October 2006 News Archive

Professor Mike Clark of the Geodata Institute urged Chichester Harbour to prepare for the effects of climate change at a conference held last week.   ...

Chichester Harbour Conservancy in conjunction with Three Harbours Beef are hosting a Farm Walks & Talks Experience. The event will be held on Sunday 22 October at Tournerbury Farm, Hayling Island.    The Farm Walks & Tal...

It would’ve taken far more than strong winds and early heavy rain to put the dampeners on events, at the Hayling Seaside Railway’s annual Members Day on Sunday 1st October. Held to celebrate another successful season of narrow gauge trains between...

Are you interested in helping out the Hayling Island Voluntary Services at the Hayling Health Centre.? As lit...

Sudden storms on Hayling this morning have had most islanders staying inside in the dry, but not the residents of Old School Drive who turned out to see the damage caused when one of the neighbouring houses was struck by lightning at 9.40 this mor...

A Hayling family has been credited with saving the lives of a boatload of African immigrants after plucking them from their sinking vessel during a Mediterranean cruise. Skipper Luke Danby, 35, turned rescuer after spotting the migran...

An unusual display of art work is on display at Pallant House Gallery next week (25-31 October). The pieces were all submitted as part of the ‘Earth, Air & Water’ art ev...

Yesterday afternoon just after 5.30pm Hayling Island Coastguard team member, Steve Mann, witnessed what he thought was a SOS message flashed by torchlight towards the Control Tower at Hayling Island Sailing Club. Steve responded to the SOS mess...

  Two new paths suitable for wheelchairs have recently been laid; both lead to fantastic views over Chichester Harbour Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB). ...

Tuesday evening saw a car crash on Church Road result in the Island's main road route being closed for around an hour. The crash, between a private car and a refuse skip , happened after dark at around 8pm as the North bound car collided w...

Homes and businesses across the island are currently without water due to what Portsmouth Water have referred to as "an emergency shut-off". No-one from Portsmouth water was able to give any further explanation and their website currently ...

Hayling Island Author, Pauline Rowson, has scored a major success with her popular marine mystery novels at the world’s biggest book fair in Frankfurt in October.  Pauline has sold translation rig...

The Ale-ing Fest, Hayling’s very own beer festival, ran out of beer and cider on the Saturday night of 7th October. That was a first in 11 years and we were obviously victims of our ...

Stoke Post Office, on Havant Road is closed today after two armed men held it up at gun point yesterday evening. The two men, wearing balaclavas and armed with a handgun burst in to the shop and demanded money from owner Mahesh Patel at gu...

A comprehensive new guide to Chichester Harbour was launched this week. The 142-page book, Chichester Harbour - A Reference Guide', has been published by Chichester Harbour Conservancy. It contains a wealth of information about t...