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Rethink on care home criticism after council appeals

Rethink on care home criticism after council appeals

Rethink on care home criticism after council appeals

23 September 2019

Cranleigh Paddock had been deemed ‘requires improvement’ A SUBSTANDARD grade given to Lyndhurst care home Cranleigh Paddock has been withdrawn online…


Forest council faces bill for rejected recycling

Forest council faces bill for rejected recycling

Forest council faces bill for rejected recycling

19 September 2019

New Forest has one of the lowest rates of recycling in the country THE New Forest is facing mounting pressure to improve its recycling rates as Hampshire…


Danger warning signs could be put up at bridge after horror plunge

Danger warning signs could be put up at bridge after horror plunge

Danger warning signs could be put up at bridge after horror plunge

19 September 2019

New warning signs about the dangers of jumping are set to be installed at Brockenhurst Bridge THE dangers of jumping off Brockenhurst Bridge will be highlighted…


More than 200 jobs face axe as county council plans cuts to adult care and libraries

More than 200 jobs face axe as county council plans cuts to adult care and libraries

More than 200 jobs face axe as county council plans cuts to adult care and libraries

18 September 2019

Hampshire County Council's HQ in Winchester MORE than 200 jobs could be lost and services hit by further cuts as Hampshire County Council bosses try to…


Council considering 4% tax rise to fill £80m hole in finances

Council considering 4% tax rise to fill £80m hole in finances

Council considering 4% tax rise to fill £80m hole in finances

10 September 2019

Hampshire County Council's HQ in Winchester HAMPSHIRE County Council’s administration is considering a tax rise of up to 4% to help close a looming £80m…


Families' legal threat forces council u-turn on school transport charges

Families' legal threat forces council u-turn on school transport charges

Families' legal threat forces council u-turn on school transport charges

16 August 2019

Hampshire County Council's HQ in Winchester HAMPSHIRE County Council has dropped plans to cut school transport funding that could have affected hundreds…


HCC staff face obstruction of justice allegations in bollard case

HCC staff face obstruction of justice allegations in bollard case

HCC staff face obstruction of justice allegations in bollard case

23 July 2019

HCC were found guilty of health and safety breaches in relation to a bollard which seriously injured a young child STAFF at Hampshire County Council are…


Sleepless residents raging at council's late-night verge trimming 'Blitz'

Sleepless residents raging at council's late-night verge trimming 'Blitz'

Sleepless residents raging at council's late-night verge trimming 'Blitz'

05 July 2019

A tractor arrived at 1am to cut the grass outside residents' homes (Photo: stock image) RESIDENTS on rural lanes are furious after being woken at 1am…


Main road laybys set to disappear as new detail puts brakes on opposition

Main road laybys set to disappear as new detail puts brakes on opposition

Main road laybys set to disappear as new detail puts brakes on opposition

23 June 2019

The Markway Hill Layby is set to disappear despite a campaign to keep it. LAYBYS on two New Forest main roads are set to disappear after Brockenhurst…


Council guilty of safety failings after girl badly injured by faulty bollard

Council guilty of safety failings after girl badly injured by faulty bollard

Council guilty of safety failings after girl badly injured by faulty bollard

21 June 2019

Flowers left at the scene in Quay Hill, Lymington, in 2015 near the faulty bollard (left) HAMPSHIRE County Council has been found guilty of flouting health…


Roadside orchids mowed down for third time by council 'vandalism'

Roadside orchids mowed down for third time by council 'vandalism'

Roadside orchids mowed down for third time by council 'vandalism'

20 June 2019

Doug Hounsome by the A35 in 2016 after the orchids were mown down for the second time A RETIRED landscape gardener is furious after finding that Hampshire…


Town's library starts a new chapter with £87,000 relaunch

Town's library starts a new chapter with £87,000 relaunch

Town's library starts a new chapter with £87,000 relaunch

10 June 2019

New Milton library in Gore Road THE new-look New Milton library will reopen to the public today (Monday) after an £87,000 refurbishment by Hampshire County…


Libraries and social services under threat in new £80m spending cuts drive

Libraries and social services under threat in new £80m spending cuts drive

Libraries and social services under threat in new £80m spending cuts drive

07 June 2019

Hampshire County Council's HQ in Winchester LIBRARY closures, reduced winter gritting and increased service charges are being considered by Hampshire…


Tory council leader joins cross-party call for more government funding

Tory council leader joins cross-party call for more government funding

Tory council leader joins cross-party call for more government funding

28 May 2019

Brockenhurst Cllr Keith Mans spoke out along with Labour Cllr Chris Hammond THE new leader of Hampshire County Council has joined a cross-party call to…


Loss of town's youth centre blamed for crime rise and drugs risk

Loss of town's youth centre blamed for crime rise and drugs risk

Loss of town's youth centre blamed for crime rise and drugs risk

24 May 2019

The Phoenix Centre in New Milton was sold off by Hampshire County Council in 2017 THE lack of a permanent New Milton youth centre is leaving local youngsters…


New Forest councillor takes charge at Hampshire County Council

New Forest councillor takes charge at Hampshire County Council

New Forest councillor takes charge at Hampshire County Council

23 May 2019

Brockenhurst Cllr Keith Mans is the new Conservative leader of Hampshire County Council HAMPSHIRE County Council has a new leader at the helm – Brockenhurst…


Weather, Brexit and staff costs blamed for Hampshire school dinners price rise

Weather, Brexit and staff costs blamed for Hampshire school dinners price rise

Weather, Brexit and staff costs blamed for Hampshire school dinners price rise

14 May 2019

School dinners in Hampshire will go up by 10p in September (Photo: stock image) THE cost of a school meal in Hampshire will go up at the beginning of…


New Forest councillor on course to become Hampshire leader

New Forest councillor on course to become Hampshire leader

New Forest councillor on course to become Hampshire leader

09 May 2019

Brockenhurst Cllr Keith Mans THE new leader of Hampshire County Council has been announced - and he is a New Forest councillor, writes Maria Zaccaro of…


Quarry plans loom near major new housing development

Quarry plans loom near major new housing development

Quarry plans loom near major new housing development

18 April 2019

A decision on the quarry application is expected in June (Photo: stock image) PLANS for a huge new gravel quarry close to where 875 homes are set to be…


Objectors lose bid to stop quarry activity expanding

Objectors lose bid to stop quarry activity expanding

Objectors lose bid to stop quarry activity expanding

26 March 2019

EXPANDING operations at a sand and gravel quarry has been given the go-ahead despite warnings from residents and councillors that it would have an “intolerable” impact on their lives...


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