We are not Crying Wolf take notice and evacuate
We are not Crying Wolf take notice and evacuate Jaywick,Essex Thursday 12th January 2016:Jaywick is set to be evacuated because it is at risk of flooding tomorrow (January 13). Due to the severe weather warning of rain and strong winds, Essex Police will be calling at addresses in the town from 4pm this afternoon to […]
Reports of Christmas Day Disorder at HM Prison Cardiff
Reports of Christmas Day Disorder at HM Prison Cardiff Getting reports of disorder at HM Prison Cardiff. The disorder broke out just after 10am on Christmas Day on the Knox Road Estate in Cardiff. The prisons current role is 820 prisoners. The disorder comes following what authorities said it was a minor incident which was […]
Pack your bags and prepare to be transported across the globe when you enter the World Music Village at Victorious
Pack your bags and prepare to be transported across the globe when you enter the World Music Village at Victorious Victorious Festival is excited to announce a brand new area for 2016! The World Music Village, will be brought to you by Arms Around The Child, an international charity based in Portsmouth. Arms Around The […]
City Leaders Hit Back at Underperforming Accusation
City Leaders Hit Back at Underperforming Accusation The Leaders of Portsmouth and Southampton City Councils have hit back at claims of Hampshire being let down by underperformance in the south of the county. The two cities are among eight councils working to bring new powers and £900m of funding to the Solent area, but these […]
Isle of Wight Teaching Workshop hailed a success
Isle of Wight Teaching Workshop hailed a success More than 50 teachers from primary and secondary schools across the Isle of Wight met recently to find out about how to support personal development, behaviour and welfare within their schools, at Westridge Community Learning Centre. The aim of the event, organised jointly by the council’s public […]
Fostering free entry to the Emirates Spinnaker Tower
Fostering free entry to the Emirates Spinnaker Tower If you’ve been thinking about fostering, now is the time to care at the Emirates Spinnaker Tower on Wednesday 25 May, 7pm – 9pm. Entry to the tower on the evening is completely free, there is no need to book and anyone considering becoming a foster carer […]
Southampton Barristers Donate 5k to QA Renal Unit
Southampton Barristers Donate 5k to QA Renal Unit Portsmouth Hospitals Charity would like to say a huge thank you to College Chambers; a Southampton based barristers, for raising an incredible £5,104.87 for QA’s Renal Department. College Chambers held a fundraising ball at the Norton Park Hotel near Winchester. The ball had a spooky Halloween theme […]
Come and Meet your local road hero at Southampton’s family road safety education day
Come and Meet your local road hero at Southampton’s family road safety education day Meet your local road hero at Southampton’s family road safety education day Southampton City Council, in partnership with local emergency and rescue services, are hosting a special event in Guildhall Square on Saturday 7 May between 10am and 3pm to raise […]
Working on the Upside for Downside
Working on the Upside for Downside Work to convert the former Downside Middle School in Newport, commences this week. The site, which was closed as part of the school reorganisation in 2011, will become the home for Barton Primary School, the hub for the West and Central Wight family centre and a new Downside Community […]
Apprentices ‘rise to the top’ at the Hampshire County Council
Apprentices ‘rise to the top’ at the Hampshire County Council Apprentices at Hampshire County Council have been shadowing councillors and senior managers at work to get an insight into what it’s like running a £2 billion public service. Organised by apprentices taking part in the Brathay Apprentice Challenge during National Apprenticeship Week (where the theme […]
Police tackle knife related crime on the Isle of Wight
Police tackle knife related crime on the Isle of Wight Officers from Hampshire Constabulary and the Isle of Wight council Trading Standards team undertook a test purchasing operation relating to the sale of knives to teenagers. Anyone under the age of 18 is prohibited under the law to purchase a knife. Where a knife is […]
Handbag stolen in Andover School Raid
Handbag stolen in Andover School Raid Police would like to speak to him about a burglary that took place at a school in Andover. At around 4.30pm on Wednesday, March 16, a man entered The Education Centre, in Smannell Road, searched an office and took a purse from a handbag belonging to a member of […]
Potential Devolution for the Solent
Potential Devolution for the Solent The council has been involved in detailed discussions about the potential devolution of powers from government to, firstly, Hampshire and Isle of Wight and more recently, South Hampshire and Isle of Wight (the Solent), since July 2015. A key outcome of the negotiations for the council is to secure the […]
Hampshire school children in ‘gigantic’ sing
Hampshire school children in ‘gigantic’ sing Over 3,500 children, from 55 Hampshire schools, recently lent their voices to turn up the volume for ‘The Giant Sing’. Organised by Hampshire County Council’s Music Service ‘The Giant Sing’ comprised four performances, over two days, of the musical adaption of Oscar Wilde’s short story ‘The Selfish Giant’, composed […]
Together we can tackle child abuse in Portsmouth
Together we can tackle child abuse in Portsmouth Everyone has a role to play in protecting children and young people from abuse and neglect, which is why Portsmouth is supporting the Department of Education’s national campaign to tackle child abuse. Teachers, social workers, health professionals and the police are all well placed to look out […]
Local MP Welcomes Secondary School Allocation
Local MP Welcomes Secondary School Allocation Local MP Caroline Dinenage has welcomed the news that over 98% of parents applying for a Year 7 place have been offered a place at a secondary school of their choice, with 93.3% getting a place at their first preferred school through Hampshire County Council. Those pupils who did […]
High percentage gets secondary school of their choice
High percentage gets secondary school of their choice Hampshire County Council has once again been able to offer a high percentage of parents a place for their child at a secondary school of their choice today. In total, over 98% of parents applying for a Year 7 place have been offered a place at […]
Portsmouth Music Hub Wins Top Award
Portsmouth Music Hub Wins Top Award Portsmouth Music Hub has won the Music Education Council’s Major Award at a ceremony in London. The Music Teachers Award for Excellence, which took place on Thursday 25th February at London’s Carlton Tower Hotel, was hosted by Classic FM’s Margherita Taylor, and attended by 280 music industry guests. […]
Hampshire based conservation charity appears in prestigious Sunday Times list
Hampshire based conservation charity appears in prestigious Sunday Times list Marwell Wildlife was placed 17 out of 100 in the Best Companies to Work For in the Sunday Times lists for 2016. The action-orientated conservation charity is based in Hampshire and operates the 140 acre site Marwell Zoo. They employ 256 members of staff, from […]
Student Outrage after Portsmouth Uni offers 20 Syrian refugees a scholarship
Student Outrage after Portsmouth Uni offers 20 Syrian refugees a scholarship At a time where tuition fees have been increasing for us and grants are transforming into loans this would be an insulting use of the University’s funding. At a conservative estimate of tuition fees being £9000 and living expenses (Housing, food and bills) being […]
Bestival Creators Rob and Josie Da bank Honored by Top London Uni
Bestival Creators Rob and Josie Da bank Honored by Top London Uni Almost two and a half decades after meeting in the Goldsmiths Students’ Union as 18-year-olds, Bestival founders Josie and Rob da Bank are named Honorary Fellows of Goldsmiths, University of London today Thursday 18 February. Growing up in Hampshire, Robert John Gorham played […]
Isle of Wight Schools Improve across the Board
Isle of Wight Schools Improve across the Board A report noted by the Isle of Wight Council’s Executive on 26 January 2016, demonstrates the improvement taking place across the Island and at all levels of education. In Early Years education, the percentage of children achieving a Good Level of Development (GLD) was 72 per cent […]