Myth: Mental health does not affect young children. Young children are generally happy – if they have problems it’s just part of growing up. Fact: Up to one in five children in the UK have a recognised mental health problem, and many do not receive the treatment they need. Left untreated, these problems can get […]

Just a quick update for you on the position at the end of today, and our plans for the weekend. It feels like it has been a fairly long day. We now have an improving situation in most areas. The main snow-front has cleared through and the weather forecasters are saying it should stay largely […]

WASTE COLLECTION IN HART As at 11.30 today, all collection crews are still out collecting waste. All authorities within Hampshire have now suspended collections with the exception of Hart, Rushmoor and Basingstoke. Hart website page will be updated regularly to reflect any changes to thecollection service. If collections are suspended before the end of today, […]

As predicted, we have had heavy snowfall right across the county from the early hours of this morning. Highways teams were out twice yesterday and again overnight salting in advance of the snow, and have been out salting and ploughing continuously on the Priority 1 routes this morning. Community routes were treated yesterday, and again […]

I can now confirm that the weather forecast is predicting, with high confidence, that we will have snow tomorrow morning from around 3 am onwards, across the County. The heaviest snow is expected from 8am onwards and a fall of 5cm – 10cm with potential drifting is possible away from the coastal strip, where accumulations […]

Bogus and Unlicensed Cabs Warning HART District Council’s Licensing department is urging people to make sure that any taxis they get into over the holiday period are fully licensed. Hackney Carriages, private hire vehicles and their drivers within the district are licensed by the council to ensure they meet safety and comfort standards. All vehicles […]

Fleet Road Spur, Hartley Wintney – Carriageway Resurfacing As part of Operation Resilience, Hampshire County Council will be undertaking carriageway resurfacing works on Fleet Road Spur, Hartley Wintney, from the junction with the A323 Fleet Road to adjacent to the access to The Elvetham Hotel. The works are programmed to start 8 January 2013 and […]

Following my update earlier today, we have continued to deal with the significant rainfall and the effect this is having on river and ground water levels. While river levels are rising, local watercourse levels are dropping, but we are expecting a further 10mm – 30mm of rain this afternoon. We are particularly concentrating our efforts […]

I have received a number of complaints about mud on roads and asked HCC Enforcement to look at 3 sites in particular. They were Blackbushes Road, Coopers Hill and Fox Lane. The operators on Blackbushes road and Coopers Hill immediately stepped up their wheel cleaning operation, although it is still not perfect following a meeting […]