Toughest cuts in living memory Some councils will see a reduction in the money they receive from Government of up to 17 per cent next year, council leaders said as Communities Secretary Eric Pickles revealed his finance settlement. Local authority chiefs described it as “the toughest in living memory” as Mr Pickles announced an average […]

A new system has gone live for reporting highways issues:   http://www3.hants.gov.uk/roadproblems.htm   One small problem……..it does not recognise Ford Lane in Bramshill, which has been around for a lot longer than satellites!  

A new system has gone live for reporting highways issues:   http://www3.hants.gov.uk/roadproblems.htm   It’s much more interactive and user friendly than the previous system and will automatically send you a confirmation email and updates (if you check the appropriate box). There is even a facility to upload a picture in jpeg format. If you like that […]

Councils learn of funding cuts today Jobs and services will be lost as councils start to feel the full impact of the squeeze with massive cuts to grants announced today. Concerns have been raised that councils in the Midlands and the north may be hit harder than the south. Tony Travers, local government expert at […]

  Rise in failure of children’s servicesOfsted figures show the number of councils rated “poor” for services including education, child care and social work has risen to twelve, up from nine in 2009. Overall, most councils were reported to be fulfilling their duties to children through schools, colleges, nurseries and social services well.Telegraph p14, Guardian […]

The Christmas Market ( albeit in a smaller form ) has been rescheduled for this coming Thursday (9th December) from 4pm. In a slightly shortened programme the Carols will be around the tree at 6pm and the fireworks will be at 7pm.  Please send this e-mail to any contact you have who may be interested. […]

UK falls in school rankings UK teenagers have fallen behind their counterparts in Solvenia, Lichtenstein and Estonia. A report out today by the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development has revealed that the UK has fallen from 17th to 25th place for reading and from 24th to 28th for maths. The study covered 65 developed […]

We will be resuming normal collections on Tuesday 7th December. This includes blue bins, glass and garden waste. Black Bin Backlog Whilst we have managed to clear most of the black bin backlog today, there are still approximately 1100 black bins to be collected in the Ancells Farm, Fleet and Hook areas. Arrangements have been […]

Due to the adverse weather no waste and recycling collections were carried out on either Thursday 2nd or Friday 3rd December. Available staff were reallocated on snow clearance works in accordance with the priorities set out in the Council’s snow plan. Black bin collections It is intended that collections will resume on Monday 6th December […]

Hart District Council advise that they intend to collect all bins on the normal collecting day over the festive period. So, barring snow, put your bin out on the normal day.