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Dredging King's Pond would cost £859,716 and running the River Wey through it £2.24m, Alton Town Council's papers show. The survey is open until 4 January.
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Christmas
Christmas Trees Petersfield 2026: Sales Open 21 November
Wylds Farm in Liss and Petersfield Christmas Trees at QECP both start selling on Saturday 21 November; Heath Farm opens on the 27th. Hours, entry and delivery.
Christmas
Christmas at Jane Austen's House: 18 Nov to 30 Dec, Chawton
Jane Austen's House is dressed for Christmas from 18 November to 30 December. The candlelit concert and two twilight tours are sold out; what is left, and when.
Food hygiene
Hawkley Inn Rated 1 in East Hants Food Hygiene Checks
The Hawkley Inn was rated 1 on 2 October. Ten of 17 new East Hampshire ratings were 5s, including Carlo in Petersfield, and three town venues got a 4.
Schools
Horndean Infant School Gets Three 'Strong' Ofsted Grades
Horndean Infant School hit a strong standard for behaviour, inclusion and wellbeing in its new Ofsted report card. Wootey Junior in Alton met every standard.
Food & Drink
Christmas Dinner in Petersfield 2026: Pubs and Prices
Eight pubs in and around Petersfield with 2026 prices, deposits and dates, from £29 festive menus to Christmas Day lunch at up to £125. Checked November 2026.
East Hampshire District Council
East Hampshire Council Merger Pushed Back to April 2029
Any new Hampshire councils now start on 1 April 2029, a year late. East Hampshire's leader wants ministers to decide by March 2027, before local elections.
Alton
Alton Post Office in Westbrook Walk to close
Alton's town centre Post Office inside TG Jones in Westbrook Walk will close, with no date yet. Neither named alternative offers passports or vehicle tax.
Alton
Goldfinch Books, Alton, Asks Town to Help Buy a Building
Goldfinch Books in Alton needs at least £250,000 in community shares by 31 December to buy and fit out a bigger High Street home. Shares start at £100.
Liss
Rake's Fire-Hit Copper Beeches Site Approved for 27 Homes
27 homes approved at the former Copper Beeches care homes on London Road, Rake, with fire-hit Heathmount rebuilt as flats. No affordable homes on site.
Christmas
Christmas at Butser Ancient Farm: Father Christmas 12-20 Dec
Butser's Midwinter's Magical Quest is 5 and 6 December, from £11.50 a child. Father Christmas is £12 extra on the 12 to 20 December weekends. Every date.
Alton
King's Pond, Alton: Dredge It or Let the Wey Run Through
Alton Town Council wants views on two futures for King's Pond: dredge it, or run the River Wey through a smaller pond. Survey 2 November to 4 January.
House prices
East Hampshire House Prices Fall Fastest in Hampshire
The average East Hampshire home is £440,599, down £7,402 in a year. That 1.7% fall is the steepest of Hampshire's 11 districts. Flats fell 4.2%.
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