Welcome to Eastleigh News

You can change this text in the options panel in the admin

Eastleigh's only independent online news site

Member Login
Lost your password?
Not a member yet? Sign Up!

Monthly Archives: September 2010

Coombs off to flying start

By
September 30, 2010
Coombs off to flying start

Four time county finalist and 2009 southern counties open class finalist Mark ‘Kid Kurylak’ Coombs made a flying start to his professional boxing career last Saturday at the Fleming Park Leisure centre in Eastleigh after a stunning third round knock out victory over Scunthorpes’s Davey Jones on his pro debut. After a successful career...
Read More »

Even more van break ins

By
September 30, 2010
Even more van break ins

More power tools worth hundreds of pounds have been taken in anther spate of overnight van – break ins in Eastleigh. This time three vehicles  in  two days were hit in central Eastleigh . Thieves struck in Newtown  stealing equipment from vehicles parked in Archers Road and The Crescent a van in Goldsmith Road was...
Read More »

Crackdown on council newspapers

By
September 29, 2010
Crackdown on council newspapers

Communities’ secretary Eric Pickles has announced plans to crackdown on ‘free’ council newspapers like Eastleigh’s ‘Borough News’ – which he described as ‘Town hall Pravdas’. Critics of free council papers say they are biased in their support of council projects and provide unfair completion to local businesses and media outlets. A recent edition of...
Read More »

Bringing Books Alive For Charity

By
September 29, 2010
Bringing Books Alive For Charity

Children at Woodhill School in Botley will be dressing up as their favourite fictional characters in order to raise money for a local charity on Friday, 1st October. The pupils are already planning to collect produce for Friends of the Homeless at their Harvest Festival and when they heard that this charity, which helps...
Read More »

Les Miserables Anniversary at Eastleigh Cinema

By
September 28, 2010
Les Miserables Anniversary at Eastleigh Cinema

Vue Eastleigh will be screening the one-off 25th Anniversary performance of the World’s longest running musical, Les Miserables. The Cinema, located in the Swan Centre will be showing this stunning interpretation of  Victor Hugo’s on masterpiece on Sunday 3 October The special performance from the O2 arena in London, which sold out in record...
Read More »

Eastleigh residents denied local referendum

By
September 27, 2010
Eastleigh residents denied local referendum

Eastleigh residents are being asked if they want to directly elect their own Mayor, although they are being denied the chance to hold a referendum in order to decide. Recent legislation requires all councils to make changes to the way they choose their leader. They have to adopt one of two options – the...
Read More »

Tew makes it Three

By
September 27, 2010
Tew makes it Three

Undefeated Matty Tew maintained his unbeaten record after stopping Pavel Senkovs yesterday evening at the Fleming Park Leisure Centre in Eastleigh. It was clear from the opening bell that both fighters were determined to take their opponent out and the fight would be a classic tear up. Unfortunately for Senkovs, local favourite Tew had both...
Read More »

FA Cup: Eastleigh rocks Bognor

By
September 26, 2010
FA Cup: Eastleigh rocks Bognor

Eastleigh ensured their name will be in the draw for the FA Cup 3rd Qualifying Round following a 2-0 success at home to Bognor Regis Town. The Spitfires’ Ryman Division One South opponents fell behind to an opportunist goal by Richard Graham in the 23rd minute, a lead which was doubled nine minutes from...
Read More »

Government to axe ‘warmfront’ grants

By
September 26, 2010
Government to axe ‘warmfront’ grants

The government are to continue the previous administration’s policy of gradually withdrawing ‘warmfront’ grants which entitles the elderly and needy to free insulation for their homes it has emerged. Chris Huhne the Energy minister, has announced that grants are to be phased out and replaced by loans under the new ‘green deal.’ In future...
Read More »

Mayors Appeal totals £29k

By
September 25, 2010
Mayors Appeal totals £29k

Local charities have benefitted from donations totalling over £29,000 as a result of the Mayor of Eastleigh’s Charity Appeal for 2009/10. The former Mayor of Eastleigh, Councillor Pamela Holden-Brown chose three charities that would benefit from the considerable efforts of the Appeal Committee who staged dozens of fund raising events. The three charities were...
Read More »

“We prefer to live next to a dump”

By
September 25, 2010
“We prefer to live next to a dump”

Snooty councillors on the Conservative dominated Chandlers Ford and Hiltingbury local Area Committee have put the kibosh on a Co-op convenience store opening on Hursley road. Planning permission had been sought to convert the derelict Forum garage, fast becoming an eyesore, into a late night supermarket but the committee backed almost 600 residents who...
Read More »

Daylight Robbery

By
September 24, 2010
Daylight Robbery

Have you seen anyone walking through Eastleigh carrying a top-of-the range 40” flat screen telly recently? Cops are appealing for witnesses following an audacious daytime burglary in the centre of Eastleigh on Wednesday, September 22. The incident occurred between 6.55am and 3.15pm at an address in Blenheim Road. A black 40inch Sony Bravia LCD...
Read More »

County prepares to axe jobs

By
September 23, 2010
County prepares to axe jobs

County Council Chiefs are preparing to swing the axe in anticipation of government public sector spending cuts to be announced in October and are already planning which services are going to get the chop. This year Hampshire has already seen in year funding cuts of £8.4million revenue and £9.6million capital, mainly effecting Children Services...
Read More »

The Russians are coming…

By
September 22, 2010
The Russians are coming…

The shutters were down at the Monks Brook filling station on Chesnut Avenue yesterday prompting fears that the Total garage had been sold to Russian state owned gas and oil giant Gazprom. It transpired that the Passfield Avenue station had to close its doors when a technical problem affecting their tills left them unable...
Read More »

Burglars swag bag found

By
September 22, 2010
Burglars swag bag found

Do you recognise any of the items above? Hedge End Police want to locate the owners of personal property that has been found inside a blue drawstring bag. The bag was located in a small stream on Shamblehurst Lane North on August 30. Inside the bag was a selection of property including jewellery and...
Read More »