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Do we really need a senate? |
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Page 1 of 2 DO WE need more government? Our county council apparently thinks so. Hampshire county council, led by Tory Cllr Ken Thornber, spends approximately £4.5 million a year on recruitment & press office spin: they produce glossy magazines of limited readership. Now Cllr Thornber wants to spend a further £100,000 on setting up a third layer of local government: a so called ‘Senate’ which will be dominated by Tories and of course, Cllr Thornber will chair the Senate. As Lib Dem Eastleigh MP Chris Huhne has said: "This is another ludicrous extravagance from the county council that's already bro ught us proposals for a £40million office block with a picture window for the leader to survey his domain across Hampshire. "I don't think council tax payers want to fund another layer of government on top of the t wo we have already."
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Portchester needs its community centre |
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Page 1 of 2 Recently there have been numerous comments concerning the use and future of Portchester Community Centre but we cannot emphasise enough that the Centre is still open for business as usual. The steps that have been taken are that Fareham Borough Council has, due to the condition of the Centre and new Fire Regulations regarding evacuation of the building, agreed that the first floor of the building will be closed for public access. The Council has also agreed that they will work with the Community Centre Management to maximise the use of the ground floor of the building and the provision of portacabins so as to provide space for the existing users. The Council has also given notice that when the lease expires on March 2, 2011, theyy will not renew the lease and the building will be closed pending demolition. The Portchester Liberal Democratic councillors believe that the Community Centre needs to be demolished and to be rebuilt to meet modern day standards.
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A champion for decent housing |
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HOUSING is one of a council's most important functions, yet in Fareham responsibility for it is split between several members of the ruling executive. 
Liberal Democrats challenged the council at its annual meeting to appoint an executive member to champion the issues of affordable housing for our young people, eradication of homelessness, and a atrategy that matches provision of homes to sustainable infra-structure. The ruling Tory group voted against the proposal, but Liberal Democrats have gone ahead and appointed their own housing champion, Councillor Katrina Trott (pictured). Katrina's high profile in the borough, earned during an outstanding year as Mayor, will ensure that housing needs are fought for strongly by the Liberal Democrats. |
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Gravel works threat to countryside |
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HAMPSHIRE County Council and other authorities are examining a number of sites for possible sand and gravel extraction, including the eastern part of the Daedalus site, near Broom Way, and the Brownwich and Chilling farms, west of the River Meon. |
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MANY thanks to everyone who voted for Liberal Democrat candidates in the recent council elections. We retained all our seats in Fareham, and remain the only opposition to the ruling Conservatives. Nearby, Liberal Democrats strenghtened their grip on Eastleigh, made five gtains in Gosport, and captured a seat from the Tories just over the boundary in Whiteley. Nationally, the Liberal Democrats made more than 30 net gains, taking control of big city councils such as Sheffield and Hull, and we overtook Labour in our share of the vote. The nation clearly wants to see an end to the Labour Government. But equally clearly, voters do not want to see it simply replaced by another variety of arrogant one-party rule. |
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PLANS to merge Fareham College with St Vincent College on the Daedalus site have been opposed by Lib Dem councillor Peter Davies, spokesmen on planning and transportation. |
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