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Hill Head Litter picking

by Alex Brims on 9 April, 2018

On Sunday 8th April there was a beach litter cleaning event along Hill Head beach as part of the Surfers Against Sewage campaign against plastic waste. Lisa Vincent who used to live in Stubbington arranged the event with support from many local organisations including Seafarers Sailing club, the local Coastguard, just to name a few.  Over a […]

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26 new houses in Green Belt

by Alex Brims on 8 April, 2018

26 houses on Ranvilles Lane and Oakcroft Lane There has been a planning application for 26 houses on the land next to Ranvilles Lane and Oakcroft Lane near the Ark RSPCA centre. It is controversial as part of the land is on the site of the derelict Grange House and part of the land is in […]

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OLD Street – residents win first round

by Alex Brims on 8 April, 2018

Fareham’s Planning Committee threw out the proposal for 150 homes on farmland west of Old Street. This is an update to previous OLD Street stories: Planners said the development would seriously harm the landscape, appearance and function of the countryside. It would damage the integrity of the strategic gap and the physical and visual separation of […]

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Toilets for everyone

by Alex Brims on 8 April, 2018

 Crofton Lib Dems have asked Fareham Council to look at providing Changing Places Toilet for the most servilely disabled residents. A young child, if they are small enough, can be changed in a baby changing facilities, but a child of 5, or older, would be too big. Also, adults need help with say hoisting out […]

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Teen Shelter results

by Alex Brims on 7 April, 2018

Results are in from the consultation on a planned Teen Shelter in Stubbington Rec. More than 900 people took part, and the clear favourite design was Option 2 (the middle one in the picture below, with a circular bench.) Most respondents seemed to be in favour of a teen shelter. Some raised concerns including drugs/alcohol […]

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Election Results

by Alex Brims on 5 April, 2018

Win for Stubbington, a close second for Hill Head Election results for Stubbington  Jim Forrest Liberal Democrats  1398  57%  Elected  Pal Hayre Conservative 906 37%  Lindsay Brown Labour 91 4%  Andy Annear UKIP 71 3%   Election results for Hill Head Alex Brims Liberal Democrats  1072 40% Steve Dugan Conservative  1463  54%  Elected Kevin Alec […]

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Sign up to the local Newsletter

by Alex Brims on 3 April, 2018

Sign up for the Crofton lib Dem Newsletter. The newsletter contains stories of what is happening in Stubbington & Hill Head as well as other stories we think would interest you.  We provide no more than 12 newsletters a year so you know we won’t bombard you with lots of emails. Sign up here We don’t […]

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8 ways Lib Dems are changing the world

by Alex Brims on 3 April, 2018

April 6, 2018 7:00 PM Originally published by UK Liberal Democrats 1. Working to end homelessness being criminalised. We’re really glad to see Layla Moran speaking at Prime Minister’s Questions today, calling for the repeal of the Vagrancy Act 1824. Homelessness is a huge issue in Sheffield and across the UK, and we are extremely disappointed […]

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Traffic-free at last

by Jim Forrest on 30 March, 2018

The new route of Newgate Lane South, from Collingwood to the Peel Common roundabout, is due to be opened on the weekend of April 7/8. Buses on the 21/21A route will use the new road from Monday, April 9. There will be several overnight closures of Newgate Lane during the rest of April to enable […]

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School meals in line for Conservative cuts

by Alex Brims on 23 March, 2018

Changes to Universal Credit mean nearly 1million poorer children will†lose out on a free nutritious meal at lunch – costing parents £400 a year. Free school meals were brought in as one of a series of new investments in our schools by the Liberal Democrats in the coalition. Now they are being cut by the […]

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