August 2004 News Archive

The Hayling Island-Gorron Twinning Association is reviving the 'Ale-ing Fest', Hayling's own beer festival, this year, in order to raise funds. The event will take place on Friday and Saturday at the Community Centre, Hayling Park. We shall ensure...

Sun worshippers enjoying the glorious weather on Hayling beach this weekend were treated to the close-up site of six WWII fighter planes on Sunday. The six planes flew at very low level over the water, to the joy of onlookers. No answer has yet b...

Our genial local railway owner, Bob Haddock, has big plans to extend his rails to meet the Hayling Ferry. He expects to meet opposition , not from the normal NIMBYS but as the track will encroach upon a site of special scientific interest, from th...

Outline planning permission has been granted for the Dilkusha Club to be demolished to make way for 10 homes. Four town house - Four Flats - two 4 bedroomed detached houses. This author has fond memories of the "Dilly" is the days when Hayling ha...

The 2004 Hayling carnival got off to a great start this year, with a much improved procession. The current spell of hot weather helped bring more people on to the streets, leaving most of the entire procession route lined with onlookers. The ...

Members at HISC will have their attention split just when the biggest sailing event in Chichester Harbour gets underway. As well as dodging the other 400 competitors in the annual Chichester Harbour Federation Week regatta, they will be following the...

A considerable amount of asbestos and other rubbish has been dumped at the Gunsight, Ferry Road today 6th August. Do you know somebody who has recently demolished an asbestos building who may have dumped it or perhaps thought they were paying a contr...

Computer Repair man from Hayling has discovered an old oil painting which had been covered by a modern painting. He paid £200 for the modern painting and then threw it away! He must have had some idea what was behind the canvas. The image depicted...

A holiday maker and her children spotted an object in the water at about 1010 and called the Coastguard on 999. A Coastguard unit was on scene by 1025 and decided that the object was definately a piece of ordnance and the area should be cleared. Th...

ANIMAL lover Jean Pyke has turned her back garden into a cemetery for 22 treasured pets ...and her husband Theo. His ashes - along with a special plaque - form the centrepiece of a bizarre memorial to the cats, dogs and budgies she has loved and l...

Having just returned from a triumphant Ride 2004, we are already planning next year’s celebratory 20th ride, which we want to make very special, with a number of innovations. The major committee debates have been about whether to make any route chang...

Two people have died in a suspicious fire at a block of flats in Hayling Island. Police were called to the blaze at Darra Court, on Seafront Road, shortly after 8pm yesterday (August 22). The two dead people, both male, were found at the address...

The Haylingisland.net staff do not normally publish items where the author wishes to remain anonymous, but as we know him, this time we will. --------------------------------------------------------------------- A Hayling Islander was...

The fire at Darra Court in Norfolk Crescent - UPDATE A neighbour spotted fire and smoke in the top floor flat Darra Court A man who was arrested after a fire at a seafront flat in which two people died, has been released on police bail....

Havant police are working closely with the major crime team today (August 24) to continue investigating the fire on Norfolk Crescent, Seafront, Hayling Island at 8pm on Sunday August 22. One 29 year old man, who was arrested late on Sunday night, w...

Pale Rider was the star of the Festival Pale Rider, a golden ale from the Kelham Island brewery in Sheffield, was voted best beer by common consent at the 8th Ale-ing Fest, held at the Hayling Island Community Centre on 6th and 7th August, where a...

After discussion with members of Hampshire CC staff recently, HIRA agreed to organise a survey of various matters relating to the use of the Billy Trail on Hayling. The requirement was to arrange for local people to be present on the Trail at specifi...

An 11-year-old boy, arrested in connection with the doubly fatal fire at Norfolk Crescent, Hayling Island, was released Wednesday night (August 25) on police bail, pending further inquiries. He will report to police on October 12. Another suspect w...

The regional news has just announced the name of one of the two men killed in the tragedy in the Crescent. The first name released was that of Tony Handley. He was 37 years old. No further details were given. Our thanks to the Web rea...