Stephen Slominski

Outstanding young people from around Chandler’s Ford were honoured on Saturday during a special ceremony held at Toynbee School. The Chandlers Ford Kings Court Masonic Lodge organised the event for local children who had achieved a personal goal or who put an extra effort at school or in the community but whose achievements may...
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Eastleigh Police launched a new community initiative last week designed to give residents a regular forum to discuss their crime and public order concerns with local beat officers, councillors and council officers. The informal sessions provide a talking shop under the banner of ‘Partners and Community Together’ (PACT) which can cover a wide range...
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  Eastleigh’s Ukip branch has welcomed another high profile defector from a rival party. John Edwards – the Chairman of Hampshire English Democrats – has resigned his position and signed up to the Euro-sceptics. Waiting to greet him at Ukip’s Market Street HQ were two of Eastleigh’s former Lib Dem councillors, Glynn Davies-Dear and...
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Mike Thornton has held on to Chris Huhne’s seat for the Lib Dems, surviving a collapse in the Lib Dem vote, in what was the lowest election turnout since Eastleigh’s very first election night in 1955. In a tense night at the Fleming Park Leisure centre last Thursday, under the glare of the nations...
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    Conservative candidate Maria Hutching’s came out of her corner fighting on Sunday to confront Lib Dem front runner Mike Thornton over claims that he is campaigning to protect local countryside form development. Polls are suggesting the election is a two horse race between Thornton and Hutchings and the two rivals were joined...
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A former Lib Dem Mayor of Eastleigh Glynn Davies-Dear has signed up to Ukip along with with a fellow ex Liberal Democrat and former councillor Andy Moore. The two men both resigned from the Liberal Democrats in 2011 after news of MP Chris Huhne’s adultery broke. At the time Mr Davies-Dear had said Chris...
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Eastleigh Labour candidate John O’Farrell has warned Labour swing voters who helped Chris Huhne increase his majority in 2010 “Don’t get fooled again” The scriptwriter and novelist had popped into Artisans Coffee house to have a chat with Eastleigh News about his campaign and seemed buoyed up by the sight of the bookies odds...
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    The Prime Minister paid a flying visit to Eastleigh yesterday when he dropped into the B&Q headquarters in support of Maria Hutchings by-election campaign. It had been known that the PM was planning a visit to the constituency but the exact destination was kept a secret until the last minute. The retail...
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    The Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne as added his voice to the row over the Council’s housing plans for Eastleigh by saying that they are in the ‘wrong areas’. The Chancellor was speaking as he accompanied Conservative party Candidate Maria Hutchings around the Prysmian factory in Bishopstoke. By-election Lib Dem rival...
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  Ukip  have announced that Cllr Diane James has been selected as the party’s candidate in the Eastleigh by-election. Cllr James performance on the hustings secured 80% of the members approval a decision which was endorsed by the party’s NEC earlier today. One attendee described her as having a ‘Thatcher like’ quality adding ‘Tory...
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A local Labour candidate has predicted that the disgruntled labour voters who swung to the liberal democrats in 2010 will return to the party fold in the forthcoming by-election. James Penders who is standing for Labour in the Eastleigh West division in Mays Ccounty Council elections reacted to news of Mr Huhne’s resignation by...
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Blockbuster become the latest chain with a local presence to go into administration - can the Eastleigh stores avoid closure?
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More snow is predicted for Eastleigh. Cold snap to continue. Families enjoy winter fun in town centre.
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  Doubts over Eastleigh Borough Council’s ability to deliver part of their Local Plan have emerged today after County Council Leader Ken Thornber confirmed that HCC would not be releasing land they own at Woodhouse Lane for a new 1,000 home development and that it would not support the construction of any more than...
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UKuncut activists from Eastleigh joined forces with other anti-cut protestors from around the South Coast to stage a demonstration outside the Southampton branch of Starbucks yesterday (Saturday December 8)  - Part  of a nationwide protest being held that day at over 50 Starbucks coffee shops The action was intended to highlight an alleged £25...
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