleigh News @eastleighnews.co.uk · 2d
Reform UK challenges Chandler’s Ford council over vacancy www.eastleighnews.co.uk/2025/11/refo...
Reform UK challenges Chandler’s Ford council over vacancy | Eastleigh News
Reform UK questions the Parish Council’s plan to fill a vacant Lib Dem seat by co-option, arguing residents should have a chance to vote.
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Eastleigh News @eastleighnews.co.uk · 2d
Appeal to find missing Bishopstoke cat www.eastleighnews.co.uk/2025/11/miss...
Appeal to find missing Bishopstoke cat | Eastleigh News
A small black cat named Luna has gone missing from Dolphin Close, Bishopstoke. Last seen on Friday 24 October. Please check sheds and garages.
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Eastleigh News @eastleighnews.co.uk · 9d
Get real! Reform UK Hamble Valley site uses AI ‘fake people’ image www.eastleighnews.co.uk/2025/10/get-...
Get real! Reform UK Hamble Valley site uses AI ‘fake people’ image | Eastleigh News
Reform UK’s Hamble Valley branch faces criticism after using an AI image of 'Fake People,” which included a person of colour
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bitternepark.info @bitternepark.info · 9d
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Eastleigh News @eastleighnews.co.uk · 9d
Bishopstoke pharmacist Sultan ‘Sid’ Dajani is backing TV adventurer Jordan Wylie’s 2025 Antarctic Odyssey — a world-first expedition to raise £100,000 for the Army Cadet Charitable Trust UK. #Eastleigh #Bishopstoke www.eastleighnews.co.uk/2025/10/bish...
Bishopstoke pharmacist backs TV adventurer’s Antarctic challenge | Eastleigh News
Bishopstoke pharmacist Sultan ‘Sid’ Dajani sponsors TV adventurer Jordan Wylie’s 2025 Antarctic expedition to raise funds for charity.
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Eastleigh News @eastleighnews.co.uk · 10d
Councillors fears raised in 2013 that Eastleigh Museum could one day be “closed and sold off” have come true. The High Street building, once the Salvation Army Barracks, is now on the market for £360,000 .
Councillors fears come true as museum is put up for sale | Eastleigh News
The former Eastleigh Museum building has gone on sale for £360,000, confirming councillors’ 2013 warnings the venue could one day be sold off
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Eastleigh News @eastleighnews.co.uk · 10d
A new “super-council” meant to save money is hiring bosses on up to £180k — for three-day-a-week jobs. The Hampshire and Solent Combined County Authority says it will cut duplication, but locals may question the cost. #Eastleigh #Hampshire #Solent
Three-day-week bosses on £180k as new Solent super-council hires
A new “super-council” meant to save money is hiring top officers on up to £180k for three-day-a-week roles as part of merger plans.
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Eastleigh News @eastleighnews.co.uk · Sep 19
B&Q backs Eastleigh housing charity with major home renovation www.eastleighnews.co.uk/2025/09/bq-s...
B&Q volunteers refurbish Fledge home in Eastleigh
B&Q staff from Eastleigh HQ helped refurbish a Fledge home for young adults, launching the retailer’s 2025 Community Days programme.
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Eastleigh News @eastleighnews.co.uk · Sep 19
Bishopstoke’s promised allotments still fenced off 12 years after councillors backed housing scheme www.eastleighnews.co.uk/2025/09/bish...
Bishopstoke’s promised allotments still fenced off 12 years after councillors backed housing scheme | Eastleigh News
Bishopstoke’s Bow Lake allotments remain fenced off 12 years after councillors approved 85 homes, despite promises of community space
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Eastleigh News @eastleighnews.co.uk · Sep 10
Eastleigh chases £19m after collapse of Bournemouth factory lease www.eastleighnews.co.uk/2025/09/east...
Eastleigh chases £19m after Bournemouth factory lease collapse costs hit £250k a month
Eastleigh Borough Council has lodged a £19m claim after its Bournemouth Airport factory investment collapsed. The site stands empty, costing £250k a month in lost rent, rates and bills.
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Eastleigh News @eastleighnews.co.uk · Sep 10
Gym with 1,000 members at risk as council proposes scrapping free evening parking www.eastleighnews.co.uk/2025/09/gym-...
Gym with 1,000 members at risk as council proposes scrapping free evening parking | Eastleigh News
Eastleigh gym boss warns his business could shut if evening parking charges return to the Swan Centre, risking five jobs and 1,000 members.
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Eastleigh News @eastleighnews.co.uk · Sep 10
Lapstone pub U-turns on £100 fines — introduces £20 parking pass instead www.eastleighnews.co.uk/2025/09/laps...
Lapstone pub scraps £100 fines and brings in £20 parking pass
The Lapstone pub in Horton Heath ditches ANPR fines and launches a £20 monthly parking pass after backlash from school-run parents.
