In a packed meeting at Heckfield Memorial Hall only three people voted against proposals to build social housing for local people in the village.  A presentation was introduced by a trustee of the land, which is adjacent to Chamberlains Meadow, and then Mags Wiley form Hampshire Alliance for Rural Affordable Housing (HARAH) explained how their […]

Government figures published today show that the cost of running quangos has risen by almost £10bn since Gordon Brown became Prime Minister, to £46.5bn, Liberal Democrat Shadow Cabinet Office Minister, Jenny Willott said:   “Gordon Brown has taken Labour’s obsession with unelected and unaccountable quangos to a new extreme.   “This is an obscene amount of money […]

Commenting on George Osborne’s speech in which he set out eight benchmarks against which voters would be able to judge a Tory government’s success on the economy, Liberal Democrat Shadow Chancellor Vince Cable said: “As one Tory economic policy lies in tatters, George Osborne stumbles on to the next.  “This is the third time the […]

Liberal Democrat Shadow Home Secretary, Chris Huhne said:  “Hot on the heels of the control orders embarrassment, another dubious Government measure has been deservedly slapped down by our courts.  “It is simply not acceptable for Labour to behave as if we are a banana republic and go around arbitrarily arresting people or confiscating their property without due process […]

Commenting on proposals set out in the Government’s draft Animal Health Bill today which would see livestock farmers pay half the cost of preparing for animal disease outbreaks, Liberal Democrat Shadow Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Secretary, Tim Farron said:       “It’s grossly unfair for ministers to make livestock farmers pay, given the 2007 Foot and […]

Commenting on today’s Equality and Human Rights Commission proposals to scrap the default retirement age and introduce more flexible hours, Liberal Democrat Equalities Spokesperson, Lynne Featherstone said:  “The Equalities Commission has got it right.   “The Liberal Democrats have tabled an amendment to the Equality Bill that would end this arbitrary injustice – now the Government […]

Week Commencing 18th January 2010 Hart District Council would like to advise residents that due to the extreme weather conditions we have made collecting black bins a priority and are currently not collecting blue bins, glass or garden waste. Week commencing 18th January weather permitting we will revert to the normal refuse collection calendar for […]

An extra bank holiday will be part of the celebrations to mark Her Majesty’s Diamond Jubilee in 2012. The holiday will involve moving the late May Bank Holiday to Monday 4 June and adding an extra bank holiday on Tuesday 5 June to form a long weekend of celebration.·                    A Diamond Jubilee Medal: In keeping […]

Countywide have announced the following: On 15th February we will be introducing a regular bus service between  Reading and Farnborough via Swallowfield, Eversley, Yateley and  Hawley. This will be Eversley’s first regular bus service for many years

 200 years to recoup HQ’s costs – The News is reporting that the new Hampshire County HQ that cost £40 million will take 200 years to recoup the money. The new building, which is a very good one, will save the taxpayer £200,000 per year. Simple math then shows it will be 200 years to […]