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Jason Lewis

Reporter · GB

Indexed articles, last 90 days
191
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Oct 1, 2026
Outlet visibility, for Basingstoke Gazette
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Jul 4, 2026

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  1. Article · Oct 1, 2026 · Jason Lewis

    Labour councillor rejects claims parking charges are hurting high street shops (opens the original)

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    Charging motorists to use car parks in Southampton suburbs is not driving people away from high streets, according to a senior Labour councillor. Jacqui Rayment, councillor responsible for transport, defended the decision to scrap two-hour free parking periods and introduce 50 pence charges for the first two hours in district centre car parks last year. She said there was a “plethora” of reasons why high streets were struggling. Councillors scrutinised the administration's parking policy after r

  2. Article · Oct 1, 2026 · Jason Lewis

    All-party backlash as councillors warn planning changes threaten local democracy (opens the original)

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    Find, save and share Public Notices that affect you in the area. The Public Notice Portal carries statutory public notices published in local newspapers and is the fastest and most effective way of finding out what is happening in YOUR neighbourhood. City politicians from all parties warned government planning reforms would create a "democratic deficit" by reducing public scrutiny of some controversial developments. A majority of Southampton councillors voted to adopt the changes despite major c

  3. Article · Oct 1, 2026 · Jason Lewis

    Councillor's shock over children's views on why people carry knives (opens the original)

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    A belief among children that people carry knives to feel safe has been described as “harrowing” by a Southampton councillor. The admission contained within the city’s youth justice plan was raised by Freemantle Labour councillor and former deputy leader Christie Lambert. Speaking at the children and families scrutiny panel, Cllr Lambert said: “Knife crime is a big problem with our young people. “We know our [knife crime] statistics are quite high.” The youth justice plan, which sets

  4. Article · Oct 1, 2026 · Jason Lewis

    Southampton car park is 'not a safe site' and poses risk to public, council warns (opens the original)

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    Find, save and share Public Notices that affect you in the area. The Public Notice Portal carries statutory public notices published in local newspapers and is the fastest and most effective way of finding out what is happening in YOUR neighbourhood. A closed multi-storey car park is “not a safe site” and poses a potential risk to the public, a senior councillor has admitted. Southampton City Council deputy leader Simon Letts said the cost of bringing the Portland Terrace car park back into use

  5. Article · Oct 1, 2026 · Jason Lewis

    Child sexual exploitation fears emerge in inner city neighbourhood hotspot (opens the original)

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    Authorities have identified what they describe as an emerging pattern of child sexual exploitation in an inner city neighbourhood. A senior Southampton City Council officer said concerns about child sexual exploitation were part of wider exploitation issues already identified in St Mary's. Head of young people services Tim Nelson said this reflected a national challenge in which manipulation is linked to gang affiliation where misogyny and violence against women and girls is prevalent. Mr Nelson

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