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Fareham's new West Street play area will not open until the council has read RoSPA's final report. No date is set. What the design shows, and what it cost.
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Business
New Fareham Companies: 90 Registered in September
90 new companies gave Fareham addresses in September, down from 113 a year ago. A West Street wine shop and a Portchester grill are among them.
Council
Fareham Taxi Licences: 764 Drivers, 84% Live Elsewhere
Fareham's private hire drivers rose from 272 to 764 in three years, and 84% of licence holders live outside the borough. The council wants a harder test.
Schools
Henry Cort Moves to Whiteley: Who Changes Catchment in 2027
Titchfield, St Columba and Orchard Lea catchments move to Fareham Academy or Cams Hill for Year 7 in 2027. Apply by midnight on 31 October.
Events
What's On in Fareham: Halloween Half Term, Then Fireworks
Fareham's next six weeks: Garsons pumpkins from 9 October, Halloween half term from the 24th, then Cams Hall fireworks on 30 October and Whiteley's on 1 Nov.
Council
Fareham Homelessness Plan: B&B Nights Down 83% Since 2023
Nights in emergency B&B fell 83% in three years, Fareham's draft homelessness plan says. Lost private tenancies cause up to half of cases. Comment by 29 October.
Half Term
Fareham October half term 2026: 15 things on
Fareham's half term is 26 to 30 October: free Halloween days at Fort Nelson, a £12 inflatables day, £5 and £8 parties and Portchester Castle's last week.
Christmas
Fareham Santa's grotto 2026: two in Titchfield from 21 Nov
Meet Father Christmas near Fareham: Garsons in Titchfield from £14.50 a child, Stewarts Abbey from £19.95 with a toy, both booking now from 21 November.
Welborne
Welborne Primary Approved: Opens 2028 With One Class
Hampshire granted the 420-place Welborne primary school on 18 September. It opens in September 2028 with a single Reception class, and no parent drop-off bays.
Portchester
Portchester Castle opening times: closed from 2 Nov to March
Portchester Castle is open daily until Sunday 1 November 2026, then closed every day into March. Hours, adult tickets from £8.50 and what to do instead.
Fareham
Fareham Bin Rules: Miss Window Cut to 4pm Next Day
Fareham's draft bin policy cuts the missed collection window from three working days to 4pm the next day, and a return visit for resident error now costs £25.
Fareham
A Vision of Elvis at Fareham Live, 9 October, from £37
Rob Kingsley brings A Vision of Elvis to Fareham Live on Friday 9 October at 7.30pm, seats £37 to £39.75. The tour's only Hampshire date until 2027.
Portchester
Fareham Skate Parks: £190k Rebuild Starts at Wicor Today
Wicor skate park in Portchester shuts today for a concrete rebuild, with Stubbington to follow later this year. The council's tender put the job at £190,000.
Fareham sits at the top of Portsmouth Harbour, between Southampton one way and Portsmouth the other, with Portchester and its castle to the east, Titchfield and Warsash on the Meon and the Solent shore, and Stubbington and Hill Head facing the water. Waterlooville is inland to the north east, and Emsworth and Hayling Island are further round the coast again.
Fareham News covers that stretch. Not all of it is one council: Fareham Borough Council answers for the town and the villages around it, while Waterlooville, Emsworth and Hayling Island come under neighbouring districts, and we name the right authority in every story. Everything we publish comes from the published record, with a link to the document each time.
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