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Spitfires Fly Into Battle to Help Keep Fareham's Council Tax CONSERVATIVES keeping our community STUBBINGTONIn &T HILL HEADouch – Winter 2019 Spitfires fly into battle to help keep Fareham’s council tax low SPITFIRES have come to our rescue yet again. cial buildings such as newly-extended Fareham Innova- Five of the iconic WW2 fighters fly from Solent Airport and fuel tion Centre, which is already 70% full. sales for pleasure flights are reaping thousands of pounds in rev- Airport operations provide a financial return to the enue for the benefit of Fareham Council, flight movements increased to 30,000 annually and council taxpayers. hundreds of new jobs were created at And wise business investment by what is the Solent Enterprise Zone. the Conservatives is sparing The target over the 25-year life of the Fareham households massive annual coun- Enterprise Zone for new jobs is 3,500, cil tax rises. 1,100 of those being on the Fareham Out of an annual Borough Council spend part of the site, of which half the total of £47m, less than £7m comes from coun- has already been reached. cil tax. Land was transferred to Fareham Col- Council Leader Seán Woodward stressed: lege to build a Civil Engineering Training “So 85% of what we spend includes our Centre (CETC) to teach young people trading activities, among them a portfolio skills they need to undertake civil engi- of mainly local commercial property that neering works in this area where there brings in millions of pounds in rental. Photos: Richard Davies Photography is a huge skills shortage. A £39m capital “For example, most units at Southampton Road, Park Gate programme for future improvements includes: (B&Q, Dunelm, Halfords, PC World, etc) belong to the Council. •Ferneham Hall refurbishment £10m Without this income our council tax, currently almost the lowest •Spec build business units at Solent Airport@Daedalus £5m in the country, would need to be far higher.” •New council housing in Fareham, Portchester, Stubbington Despite losing all its Government revenue support grant, Fare- and Sarisbury £17.6m ham will raise its share of council tax for 2019-20 by only £5 a •Phasing out single-use plastics by the Council year, representing just a penny a day increase for the average band •Play area improvements £500,000 C property. Band D properties will pay £160 per year or just 44p •Bus shelter replacement £300,000 per day for all Borough Council services. •Holly Hill Cemetery extension £275,000 In his budget summary, Councillor Woodward was upbeat about He added:“Setting a balanced budget without reducing services lucrative ventures at Solent Airport@Daedalus, where around is more challenging every year. We have plans for another £1m £30m has been spent so far on infrastructure and new commer- of annual savings via efficiencies rather than service reductions.” Tigers give leader a hairy biker experience HE THOUGHT he was The Tigers donated cheques totalling nearly £4,000 to Wave just there to see young 105 Cash for Kids and Sophie’s Appeal for cancer research. bikers put on a splen- After dusting himself down, Seán Woodward said: “We are did display at Solent pleased to have the Rockets join in using the community facili- Airport. ties at Solent Airport. But the little dare-devils de- “It is good to see cided otherwise and used Fareham 40 children learning Council Leader Seán Woodward as the importance of a prop. teamwork, leadership “They placed me at the end of a skills and discipline ramp to jump over. Fortunately, they all made it across,” said while wowing the Seán after surviving the ordeal. crowds with their The Tigers and The Rockets showed their skills, the latter performances and enjoying their first day’s training at the airport where they are raising money for now based. good causes.” Almost England’s lowest district council tax – thanks to CONSERVATIVES 2 InTouch Only a CONSERVATIVE COUNCIL can deliver the goods year after year InTouch 3 Threat to ancient church lifted They screen cross-Channel cable work Steve reveals what’s FAREHAM planners rejected an appli- HOARDINGS erected around a field beside going on behind cation to build 16 homes in Ranvilles The Shack in Stubbington Lane are not to the airfield fence Lane next to an historic church. screen housing development. The original application to build 26 dwellings on Residents’ fears were allayed by Councillor Steve Dugan the site of The Grange, a former residential home, who said it was part of the cable laying for the cross-Chan- had been reduced by 10 because of the impact nel electricity link. on 12th Century Crofton Old Church, a Grade II He said it involved digging trenches for ducting to take the NEWS ROUND listed building. main supply cables from France to Chilling sub-station. When the amended plan, which included two “It will mean some disruption while the ducting is laid across Stubbington Lane, but