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RIP The Magic Box Clanfield
Clanfield’s “The Magic Box” Newsagent on Drift Road closed their doors earlier this month. With newspaper sales and cigarette sales in decline, plus competition from the other Clanfield convenience...
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Wainwright Estates in Waterlooville Precinct
The shop unit that was formerly Self-Fit in Waterlooville Precinct, is to become a new estate agent. Self Fit Waterlooville Precinct in July 2013 The name of this new estate agent is Wainwright...
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Demolition go ahead for Horndean’s The Good Intent/Colonial Bar
In May 2015 we reported that the Colonial Bar in Horndean was to close, then in November 2015 we reported that the owner of the building wanted to demolish the site. We are sorry to tell you that East...
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Grab-A-Laptop’s Waterlooville Store Logs Off
The folks at Grab-A-Laptop got in touch with us to advise that their Waterlooville store, located in the former ground floor of the McDonalds restaurant, has closed. The Waterlooville Grab-A-Laptop...
View ArticleFlooded Subway & Hermitage Stream
The overnight rain of Thursday 7th January 2015 flooded Waterlooville’s Tempest Avenue pedestrian subway and turned the trickle that is usually the Hermitage Stream into a fast moving body of water. We...
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New Carphone Warehouse for the Wellington Retail Park Waterlooville
A second Carphone Warehouse is store is planned for the Wellington Retail Park in Waterlooville. The first Carphone Warehouse is located in the main precinct in the same building as the former...
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Cowplain Fish Bar – Review
This is our fourth review of local Fish & Chip shops. We’ve previously been to Banks, Lobster Pot and The Village Chippy. The children were at at school and we hadn’t got our lunch sorted, so we...
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Waterlooville’s Crown Post Office to Close
The Post Office announced today that Waterlooville’s Crown Post Office, located in Wellington Way, is to close. Waterlooville’s Post Office was already under the Sword of Damocles due to the landlord’s...
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Precinct Carphone Warehouse Closes. Retail Park Carphone Warehouse Opens.
The Carphone Warehouse in Waterlooville’s Precinct has closed. In the past few months the north end of Waterlooville Precinct has lost a number of shops. We recently reported that a new Carphone...
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Waterlooville’s Fabric Warehouse “Temporarily Closed”
Waterlooville’s Fabric Warehouse, located in the north of Waterlooville Precinct is “Temporarily Closed”, we understand the company is in financial difficulties. Staff have been working in the...
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No Good Intent for Horndean’s Colonial Bar – Demolition in Progress
I am sorry to say there is No Good Intent for Horndean’s Colonial Bar from the landowner; despite a number of businesses offering to take on and renovate the building the landowners have gone ahead...
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Red Estates, New Estate Agent in former McDonalds/GrabALaptop Building
A new Estate Agent, Red Estates, is to open in the former GrabALaptop / McDonald’s building at the northern end of Waterlooville Precinct. The branch is planned to open in March this year and is...
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Fabric Warehouse Liquidation: They knew in July 2015 & How to (try) and get...
Many of you have been in contact with us regarding the status of Waterlooville’s Fabric Warehouse. You have been asking about items that you had on order.I am sorry to inform you that Fabric Warehouse...
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New Waterlooville Estate Agent: Fry & Kent
There is a new Estate Agent in town. Fry & Kent opened their doors in January 2016. Fry and Kent’s premises are located in the southern part Waterlooville shops, opposite the former Focus Sounds...
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KFC Cowplain Closed
Cowplain’s Kentucky Fried Chicken, located on the A3 near to The Spotted Cow is closed. When taking the photograph of the store, I noticed that many of the roof tiles had been displaced and some were...
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Guess how many Estate Agents in Waterlooville Precinct
Following our coverage of Estate Agent’s in the Precinct, we’ve received a few requests to highlight Estate Agents that are new that we’ve not yet covered. So this Sunday I took a drive to...
View ArticleCatherington Lane Traffic Lights & How to Cheat the Lights
Earlier in the week I was on my way back from Horndean towards Waterlooville and as part of my journey I had to pass the Catherington Lane Traffic lights. I remember this junction prior to the A3(M)...
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Do you want to ‘Bet’ on this new shop?
The retail unit opposite Costa Coffee in Waterlooville Precinct has remained empty for many years, this unit in the past was Travel Agent and prior to being a Travel Agent it was a Newsagent. A...
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The Good Intent Horndean … GONE!
I am sorry to report that the building that was the Good Intent / Colonial Bar has well and truly GONE! It took less than a month to demolish one of Horndean’s landmark buildings. 185 years of history...
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Do you remember the Waterlooville Precinct McDonald’s Play Area?
Time for a dose of nostalgia, and a fast-food post, what isn’t there to like? Do you remember the first floor play area of Waterlooville Precinct McDonald’s? Yes of course you do! I took this...
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