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Bramshott and Liphook shares Hampshire Village of the Year 2026 with Yateley. Judges cited the carnival, Canada Day and its volunteers; Lindford was commended too.
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Business
Pub With No Name Firm Calls Creditors: Meeting 5 October
The company behind the White Horse at Priors Dean has called a creditors' meeting for 5 October, the first step to liquidation. What the record shows.
Whitehill & Bordon
Lindford Sensory Park and Weyford Playground Get £50,000
Two £25,000 council grants will fund an inclusive sensory park in Lindford and a new playground at Weyford primary in Bordon. £13,835 is left in the pot.
Remembrance
Remembrance Sunday Petersfield 2026: The Square, 8 November
Remembrance Sunday is 8 November 2026. Petersfield's parade and service are in The Square at 10:15am, then the High Street war memorial. Village times too.
Christmas
Father Christmas Near Petersfield 2026: Trains and Grottos
The Watercress Line's Father Christmas Express runs 12 to 24 December 2026 from Ropley, £27.50 a child. QECP's grotto runs 12 to 23 December, £15.95 a child.
Queen Elizabeth Country Park
Queen Elizabeth Country Park in Winter: Parking and Events
Winter parking at Queen Elizabeth Country Park is £2 an hour or £7 a day from October, the cafe closes at 4pm, and Halloween Hollow and the grotto need booking.
Health
Bordon Health Hub: Council Sets 24 December Deadline
EHDC will review its near £1m for the Whitehill & Bordon Health Hub unless the NHS proves the funding by 24 December. If not, it wants Chase Hospital kept.
Food hygiene
East Hampshire Food Hygiene: 47 New 5s, One Petersfield 1
47 of 55 East Hampshire food inspections since 11 August earned a 5, including M&S and Aldi in Petersfield. One Dragon Street restaurant was rated 1.
Petersfield
Petersfield Road Humps: Object to Pulens Lane by 9 October
Four raised tables are proposed for Pulens Lane and Heath Road East, and objections close on 9 October. The £1.4m safety scheme starts this autumn.
East Meon
East Meon Cinema Turns 20: What's Up Doc, Saturday
Twenty years after The Constant Gardener, East Meon's village cinema marks its anniversary on Saturday 26 September, with a programme now twice the size.
Bins
East Hampshire Food Waste Collections Start 5 October
East Hampshire food waste collection starts Monday 5 October, weekly. Collection days are on MyEHDC now; check again 3 or 4 October. Last caddies due this week.
House prices
East Hampshire House Prices: Flats Worth Less Than 2021
The average East Hampshire flat is £198,995, £1,893 below July 2021. Detached homes gained £67,371 over the same five years. District average down 1.2%.
East Hampshire District Council
East Hampshire Council Merger: £295,000 Bill to Government
The council spent £295,000 on the reorganisation ministers scrapped on 7 September and has written to ask for it back. A new Local Plan needs 30 months.
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