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Eastleigh News @eastleighnews.co.uk · Jun 30
🚨 Eastleigh must keep borrowing to stay afloat, report warns

📉 Debt to hit £622m
📉 Net worth drops £10m
📂 Draft accounts now open for inspection
🔎 #Eastleigh #LocalGov #CouncilDebt #OneHortonHeath #Hampshire #PublicSpending
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Eastleigh borrowing must continue to keep council afloat
Eastleigh Borough Council warns it must keep borrowing to stay afloat as debt is forecast to hit £622m and net worth drops by £10m.
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Eastleigh News @eastleighnews.co.uk · Jun 30
Eastleigh housing staff sent out to pick litter while waiting for OHH housing www.eastleighnews.co.uk/2025/06/east...
Eastleigh council staff picking litter as One Horton Heath housing is delayed
Eastleigh’s £500m One Horton Heath project faces delays as staff are sent to pick litter and key housing and road milestones slip.
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Eastleigh News @eastleighnews.co.uk · Jun 30
Not been able to access the OHH site for days. No X or BSky account for them either.
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Eastleigh News @eastleighnews.co.uk · Jun 30
Councillors pocket nearly half a million in allowances www.eastleighnews.co.uk/2025/06/east...
Councillors pocket nearly half a million in allowances
Eastleigh’s 39 councillors shared £463,787 in allowances last year - a 2.92% rise. Top earners include leadership and opposition chief.
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Eastleigh News @eastleighnews.co.uk · Jun 30
Furious Allbrook residents hit back at merger plan with Eastleigh Town and Boyatt Wood — calling it a “Lib Dem pre-emptive land grab”.
93% voted against in a local consultation. Decision to be made at 6pm tonight at Eastleigh House. #Eastleigh #Allbrook www.eastleighnews.co.uk/2025/06/allb...
Allbrook residents slam ‘Lib Dem land grab’ as 93% reject parish merger
Allbrook residents overwhelmingly reject a parish merger plan, branding it a “Lib Dem land grab” ahead of tonight’s crunch council meeting.
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Eastleigh News @eastleighnews.co.uk · Jun 24
Winchester Vice-Chancellor awarded CBE in King’s Birthday Honours www.eastleighnews.co.uk/2025/06/sara...
Winchester Vice-Chancellor Professor Sarah Greer awarded CBE in King’s Honours
Professor Sarah Greer, Vice-Chancellor of Winchester University, has been appointed CBE in the King’s Birthday Honours for services to higher education.
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Eastleigh News @eastleighnews.co.uk · Jun 23
As US bombs hit Iran’s underground nuclear bunkers, a reminder: the first bunker busters were tested in Hampshire in 1943 to stop Hitler’s V-2s. www.eastleighnews.co.uk/2025/06/us-b...
US bombs Iran bunkers - Hampshire’s wartime link remembered
As US forces bomb Iran's underground bunkers, we revisit the revolutionary Tallboy bomb — tested in wartime Hampshire to stop Nazi V2s.
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Eastleigh News @eastleighnews.co.uk · Jun 14
Masked men raid phone shop in Friday the 13th daylight raid www.eastleighnews.co.uk/2025/06/east...
Masked men raid Eastleigh shop in Friday 13th robbery
Three masked men raided the 3 store in Eastleigh on Friday the 13th. Police appeal for footage as CCTV system faces mounting criticism.
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Eastleigh News @eastleighnews.co.uk · Jun 11
Council to give verbal update on fire-risk office block with Grenfell-style cladding www.eastleighnews.co.uk/2025/06/wess...
Verbal update on fire-risk Eastleigh office block with Grenfell cladding
Eastleigh Borough Council to give a verbal-only update on the closure of Wessex House, which as aluminium cladding linked to Grenfell fire
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Eastleigh News @eastleighnews.co.uk · May 31
Reform UK edges ahead in latest Eastleigh poll www.eastleighnews.co.uk/2025/05/refo...
Reform UK edges ahead in latest Eastleigh poll
Reform UK leads new MRP poll in Eastleigh, overtaking Lib Dems and Conservatives. Local results show mixed picture as party builds momentum
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Eastleigh News @eastleighnews.co.uk · May 31
Councillor launches campaign to be Lib Dem mayoral candidate www.eastleighnews.co.uk/2025/05/coun...
Councillor launches campaign to be Lib Dem mayoral candidate
A New Forest councillor has thrown his hat into the ring to be the Liberal Democrat candidate for the first regional mayor of Hampshire and IOW
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Eastleigh News @eastleighnews.co.uk · May 31
City leader steps down to pursue regional mayor role www.eastleighnews.co.uk/2025/05/fiel...
Lorna Fielker to stand down as Southampton leader to run for regional mayor
Southampton City Council leader Lorna Fielker will step down to focus on becoming Labour’s candidate for Hampshire and IOW regional mayor.
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Eastleigh News @eastleighnews.co.uk · May 31
Police investigate criminal damage in Allbrook www.eastleighnews.co.uk/2025/05/poli...
Police investigate criminal damage in Allbrook | Eastleigh News
Police are appealing for witnesses and information following a report of criminal damage at a property on Allbrook Knoll, Eastleigh.
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