Parish and Police and Crime Elections also off over fears of coronavirus spread. The local elections scheduled for May 7 have been cancelled by the government and postponed until 2021 following a recommendation by the Electoral Commission who said that the predicted spread of the outbreak could pose a risk to the running of the…
BBC’s Any Questions? goes out live from WinchesterThe climate emergency, the TV licence and the indeterminate sentencing of convicted terrorists were just some of the current issues in the news up for discussion when BBC Radio 4’s flagship political debate show Any Questions? was broadcast live from the University of Winchester in front of a…
The conservative parliamentary candidate for Eastleigh has said he will ask the Secretary of State to throw out the Borough Council’s local plan and seek to secure funding for a Chickenhall Lane link road within two weeks of becoming an MP. Around 150 people attended an Election Hustings at King Community Church in Hedge End…
“Still too close to call here” say Lib Dems while pollsters puts Conservative in lead. Result in Winchester and Chandler’s Ford also predicted to be a tight contest between Conservatives and Lib Dems. Despite soggy and windy conditions in Eastleigh voting in the General Election is off to a busy start. According to opinion polling,…
Voters in Eastleigh have a chance to hear from Candidates standing in the forthcoming General Election this evening during a hustings to be held at King’s Community Church (KCC) in Hedge End. The church has previously organised hustings in 2015 and 2017 and is an ideal venue being easily accessible with a good sound system…
Eastleigh residents who aren’t on the electoral roll have until midnight tonight (23.59 November 26) to register in order to be able to vote in the General Election on December 12. People who would like a postal vote have to register by 17.00 The easiest way to register is via the gov.uk website link here…
Bishopstoke artist raises £750 for Local Plan challenge. A Bishopstoke-based artist has donated the proceeds from the sale of one his paintings to help pay the legal costs of campaigners opposed to Eastleigh’s Local Plan. Paul Stratton – a lifelong Bishopstoke resident – described the Borough Council’s proposal to construct a new 6,000 home community…
Eastleigh Borough Council look set to become the latest local authority declare a climate emergency in response to the report released by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) which has led the Government to pledge that the UK will cut Greenhouse gas emissions to almost zero by 2050. Last week Hampshire County Council’s ruling cabinet declared…
No concessions for elderly or less well-off. Free permits scrapped. Second car permits could cost £100 Eastleigh Borough Council have been challenged to make concessions for less well-off car owners as they negotiate a new residents parking scheme that will see free permits scrapped for established residents and charges for first and second cars rising.…
Eastleigh’s MP Mims Davies insists outsider Sajid Javid can still win the Conservative leadership race – despite finishing fifth in the first ballot of members.
Chair of Eastleigh Ukip defects as Brexit Party replaces Ukip as leaver party of choice. Lib Dems increase vote to place second.
The counting of votes cast in Thursday’s European Elections is currently underway at Eastleigh’s Civic Offices with a result expected at 10pm. The sealed ballot boxes, including boxes containing postal votes that have been stored since Thursday are now in the process of being opened and ‘verified’ in order to check they contain the…
Eastleigh’s voters are going to the polls today for the second time this month – this time to elect 10 South East region MEPs to the European Parliament for a five-year term. Over 70 candidates from nine parties are vying for a seat they may never actually occupy should Brexit occur before July, however voters…
Council’s AGM marks 25 years of a Lib Dem council led by Keith HouseA Councillor has praised Council Leader Keith House describing his leadership of the council over the past 25 years as ‘strong and stable’ – a phrase normally associated with Theresa May. The Liberal Democrat Leader first took control of Eastleigh Borough Council…
Despite winning in Bishopstoke during May election, control of Local Area Committee passes to Lib Dems Bishopstoke’s group of Independent councillors say they are unhappy that Eastleigh Borough Council have appointed a new Lib Dem Chair to Bishopstoke Fair Oak and Horton Heath Local Area Committee (BFOHH) over their heads. In last years (2018) ‘all…
