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Articles in this edition include ...
Exciting New Scheme for Heritage Car ParkPlans for the former Brickwoods brewery site in Queen Street include housing and car parking for the Historic Dockyard.
Pompey Stadium and Village
The new South East Regional Design Panel was unhappy with the design of the Pompey Stadium and Village. We agree. We are not against a new stadium for Portsmouth FC, nor are we against associated development, but we do ask for a design of quality, for improvements to the environment, and for significant enhancements to the transport infrastructure.
PFI for Roads Rebuilding and Maintenance
Sometimes it is good to be a pioneer, but experience elsewhere suggests that trailblazing PFI schemes are best left to others.
Trafalgar House Mural - A Portsmouth Treasure but dimly revealed
We're delighted that Eric Rimmington's mural in the new Lloyds No 1 Bar in Edinburgh Road (The Trafalgar) has been preserved, but we give it 5 out of 10 for presentation.
Determination of Planning Applications
Once upon-a-time, most planning applications went to the Planning Committee for determination. These days, even major schemes can be approved without reference to them.
Kate Crowley's Fund
A fund has been set up in memory of Kate to help the young and disadvantaged.
The Mainline they Shouldn't Ignore
A backbone rail service between Portsmouth and Bristol / South Wales has been under review.
Thomas Ellis Owen Celebratory Festival
T E Owen designed the garden suburb of Southsea. 2004 marked the bi-centenary of his birth.
Southern Comfort Meeting
Organisations from Hampshire, Berkshire, West Sussex, Wiltshire and Surrey met in Winchester to discuss development pressures, planning issues and Civic Society matters.
