January 2005 News Archive

Seaside Railway Supports Tsunami Appeal. In addition to its regular weekend trains scheduled for New Years Day and Sunday 2 January, the volunteers of the East Hayling Light Railway will be turning out to run an additional day of services on ...

HIRA Report for January 2005 HIRA January Meeting to address Beach & Tourism On Thursday, 20th January, the HIRA open meeting will present various aspects of Beach Development and Tourism. It is hoped to look at s...

HIRA Executive Committee. Minutes of meeting held on December 14th, 2004 at Sunnyside Hall. Present.: A Higham (AH), D Turvey (DT), P Fisher (PF), Robert Blindell (RB), Nigel & Lesley Marsden (NM &LM). ), L...

1. Improvements to Eastoke Corner (as recommended by consultants) Re-align road Pedestrianise area Landscape the area 2. Gateway Improvements: North Hayling (south of bridge) including bet...

Langstone Harbour Boards is going to increase their charges to the Hayling Ferry for use of the jetty by £13,000 per year. The Board deems it necessary that the Ferry should pay 80% of the costs of running the jetty as they use it the most...

Thanks to an eight-week work entry programme, a 29-year-old has got his first paid job and Havant Borough Council has a new member of staff who has first-hand experience of the importance of Disability Access. Paul Burgham-Wilson, who is regi...

Fifty homes had to be evacuated after a fire broke out at a supermarket. The fire at Waitrose Supermarket, North Street, Havant, started on Thursday evening. More than 100 firefighters were needed to bring the blaze under control. Residen...

You may or may not know about the critical condition of the East Head peninsula, off the Witterings, in Chichester Harbour. I believe its loss would be disastrous for Chichester Harbour and encourage you to read the attached document on the subject. ...

We have received an unprecedented number of entries for the 20th Ride at this stage of planning and so if you want to join us, please get your entry in now! Mary Burras Followers of Bike Ride history will know that the ev...

Below is a link to the HBC website where two documents and a coloured plan of proposals for the "Liveability" program reside. http://www.havant.gov.uk/havant-4197 Ple...

Reporters from 'The News' were today in the Crescent on the Seafront interviewing residents and taking photographs of the properties of local 'landlord' Christopher Mincham, following his incarceration today for non-payment of council tax. Reporte...

Agreement has been reached by all interested parties that short term action should be taken to repair the 90 metre long eroded section of sand dunes at the neck of East Head. This will be done by recycling approximately 8000 cubic metres of sand a...

Officers from Havant Borough Council today (26 January 2005) used a warrant to gain entry to a prominent Grade 2 listed building on Hayling Island after evidence revealed unauthorised works were being carried out. The warrant was obtained ...

Havant police are today launching an investigation following a robbery at the Post Office on Havant Road, Hayling Island at 5pm Monday, January 24. Approximately £12,000 in cash was stolen from the safe. The shop worker was threatened during t...

Passionate Audience Involvement at Tourism Meeting A well-attended Residents’ Association meeting on tourism raised passions amongst a number of members of the audience. In particular a range of points were made about the extent to which vari...

A MAN has been hailed a hero after walking into a burning house three times in a bid to rescue a mother and her two children from the flames. Mick Hornsby never hesitated when fire broke out about 6pm yesterday in an upstairs room at neighbouring...