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Council leader denies being 'fantasist' over budget plans

28 October 2022
Council leader denies being 'fantasist' over budget plans

Council leader denies being 'fantasist' over budget plans

28 October 2022

BCP Council leader Cllr Drew Mellor has been accused of being a “complete fantasist” over his Tory administration’s budget plans.


Schools offer up to 500 places for special needs pupils

23 September 2022
Schools offer up to 500 places for special needs pupils

Schools offer up to 500 places for special needs pupils

23 September 2022

UP to 500 places for pupils with special educational needs could be found in mainstream schools throughout the BCP Council area.


Collapse of Yellow Buses was 'no surprise'

23 September 2022
Collapse of Yellow Buses was 'no surprise'

Collapse of Yellow Buses was 'no surprise'

23 September 2022

THE collapse of the Yellow Buses group in the summer came as "no surprise", according to BCP Council's transport chief.


Taxi fares in Christchurch to rise by 6%

16 September 2022
Taxi fares in Christchurch to rise by 6%

Taxi fares in Christchurch to rise by 6%

16 September 2022

TAXI fares in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole area are to rise again in November – by 6% amid claims costs are forcing cabbies to give up.


Taxi fares could be hiked in Christchurch

12 September 2022
Taxi fares could be hiked in Christchurch

Taxi fares could be hiked in Christchurch

12 September 2022

TAXI passengers in Christchurch might have to pay more if a fare rise requested by cabbies in the BCP Council area goes ahead.


Videos to steer pupils away from county lines exploitation

09 September 2022
Videos to steer pupils away from county lines exploitation

Videos to steer pupils away from county lines exploitation

09 September 2022

VIDEOS giving an insight into the world of county lines and child exploitation will be shown in schools across Hampshire.


Officers must not be 'heavy-handed' with travellers, says police chief

26 August 2022
Officers must not be 'heavy-handed' with travellers, says police chief

Officers must not be 'heavy-handed' with travellers, says police chief

26 August 2022

HAMPSHIRE Constabulary must not be "heavy-handed" when dealing with unauthorised encampments, the county's police and crime commissioner has said.

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'Garden-grabbing' homes plan in Walkford is refused

22 August 2022
'Garden-grabbing' homes plan in Walkford is refused

'Garden-grabbing' homes plan in Walkford is refused

22 August 2022

A PROPOSAL for six homes across three plots in Walkford has been rejected for the second time.


Council sorry for bungling transport for child with special needs

15 August 2022
Council sorry for bungling transport for child with special needs

Council sorry for bungling transport for child with special needs

15 August 2022

HAMPSHIRE County Council has apologised and must pay £400 compensation to a family after bungling school transport for a child with special needs.


Upheld complaints reveal flaws in HCC's treatment of children with disabilities

03 August 2022
Upheld complaints reveal flaws in HCC's treatment of children with disabilities

Upheld complaints reveal flaws in HCC's treatment of children with disabilities

03 August 2022

COMPLAINTS lodged against Hampshire County Council have exposed flaws in the treatment of children with special educational needs and disabilities.


'It's not our fault' says council facing £200m black hole

01 August 2022
'It's not our fault' says council facing £200m black hole

'It's not our fault' says council facing £200m black hole

01 August 2022

CONSTANT budget cuts, a financial black hole and a bleak long-term future are “not of our making”, Hampshire County Council has insisted.

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Councillors vote down rethink on home-to-school transport changes

29 July 2022
Councillors vote down rethink on home-to-school transport changes

Councillors vote down rethink on home-to-school transport changes

29 July 2022

REQUESTS for controversial changes to home-to-school transport to be reconsidered have been voted down by Conservatives on Hampshire County Council.


Lorry movements allowed to double at Hythe quarry

28 July 2022
Lorry movements allowed to double at Hythe quarry

Lorry movements allowed to double at Hythe quarry

28 July 2022

A QUARRY in Hythe will have twice as many vehicles coming in and out each day after councillors gave the go-ahead.


Councillors push to think again on home-to-school transport

27 July 2022
Councillors push to think again on home-to-school transport

Councillors push to think again on home-to-school transport

27 July 2022

A CONTROVERSIAL decision for Hampshire County Council to change the way it runs home-to-school transport could be called in for reconsideration.


Closures could follow review of council day care services

22 July 2022
Closures could follow review of council day care services

Closures could follow review of council day care services

22 July 2022

A REVIEW of day care services in the Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole area could lead to the permanent closure of some.


Council faces 'unprecedented' £200m budget black hole

14 July 2022
Council faces 'unprecedented' £200m budget black hole

Council faces 'unprecedented' £200m budget black hole

14 July 2022

HAMPSHIRE County Council will have to plug an "unprecedented" £200m black hole in its budget within the next four years.

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'Always the first to suffer' – disability charity hits out as school transport cuts approved

13 July 2022
'Always the first to suffer' – disability charity hits out as school transport cuts approved

'Always the first to suffer' – disability charity hits out as school transport cuts approved

13 July 2022

UNPOPULAR plans to stop collecting and dropping off children – including the disabled – from their homes to take them to school have been approved.


Fears Hampshire officers will be tempted by £5,000 'golden handshake' to join Met Police

12 July 2022
Fears Hampshire officers will be tempted by £5,000 'golden handshake' to join Met Police

Fears Hampshire officers will be tempted by £5,000 'golden handshake' to join Met Police

12 July 2022

FEARS have been raised that police officers in Hampshire Constabulary could jump ship to the Metropolitan Police thanks to a ‘golden handshake’ offer.

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Hampshire health boss on why Covid cases are rising

08 July 2022
Hampshire health boss on why Covid cases are rising

Hampshire health boss on why Covid cases are rising

08 July 2022

CORONAVIRUS cases are increasing because people who test positive are still going out, a Hampshire health boss has said.


Council cuts nearly £700k in social care group funding

04 July 2022
Council cuts nearly £700k in social care group funding

Council cuts nearly £700k in social care group funding

04 July 2022

HAMPSHIRE County Council has cut almost £700,000 of charitable grants to social care groups.

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