May 2007 News Archive

A fire engine attended two small grass fires along the billy trail this afternoon, the first fire at about 4.30 was close to the langstone bridge and was soon bought under control, A second fire was then reported by a passers by about 20 minutes l...

Large numbers of police are currently searching a house in Beach Road, believed to belong to the family of infamous local landlord Christopher Mincham. At least 5 police vehicles and over a dozen uniformed offers have been at the premises ...

Hayling went to the polls yesterday to vote in the local elections, with 34% of East Hayling Residents and an impressive 42% of West Hayling residents turning out to have their say with regards to local government.  Conservative coun...

The man injured in the police raid in beach road, reported here last night, is said to be a Bailiff working on behalf of the Inland Revenue. The un-named Bailiff was removed from the scene by ambulance aft...

A racing bike belonging to Paul Fisher, the  Hayling to Paris Fundraising Bike Ride Chairman, was stolen from outside a house in St Leonard's Avenue last Sunday evening, 6 May. On the day that his bike disappeared, Paul had completed ...

The Newtown Hotel will be under new ownership from 4th June. Keith Boothroyd, local property developer, has exchanged contracts and wants to make it "The place to be" on Hayling Island. Keith had previously wanted to renovate the Hayling Bay Hote...

 The first ever Hayling Island Scarecrow Festival will take place in the week of July 28th to August 4th. ...

The beautiful maytree that was the subject of the news item on 13 February 2007 has been reprieved following the Planning Inspectorate visit and decision on 17 May 2007. It may be recalled that Pullingers submitted a planning application to demoli...

A fire appliance was in attendance around midnight last night at the latest of a recent spate of burned out vehicles on the sea front car parks on Hayling. Despite assurances to locals that there is no increase in crime on the Island this is now t...

ISSUE OF THE HAYLING ISLANDER A BIKE RIDE CAUTIONARY TALE Readers may recall what happ...

Fat Face, the active lifestyle brand has confirmed that it will be running the second Night Windsurf on the 8-9th September 2007 on Hayling Island, following its spectacular inaugural event last year. ...

Clear skies and sunshine were the order of the day at Hayling on Sunday 20 May, when the Island’s Beachlands sea front was host to not one but two, great classic vehicle events on the same day. While the Inn on the Beach played host to the...

Sinah Warren Hotel & Spa, Hayling Island has been featured in the current issue (5 June) of OK! Magazine. The magazine's 'HOT' section has an article on page 25, with the following write-up: Why is it so special? The hotel & spa is situated j...

May Bank Holiday and all is quiet in Horndean, until about 300 military vehicles turn up at Five Heads Road for the annual Overlord Show! As a family we have attended 3 of these shows with our truck (CKW 352) a short wheel based 'Jimmy' Richard set...

A run-down kiosk on Hayling seafront has been given a new lease of life with a seaside themed artistic make-over. The kiosk, at the end of Chichester Avenue, has been looking rather unloved in recent years, being one of the seafront buildings that...