this will be accesses, came before the planning committee, councillors rejected officers’ Dealing with health issues done by closing one half of the road at a time and using lights to control the traffic. We’re often asked what the Council is advice to allow it. “The eastern end of Salterns car park will stay closed until the work is complete, but The Shack doing to address the lack of appoint- They said it lay outside the defined urban settlement boundary and would ad- is open for business as usual. The ducts will be buried and the field restored to its original state.” ments and other issues with the Stub- versely affect the strategic gap. bington doctors’ surgery. Your local Council does NOT provide ACTIVITY the other side of healthcare, so if you have concerns con- Solent Airport fence along tact the local Clinical Commissioning Nature reserve saved from irreparable harm Gosport Road has been puzzling Group (CCG), using the details below. ence working at the Haven to the hearing and EUPHORIA! The picture that sums up residents. They are legally required to provide residents’ delight after a controversial undoubtedly helped to sway the verdict against Councillor Steve Dugan revealed that adequate health care for residents. plan for 150 homes beside Titchfield the developers. it’s to create a large new area of public To make a complaint about a health- Haven Nature Reserve was thrown He gave vital evidence on the layout and nature open space. care provider, go to the comments out. of the landscape which forms the nature reserve The picture shows the general layout and complaints page, If you do use the After visiting the site, Christina Downes said and its surrounding area. of the space, which will comprise walk- inquiries email address, there may be Bargate Homes’ scheme for land west of Old He also explained the number of different spe- ways, cycleways and a play area and will a delay in the CCG complaints team Street would inflict “very substantial harms” to cies of birds, their breeding habits and how they be fully landscaped and screened from contacting you. the environment and outweighed any advantages. would be seriously affected by the additional the road by mounds, some of which are If you have any comments or queries, Her report followed the 3-day public inquiry in noise, light and drainage issues caused by the now complete. contact: Fareham and Gosport CCG, December at which there were fierce objections proposed development. Over the next few months, the new CommCen Building, Fort Southwick, from Hill Head Residents’ Association, residents Councillor Steve Dugan said: “It is clear that fencing on the southern boundary James Callaghan Drive, Fareham. from Old Street and Knightsbank Road and lo- significant importance is still given to the pro- of the airfield will be completed and cal Conservative Councillors Kay Mandry, Steve tection of the countryside, habitats and strate- culverts across the watercourse will be Leaky roof repairs Dugan and Pal Hayre. gic gaps, despite the pressure on the Council to installed. The sports hall at Crofton Community The appellants tried unsuccessfully to use Fare- rules in the original refusal. build more houses. Starting in February, work will begin Centre has suffered a leaky roof for ham’s lack of a 5-year land supply, but Council represen- And the Council was supported by an impassioned plea “Very well done to all those who campaigned and pro- on excavating the swales and seasonal several years. tatives dismissed this with evidence of sticking to the from Mr Barry Duffin, who brought his 40 years’ experi- vided evidence to achieve this outcome.” ponds for the open space which will be Although many repairs have been followed by erection of street furniture carried out, the problem persists and All trim for next Remembrance Day Daedalus progress moves apace including signs, picnic benches and route has lately caused closure of some areas markers. due to concerns over safety issues with A HEDGE has bington’ meeting. FAREHAM Borough Council plans to continue developing Steve said: “This work will provide a water on the floor. been cut back It was agreed to trim the foliage nearest Daedalus into a significant commercial area, creating skilled pleasant area for all and allow cyclists Fareham Council will replace the roof because it hid to the Red Lion to half its height. employment opportunities for local people. to have a safer route away from the and cladding sometime in March. Stubbington’s Councillor Kay Mandry, pictured discuss- The Fareham Innovation Centre, which provides office, workshop space and main road.” war memorial. ing the issue with a resident, said: “Now office support for fledgling businesses, has now been extended due to demand The project is part of the agreed work Results awaited Residents there is a clear view of the memorial and it for additional space.
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