A brand new NHS crisis tracker means you can find out in seconds. Jeremy Hunt would rather none of us saw just how much pressure the NHS is under. But now there’s an online map which brings together thousands of real ‘behind the scenes’ stories from the NHS near you – from patients, paramedics, nurses […]
We are happy to announce that the successful Gosport Through My Eyes photography competition in partnership with Blitz Photography will once again be open to entries this year! Gosport Through My Eyes Every picture tells a story – this is mine How do you see and experience Gosport? This is a photo competition open to […]
This month, Ministers are expected to release their much-delayed housing white paper. It follows almost 1000 announcements on housing since 2010 – nearly three a week. If hot air built homes Ministers would have fixed our housing crisis, but after almost seven years they’ve failed on all fronts: housebuilding fell to the lowest level of […]
It’s more bad news from the Gosport Council Chambers this week as the Tories vote to slash 10% from Council Tax support funding. Despite vocal opposition from the Labour council members, cuts have been made that will reduce support and subsidies for people already struggling to pay council tax in the Gosport Area. The move […]
For years now, our NHS has been starved of cash. There just isn’t enough money – or enough beds – to care for all of us safely. Last week, several people died, stuck on hospital trolleys. They were desperately ill, but left waiting for hours in the corridor of their local A&E. There just weren’t […]
This Tuesday, local charity Don’t Hate, Donate will be leading an organised gathering in Portsmouth Guildhall Square to show solidarity with the Syrian people who’s lives have been destroyed by civil war. They will also be taking in donations to send to the area. Mass gathering. Solidarity for Syria. Portsmouth let it be seen that we […]
By Jim Tomlinson The availability of low cost housing in the UK is the worst since 1991, due to successive governments not building enough houses to cater for first time buyers earning the average wage. It is also the result of councils not building up their housing stocks after selling off council houses into private […]
Hampshire & Isle of Wight Community Foundation (HIWCF) is delighted to announce the launch of Round 2 of the Solent Community Grant Programme. The programme has been created by Solent Local Enterprise Partnership and is supported by the European Social Fund (ESF), Hampshire County Council, Portsmouth City Council, Southampton City Council and HIWCF fund holders. […]
Ever wondered what local councillors do? Want to find out more about being a candidate in a local election? We are looking for more Labour members in Gosport to stand as candidates in the council elections in 2017 and 2018. We want to mount a real challenge to the Conservatives but we need the help of our members, new […]
The Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG) will consider exempting council tenants from Pay to Stay in areas where social rents and market rents are similar. Inside Housing understands civil servants from DCLG have drawn up draft regulations for ministers which include an exemption in areas where the difference between market rent and […]
October 24th
