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Review of Hardway PSPO

The Hardway PSPO (Public Space Protection Order) which covers the Hardway Memorial Green and the immediate locality is due to expire on 7th March 2021. On 10th February 2021 Gosport Borough Council’s Community Board moved to commence a review of the Hardway PSPO so as to make an informed decision on

Safer Internet Day 2021

Safer Internet Day 2021 takes place on Thursday 9th February, with theme ‘An internet we trust: exploring reliability in the online world’. The campaign focuses on how we can learn what to trust online, supporting young people to question, challenge and change the online world. It will explore how influence, persuasion

Children’s Mental Health Week 1-7 February 2021

Place2Be launched the first ever Children’s Mental Health Week in 2015 to shine a spotlight on the importance of children and young people’s mental health. Now in its seventh year, they hope to encourage more people than ever to get involved and spread the word.  With the COVID19 pandemic and

NHS COVID-19 Vaccination Programme and Roll-Out

The NHS in Hampshire and Isle of Wight has started vaccinating patients against coronavirus during the biggest immunisation programme in history. People aged 80 and over are the first in the priority groups to receive the jab, along with care home staff and NHS workers who are at higher risk. This vaccination

Gosport Borough moves in to Tier 4 measures

On 19 December 2020 Gosport, along with Portsmouth and Havant locally, was placed under Tier 4 Stay at Home local restrictions from 00.01 hours on Sunday 20 December. 2020. This means residents must stay at home, apart from limited exceptions. People should not enter or leave ‘Tier 4’ areas.  You can

Thefts from gardens in Gosport and Hill Head

Chair of Gosport Community Safety Partnership, Councillor John Beavis, is urging local residents to remain vigilent following a number of thefts of items from residential gardens.  If you see anything suspicious, please report to the Police by calling 101 or if you think a crime is in progress please call

TikTok adds new parental controls

TikTok is making it easier for parents to safeguard their children on its video-sharing app. New features include the ability to change the youngster’s settings remotely to block them from carrying out searches, and to prevent strangers from seeing their posts. Children can still override these limitations but not without their parents

Alcohol Awareness Week

The theme for this years’ campaign is alcohol and mental health.  The campaign co-ordinated by Alcohol Change runs from 16th-22nd November 2020 and is raising awareness of the effects of alcohol on people’s mental health and mood. The impact of Covid 19, lockdown and other restrictions has resulted in a number