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Yahoo
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
New adventure playground opens with zip line and climbing frames
A new adventure playground has opened at Lepe Country Park in Southampton. The play area, inspired by Lepe's D-Day history and coastal setting, features a zip line, obstacle course, climbing frames, and a den-building area. The centrepiece is the 'Lepe Lighthouse', complete with a scramble net, firefighter's pole, and slide. The project received £100,000 from New Forest District Council's Community Infrastructure Levy grant, with further support from Hampshire County Council. READ MORE: Council brings games and green advice to New Forest Show Councillor Kirsty North, Hampshire County Council's cabinet lead for universal services, said: "I'm delighted to open this fantastic new play space at Lepe Country Park. "Thoughtfully designed to blend with the natural landscape, it offers an exciting experience for children of all ages, open just in time for the summer holidays." Cllr Derek Tipp, New Forest District Council's portfolio holder for planning and economy, said: "We're sure it will continue to be an all-year-round community asset for residents and visitors."
BBC News
29-04-2025
- Business
- BBC News
Hampshire waste plant plan to boost home recycling wins £50m
Multimillion-pound funding has been approved for a planned waste plant to boost home materials recovery facility (MRF) will allow kerbside collections of waste such as glass and plastic trays, Hampshire County Council authority, which is sharing the cost with councils in Portsmouth and Southampton, has allocated up to £ plant is due to open on council land off Chickenhall Lane, Eastleigh, by the end of 2027. Hampshire's two existing MRFs in Alton and Portsmouth cannot process the full range of items prescribed by the government, councillors were new plant would allow glass, plastic pots, plastic trays and cartons to be placed in home recycling bins for the first time. Households would have up to four recycling containers for different items, the Local Democracy Reporting Service council will borrow the money, "supported by a robust business case to be submitted for approval in due course", a meeting of the Universal Services select committee was Green Party councillor Malcolm Wallace said: "I am uncertain about supporting a recommendation that gives officers the approval to spend £50m without seeing the business case."How can we support the recommendations if we cannot scrutinise the cost?"Following the meeting, Councillor Kirsty North approved the county council funding, which is about 77% of the plant's Conservative cabinet member for Universal Services said it was a "momentous first step" towards reducing waste incineration and cutting carbon emissions. You can follow BBC Hampshire & Isle of Wight on Facebook, X, or Instagram.
