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Eastleigh Borough Council are encouraging householders to sign up for the Switch Hampshire scheme, which aims to help householders save money on energy bills by switching collectively. The Borough Council say, in their press release; With fuel costs rising and continued pressure on household budgets, Borough residents have two weeks left to sign up...
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Eastleigh’s electorate, many of whom were alienated by the saturation leafleting during Februarys Parliamentary by-election campaign, will shortly be asked to vote in elections for Hampshire County Council. This election, where we get the chance to select our County Councillors for the next four years, are being held on 2nd May. Besides another batch of...
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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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With Council Tax bills dropping through letterboxes this morning, some householders in some parts of the Borough of Eastleigh are wondering how the Borough Council’s claim to have “frozen” Council Tax translates into in increase in their bills. Council Tax Bills being received in Hedge End today, showed a 1.9% increase in the Eastleigh...
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Whilst lights were still burning in the Labour campaign HQ on Saturday night, directly across the road at The Point, a full house was gathering for the final performance of a production of Cats. Ironically, The Point is housed in buildings that were formerly Eastleigh’s Town Hall, and is situated just a short walk from the...
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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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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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Bus passengers in Chandler’s Ford have an opportunity to have their say on local bus services today as a mobile bus surgery is being held at Fryern Hill and Hiltingbury. Local operators Velvet Bus recently decided they had to withdraw the C1/C2 route for commercial reasons and rather than see passengers left stranded...
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Some essential and well-used facilities at Southampton Airport have been given a platinum award in the 2012 Loo of the Year Awards (LOYA). The platinum rating was one of only three awarded in the airport category. It recognises the exceptional levels of cleanliness and maintenance achieved by Amey, the company that cleans and maintains all facilities at...
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Eastleigh’s MP, Chris Huhne, has announced on his website that he has launched the Borough’s Safer Places Scheme, at a recent event in Netley. The Safer Places scheme provides places for vulnerable people to go if they have a problem whilst out and about. Participants now extend across the whole Borough and include local Town and Parish councils, shops,...
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The first steelwork has been erected for the new hotel at the Ageas Bowl. Until now, there has been little to see. The constructors have been laying the foundations and moving the stadium’s floodlights to accommodate the new hotel building. With plenty now happening above ground, the Ageas Bowl have just launched a live webcam, where development of the new...
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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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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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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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Progress on Eastleigh’s controversial Local Plan – which was due to be submitted to the planning inspector in January – has been delayed due to unresolved ‘substantial matters’ and ‘concerns’ from the Highways Agency the council has revealed on its website. A recent update on the council’s local plan web page reveals the public...
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