SCAMS BULLETIN December 2012 The purpose of this scams bulletin is to enable Hampshire residents to be aware, and therefore guard against, the types of scams currently being reported to Hampshire Trading Standards service. Trading Standards will collate information on scams to provide information and intelligence to the public and other agencies but will not […]

Dear David, This April, one of two things will happen to you. If you earn less than £9,440, you will no longer pay any income tax. If you earn more than that, then you’ll be paying £600 less each year than you were in 2010. This is the biggest ever increase in your personal allowance […]

Necessity is the plea for every infringement of human freedom. It is the argument of tyrants; it is the creed of slaves. Pitt the Younger 1783

Some people prefer to use Facebook to alert me of things so I have set up a new Facebook account just for council work that residents can use. It can be found under Cllr David Simpson.

Sounds like something out of Batman but the Tories wanted to elect a person to run the police rather than the way it is done at present. People are so excited about this that, two hours after opening, 12 people had voted in one of the local Polling stations. If voting continues at this amazing […]

Dear All Please find a link below to the new scam bulletin which is now on Hantsweb; http://www.hants.gov.uk/regulatory/tradingstandards/downloads/scamsbulletin-oct2012.pdf This bulletin can be distributed to the public and the contact details for reporting scams through the Citizens Advice Consumer Helpline are included on the bulletin. However, partners are invited to refer concerns directly to Hampshire County […]

Dear Councillor Simpson As part of the programme of works being carried out by Operation Resilience we will be undertaking ditching works on Bottle Lane, Mattingley, in the vicinity of Thorne’s Copse, (midway between Vicarage Lane and Bar Lane). The works are programmed to start on 1 October 2012 and are expected to last for […]

THE HART DISTRICT COUNCIL (TEMPORARY ROAD CLOSURES) (VARIOUS ROADS HART DISTRICT – OCTOBER 2012) ORDER 2012 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Hart District Council as agents for Hampshire County Council has made an Order on traffic management grounds to allow for works on the highway to be undertaken as follows: ROADS TO BE CLOSED: those […]

Dear HFRA Member I am sure you have seen the news this morning relating to a coach crash in Surrey close to the new Hindhead Tunnel. The incident occurred late last night and crews from Grayshott were mobilised as part of the initial attendance. Given the number of casualties and location of the incident, Surrey […]

As part of the programme of works being undertaken by Operation Resilience we will be carrying out carriageway resurfacing of the A30 London Road/Cricket Hill Roundabout near Yateley. The works are programmed to start 20 September 2012 and are expected to last for 4/5 week night shifts between 8pm and 6am. Work will not take […]