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Botley residents are facing an increase in their council tax due to the cost of fighting Eastleigh Borough Council’s local housing plan. In a survey of residents sponsored by the parish council last October, 96% of respondents said they were opposed to an extra 1400 new homes being built on Boorley Green. The Parish...
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While Hedge End’s Diamond Jubilee Celebrations appear to be locked at committee stage as reported by Ray Turner, folk at nearby Botley can look forward to a full programme of events thanks to their parish council. On Sunday June 3 the square will be closed to traffic form 9 am to 6 pm and...
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Eastleigh Borough Council have published some of the thousands of submissions that were received during their consultation on the draft local plan. The summary document isn’t complete yet, but what has been processed so far can be read by following the hyperlink on the Planning and Building Control page of the Eastleigh Borough Council...
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The community spirit that makes the village of Botley special was on full view this afternoon. Hundreds of Botley residents packed Botley Square to sing Christmas Carols around their Christmas tree. The community carol singing was led by the Reverend Ruth Schofield, curate of All Saints Church in Botley. Children from Botley School opened the...
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Botley Parish Council have urged all Botley residents to respond to the consultation on Eastleigh’s draft local plan. At their Parish Council meeting this evening, Botley’s Parish Councillors discussed the Councils formal response to the Boroughs new plan, but concluded that more work was needed before it could be submitted. It will be discussed...
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Botley Councillor, Mrs Cathie Fraser, has agreed to represent Eastleigh on a new forum run by Winchester City Council. The North Whiteley Development Forum will consider the implications of Winchester City Councils housing development proposals for North Whiteley and the impact on the surrounding areas, including the Borough of Eastleigh and Botley in particular....
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Recent controversy about Cllr Rupert Kyrle’s suggestion that Botley School was under threat of closure came to a head at the Hedge End, West End and Botley (HEWEB) Local Area Committee this evening. Conservative campaigner, Paul Redding, referred to the recent controversy and asked Cllr Rupert Kyrle the direct...
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A head teacher in Botley has denied suggestions that her school is in danger of closing. Sian Tomlin, the head of Botley School was forced to write to worried parents after they had received a letter from Botley Cllr Rupert Kyrle claiming the school was in danger of closure if more houses were not...
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George Osborne has announced he will tackle the ‘forces of stagnation’ by ripping up planning laws to allow the development of housing on sites like the former Botley SDA. Speaking during the emergency economics debate in this week’s recalled parliament, the chancellor said housing development is needed to stimulate the nation’s economy, reinforcing a...
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Publishers of pro- conservative newspaper The Daily Mail - which has been investigating alleged election overspending on leaflets by Chris Huhne – are now printing his leaflets for him. Conservatives in Botley had been up in arms over the latest mail shot from Eastleigh Lib Dems, claiming that the four page full colour ‘newspaper’...
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A Police Officer was assaulted and a man and teenager left injured after being set upon by a gang of youths in Botley on Friday Night. The incident happened outside a property in Rowley Close at around 9pm. A 35-year-old man and a 16-year-old boy were approached and assaulted by four young men. The...
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It was standing room only at Botley primary school last Tuesday as the Parish Council called a public meeting as a “first stage in a community wide consultation to identify the changing needs of the community over the next five to ten years”. Up to 100 Botley residents, who have only just fought off...
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Children at Woodhill School in Botley will be dressing up as their favourite fictional characters in order to raise money for a local charity on Friday, 1st October. The pupils are already planning to collect produce for Friends of the Homeless at their Harvest Festival and when they heard that this charity, which helps...
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Eastleigh Borough Council has decided not to go ahead with plans from the last government for a 6000 home strategic development area to the north of Hedge End at a recent Council meeting. The abolition of the South East Plan by the new coalition government means that the Council does not have to take forward...
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A prize-winning group followed in the footsteps of the radical politician,William Cobbett at the weekend on a free Hamble Valley guided walk around the picturesque village of Botley. The Downton Guides from Wiltshire enjoyed a day out in the Hamble Valley after completing a questionnaire at a Group Travel Exhibition in January. Celebrating the...
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