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Eastleigh Borough Council have agreed to spend £45,000 to investigate the feasibility of replacing Fleming Park Leisure Centre with a new facility to be built on the site of the current Civic Offices at a cost of up to £22 million. The council say they want to celebrate the 2016 Rio Olympics in 2016...
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Residents objecting to the new Sainsbury’s development have expressed their frustration after local councillors failed to take part in an open forum with Sainsbury’s planners. The meeting at the Old Town Hall on July 5 was organised by Newtown Residents Association as part of their AGM. Usually a couple of Eastleigh councillors are on...
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The Olympic Flame briefly visited Eastleighyesterday having taken off and landed at Southampton Airport on its way to and from the Channel Islands on-board the special liveried British Airways Airbus A319 ‘The Firefly’. Celebrations at the airport involved pupils from nearby Bitteme Park School, Eastleigh College catering students, Eastleigh based athletes and award winning airport...
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Chandler’s Ford Parish Council has voted to reject Eastleigh Borough Council’s proposals to build 1,300 houses at Stoneham Park and to develop land next to ASDA for employment but has supported a proposal to develop land South of Allbrook Way. This followed a presentation to the Parish Council given by an Eastleigh Borough...
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Eastleigh Borough Council will be writing to local schools urging them to become ‘Alcohol Free Zones’ as part of its new alcohol strategy – although the main aim is not to stop children drinking on school premises, but adults. Both the cabinet and Policy performance scrutiny panel met recently to consider the effects of...
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The study into land contamination on the site of old landfilled sandpits at Fair Oak is almost complete with the risk to the vast majority of the 1300 homes falling within acceptable levels in line with government guidelines. An independent review to monitor landfill gas, was commissioned by the Council after research had shown...
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Eastleigh is one of only 18 councils nationally to sign up to ‘Climate Local’ a scheme launched today to cut emissions and better protect homes, schools, parks and roads from the effects of climate change. The Local Government Association (LGA) is launching a new drive which will see Councils committing to their own local...
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‘If you cant wear it, recycle it’ is one of the key messages from Mayor of Eastleigh Councillor Rupert Kyrle as residents are encouraged to recycle all their unwanted clothes and textiles as part of National Recycling Week from June 18-24. Eastleigh Borough Council in partnership with Salvation Army Trading Company Ltd (SATCoL) are...
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Hedge Ends Recreation & Amenities Committee have approved some changes to their structure of fees for hall hire, which will have the effect of increasing the costs to one of the Mayors charities by 32%. A review of all fees is currently underway in Hedge End, with a small working group looking first at the fees charged for...
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Rain failed to dampen the party spirit in Hedge End today, as the Town Council’s Street Party adjourned to the nearby Village Hall. Traditional British summer weather, pouring rain, meant that the party could not be held outdoors in the car park of the 2000 Centre as had been intended, but the possibility of bad weather had been considered...
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Eastleigh’s Lib Dem cabinet has agreed to spend over £8,000 on consultants to help fight plans to extract gravel at Hamble Airfield after cabinet member David Airey warned them it would be ‘Politically damaging’ not to do so. A Public Inquiry into the Hampshire Minerals and waste plan is to be held in June....
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Hopes that roosting bats might save Russell House from the bulldozer have dashed after a report recommended the 115 year-old building could be demolished if bat boxes were erected. Eastleigh Borough council now face the planning inspector at an appeal this Tuesday rejected a planning application from builders Churchill for 35 retirement flats on the site The...
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The Government’s official climate adviser wants ministers to ensure all councils reduce their carbon emissions. In a new report, the Committee on Climate Change warns that we won’t meet our emissions targets unless every council does its bit. Councillor Keith House, Eastleigh Borough Council, states: I welcome the Committee on Climate Change recommendation that...
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Hedge End Town Council finally overcame its inhibitions this evening and managed to hold a worthwhile debate on the Boroughs draft Local plan. Hedge End’s only independent Councillor, Cllr Keith Day, has previously tried to get the Town Council to discuss the local plan at a Full Council meeting, but as he is the sole opposition figure on...
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Hedge End’s Community & Culture Committee were delighted this evening, with the progress that has been made to mitigate the effect of budget cuts imposed last year, by Hampshire County Council. At another poorly attended meeting, which saw committee Chair Cllr Louise Bloom and committee members Cllr Dan Clarke and Cllr Sheila Baines scrape together the three Councillors that...
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