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Airport bosses at Southampton International Airport believe passenger volumes have started to take off once again The passenger numbers for 2010, have shown a welcome rise of 1.6% – after nosediving for the last couple of years from their 2007 pre-recession heights. The Airport, which is located entirely within the Borough of Eastleigh, is an important part of...
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IT’S getting hot in the kitchen as the cafes of Eastleigh start asking customers to nominate them for the title of Britain’s Best Builder’s Breakfast. The annual competition created by Magnet Trade asks builders in Eastleigh to vote for their favourite café and their favourite breakfast in a bid to find Eastleigh’s and ‘Britain’s...
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Eastleigh Council’s cabinet may have set a national record tonight for the fastest ever council meeting after the cabinet opened and closed its session within a minute with no debate. The meeting which opened at 6.30pm was declared closed at 6.31 after the cabinet voted to pass on the decision on a £36 million Rose Bowl...
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Shoppers in Eastleigh have been flocking to a new bookshop with a difference. Everything inside it is free! A ‘Books for Free’ store has opened up inside the empty former bank premises opposite Tesco at the Swan Centre. All the donated stock is completely free, the Charity behind the initiative Healthy Planet says that...
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An Eastleigh business which recently celebrated £1 million pounds worth of orders has just landed another plum contract supplying manuals for prestige sports cars. Classic Folios, who produce high quality promotional manuals, have won an exclusive commission from the British Motor Industry Heritage Trust for 100 leather bound manuals for owners of classic Aston...
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The Istanbul Grill, a popular kebab takeaway on Market Street, has lost an appeal against the fine it received for breaching a prohibition order banning sleeping on the premises. Although the owner Mr Iskender Anik, had previously pleaded guilty at Southampton Magistrates’ Court in September he decided to appeal against the fine he had...
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Visitors to Eastleigh’s Fleming Park Leisure Centre can now choose a less strenuous way to look and feel good. A modern hair design studio has been added to the range of facilities on offer. A fully equipped unisex hair salon with a team of stylists is now operating upstairs in an area off the...
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A Bishopstoke company is celebrating after being awarded a subcontract to assist in the production of two of the largest and most powerful warships ever constructed for the Royal Navy. Wessex Galvanizers – who are based on the Tower Industrial Estate off Chickenhall Lane - will galvanize steel pipework which will be used in...
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Chris Huhne has claimed “There is no credible alternative” to his plans for ‘green growth’. Mr Huhne made the remark while addressing a recent meeting of Solent LEP – a taxpayer funded Quango which puts unelected corporate business men and estate agents at the heart of the local planning policy decision making process. (So...
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Eastleigh bookworms will be celebrating today after Hampshire County Council revised its plans to close the Town Library on Mondays after Mayor Wayne Irish came up with a viable alternative. As part of the cut in funding imposed on the County by the Conservative/Lib Dem Coalition government, Hampshire is trying to save £450,000 by...
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