Recently added articles from Hayling Islander (Hayling Island, England):
Dementia care home could be shut down.
Aug 01, 2008 ... A CARE home for elderly people with dementia could be closed after a damning report by inspectors. The management of Hayling's Japhetsun care home has been severely criticised in the report because of a lack of staff training and inadequate assessments of residents' needs. ...
New pharmacy gets green light.
Aug 01, 2008 ... PLANS for a new pharmacy on Hayling moved a step forward last month. Hampshire Primary Care Trust (PCT) approved the idea of a new pharmacy on the Island on July 23 - subject to appeal. In December, Butt and Hobbs Ltd submitted an application for a licence to open a ...
Stone the 'crows.
Aug 01, 2008 ... THE second Hayling Scarecrow Festival was stuffed to the gunwhales with entries giving the judges a massive headache as thousands of vistors were prepared to invade the island around Carnival time. There were just not simple Worzel Gummidge look-alikes among the 350 entries but ...
Hotelier offers [pounds sterling]1,000 reward.
Aug 01, 2008 ... HOTELIER Keith Boothroyde was so incensed by thieves who grabbed a distinctive set of patio garden furniture from the Newtown Hotel that he has offered a [pounds sterling]1,000 reward for information leading to the culprits being caught. Mr Boothroyde is prepared to pay double ...
Vets to put stranded whale 'out of its misery'.
Aug 01, 2008 ... A whale which was stranded on mud flats in Hampshire is likely to die, rescuers have said. The seven-ton mammal was first spotted in Chichester Harbour in the evening on July 31, but by the following morning a huge rescue operation was launched when it beached itself near ...
Work restarts at bridge after weeks of delay.
Aug 01, 2008 ... PAINTING work on Langstone Bridge - with its unsightly scaffolding - is unlikely to be finished on schedule in August. Cleaning and preparation work was at a standstill throughout much of June and July, because of a contractual dispute between the main contractor and a ...
Siblings sail to golden glory.
Aug 01, 2008 ... SIBLING sailors Frances and James Peters enjoyed a week to remember at the Volvo Youth Sailing ISAF World Championships in Denmark, picking up a gold medal apiece and helping Great Britain win the overall Volvo Trophy. And 15-year-old James didn't stop there, adding the European ...
Cricket team arrow in on title.
Aug 01, 2008 ... IN recent years Hayling Cricket team has been used to finding success on the cricket field. However eight members of the club found success in the annual inter-team challenge at the West Town Public House, on July 9, The event brought together four of Hayling sporting ...
Record entry for open regatta.
Aug 01, 2008 ... MENGEHAM Rythe Sailing Club had a record 88 entrants for its open regatta on July 20, with the fast Foiling Moths providing the best spectacle and first across the line in 82 minutes. The 13 events were particularly well supported by the Asymmetric Classes, Finns and Solos. ...
Lily's big step.
Aug 01, 2008 ... MILL Rythe Juniors pupil Lily-Rose Pannell has taken another big step in the gymnastics world. The eight-year-old passed her compulsory grades level 4 in the Women's Artistic as part of her British Gymnastics elite development plan. Lily-Rose (right) finished fourth ...
Rosie just missed out on Abraham Trophy.
Aug 01, 2008 ... ROSIE Mist was chosen, as one of 21 junior golfers with the best reductions in handicap in the country, to play in the Abraham Cup at Ramside, in Durham, on July 28. She just missed out on glory being relegated to third place on countback after she fired a superb 71 with the ...
Dart League remember stalwarts.
Aug 01, 2008 ... THE culmination of the Hayling Island Dart League 2007/08 season was a finals and presentation evening at the Royal British Legion. The finals of the individual and pairs competitions were held and trophies were presented to all the seasons' winners. Entertainment was supplied ...
