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Eastleigh Borough Council have issued a clarification and an apology for the debacle over this years Council Tax Bills, but only to residents who have complained. As we reported on Wednesday, in Borough Council misleads taxpayers, some householders in Eastleigh have been receiving bills that show an increase in the Borough component of their Council Tax,...
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Botley Parish Council have resolved to continue the fight against Eastleigh Borough Council’s decision to develop 1400 new homes in Boorley Green, for the time being at least. At an extraordinary meeting of Botley Parish Council this evening, 19th February, the seven Councillors who were present passed a resolution; “That the Council shall agree to allocate a budget of...
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Residents in chandlers ford will be able to take part in a debate on the future of the parish on Monday night (February 11). Chandler’s Ford Parish Council have organised an open meeting in the Dovetail Centre at Chandler’s Ford Methodist Church on Winchester Road. Under the localism act, communities are able to formulate...
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The Liberal Democrats have announced that Eastleigh will go to the polls to select their next MP on February 28 – just over three weeks time. The Lib Dems could have taken up to three months but party bosses have decided to go for a short sharp campaign – possibly one of the...
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Hedge End Town Council have commented in public on the resignation of Chris Huhne. Much of the media attention has, to date, been focused on the railway town of Eastleigh, but the Parliamentary constituency is a lot more diverse than that, extending to include the nautical communities on the west bank of the River Hamble and the edge of...
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Protestors brought the centre of Botley to a standstill at lunchtime today. Such protests are rare in this part of the world, but temporary road closures were in place to allow a march organised by the Botley Parish Action Group to protest against the developments that are proposed in Eastleigh Borough Council’s new local plan. The plan...
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Traffic will grind to halt in Botley at noon tomorrow as up to four hundred local residents are set to Stage a protest march through the town’s High Street which will be closed to traffic from 11.45 am to 12.45pm (diversions will be in place.) Botley isn’t the sort of place you might...
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Hedge End may have found a solution to the problematical planters in the Village Centre. As previously reported by Eastleigh News, in Serving the Community, the brick planters in the centre of Hedge End are often to be seen in a weed-ridden state. Conveniently for the Town Council, one of the brick planters has recently been demolished, as...
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Hedge End Town Council have taken possession of their new Groundsmen’s store. The brand new, purpose built, £675,000 (+VAT) building is situated in Woodhouse Lane Hedge End, near existing recreational facilities. Although a short drive from existing recreational facilities at Norman Rodaway, Greta Park and St Johns Road, the new Groundsmen’s store is ideally placed for the sports fields that have been proposed in the...
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The council’s use of ‘exempt business’ to lock out the press and public from their meetings has been challenged by former Labour councillor Brian Norgate who claims the council are ‘abusing’ their powers in order to keep the public in the dark over important business transactions. Council meetings run as ‘exempt businesses’ regularly take...
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Hedge End’s Christmas lights have been officially switched-on, with the traditional ceremony on Hedge End’s “Village Green” on 6th December. The lights comprise the same set of illuminated panels with flashing stars and chains of lights draped around trees that have been seen in previous years. But eagle-eyed Hedge Ender’s and passers-by will notice that there is already a failed panel, exactly where it...
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It has emerged that the development and expansion of Sainsbury’s supermarket remains at the heart of council aspirations to regenerate Eastleigh Town Centre despite the recent withdrawal of the planning application by the supermarket chain and an ambiguous pledge from Eastleigh Local Area Committee to protect the Leigh Road recreation ground from development. It appears...
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Hedge End Town Council have declined an invitation to twin the Town with Möckmühl in Germany. The Town Council received an unsolicited invitation to twin with Möckmühl last year (2011), subsequently met with representatives from Möckmühl when they were in the UK and went to visit Möckmühl 12 months ago (Dec 2011). That particular trip was...
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Eastleigh is getting set to enjoy a festive season of fun with the launch of the town’s Christmas celebrations and family fun day on Saturday 24 November 2012. The day-long celebrations, that each year attracts thousands of local people to the town, will culminate with Father Christmas and the Mayor of...
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Eastleigh’s MP Chris Huhne, and Hedge End Town Council, have formally announced on their websites today, the news that Hedge End has been awarded “a £10,000 Government boost to help local traders in the Town” As previously reported by Eastleigh News, in Hedge End also a Town Team Partner, the money has been awarded as part of...
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