Hampshire battery site approved
Winchester City Council’s approve plans for a Battery Energy Storage System on Titchfield Lane, near Wickham.
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Call for traffic order at river crossing
residents call for a traffic order to shield one of Hampshire’s rare chalk streams from damage caused by vehicles.
Sewage spills threatening salmon survival, says MP
Sewage spills into a Hampshire river could threaten the future of Atlantic salmon, an MP has warned.
New solar panels for Wickham homes
£35,000 solar retrofit for four Wickham Community Land Trust homes
Sewage discharged into river Meon
Sewage discharged into the river Meon for 767 hours in the first two months of 2026
Planners approve massive 63 hectre solar farm in Wickham
The plan would see 63 hectares across ten parcels of land near Shedfield and Wickham be used for solar panels.
Winchester marked as the ‘top performing’ district council
Climate Emergency UK awards Winchester City Council a score of 68% overall (an increase of 19%)
Hampshire-wide food waste recycling from April 2026
Hampshire County Council has agreed to progress with arrangements that will see an estimated 30,000 to 50,000 tonnes of food waste from Hampshire households recycled through anaerobic digestion.
Waste plant plan to boost home recycling wins £50m
The materials recovery facility (MRF) will allow kerbside collections of waste such as glass and plastic trays, Hampshire County Council said.