Election Special 2010 STEVE BRINE’S POST For Winchester, Alresford and surrounding villages, including Chandler’s Ford & Hiltingbury, from your local Conservative Candidate. Local Election 2010; see Steve Brine’s priority Positive reasons to 2 who’s standing where you live 3 – the local NHS 4 support Steve on 6 May A NEW MP In a new constituency … Part of a new Government! This general election marks a big moment for the new constituency covering Winchester & Chandler’s Ford. Your vote will decide whether we have five more years of Gordon Brown or a new Conservative Government led by David Cameron. Local family man Steve Brine needs your support if this area is going to play its part in making change happen. “I am asking everyone, including those who haven’t voted Conservative for years, to help me remove this tired and failing Government.” Steve Brine lives locally with his wife Susie and their family. A former journalist who now works in the golf business, Steve says the election will be too close to call; “I have spoken to thousands of people in the past three years and I know many are undecided, even at this stage. I will serve this area as a hard-working and dedicated n Steve with his wife Susie, daughter Emily and (inset) local MP. I live here, my family and I rely with local campaign dog Popcorn! on the same services as everyone else, and I will represent all residents to the best of Getting in touch with Steve Brine my ability whether they voted for me or not. Email: “A vote for the Conservatives here could [email protected] just decide whether we have a new Call: 01962 791 110 Government next week or more of the Text: 07517 225 842 same.” A Green Winchester publication, printed on paper from sustainable forests LOCAL ELECTION 2010 1 Alresford You have two votes on 6 May. 2 Itchen Valley* in addition to a defining general election there are local elections to Winchester City 3 Wonston and Micheldever Council and Eastleigh Borough. 3 4 Kings Worthy The Conservatives are fielding a 5 Sparsholt strong team of local candidates across the new Winchester & Littleton and Harestock* 6 Chandler’s Ford 7 St Barnabas constituency to 8 St Bartholomew represent you at local 1 9 St John and All Saints level. They will be 4 looking to work with a 10 St Michael newly elected 5 6 11 St Paul Conservative Government to 2 12 St Luke provide the very best deal for 7 13 Oliver's Battery their residents. Policies such 8 and Badger Farm as the Conservative plan to 11 freeze council tax for 9 14 Compton and Otterbourne* two years (see page 12 10 15 Colden Common and Twyford three) require 13 16 Hiltingbury West effective team 17 Hiltingbury East work so it is important our area 18 Chandler's Ford East has good 14 19 Chandler's Ford West Conservative 15 * no local election this year representation at all levels to make change happen. 16 Contact your local Conservative team 17 Write: 18 The Coach House, Worthy Park, 19 Abbots Worthy, Winchester, SO21 1AN 15. Colden Common Email: [email protected] & Twyford Telephone: 01962 762 023 NIGEL BURWOOD 1. Alresford 5. Sparsholt 9. St John & All Saints 12. St Luke 17. Hiltingbury East KEN YELDHAM KEITH WOOD JAMES BYRNES JAMIE SCOTT JOHN CALDWELL 3. Wonston and 7. St Barnabas 10. St Michael 13. Oliver's Battery 18. Chandler's Micheldever RICHARD WORRALL IAN TAIT and Badger Farm Ford West STEPHEN GODFREY KIM GOTTLIEB CINDY GEORGE 4. Kings Worthy 8. St Bartholomew 11. St Paul Ward 14. Hiltingbury West 19. Chandler's Ford East STAN HOWELL PAUL WING HELEN OSBORNE JUDITH GRAJEWSKI MICHAEL READ Steve Brine’s ELECTION SPECIAL POST Page 3 NHS NEWS STEVE’S PRIORITY– In Brief... Fight back against crime THE LOCAL NHS Steve Brine has given his backing to Prospective Winchester MP Steve Brine and Conservative plans to fight crime and anti- Conservative leader David Cameron have made the social behaviour locally. He agrees with many NHS their top priority. police officers who want to get rid of Locally that means supporting a District General Hospital in Winchester - with maternity and A&E at its heart plus a General Hospital in Southampton offering regional specialisms. “But it’s much more than that”, says Steve. “I have consistently focused on the local NHS during my time as the Conservative candidate; speaking up for our local hospitals but also GP surgeries, which are the bedrock of a successful healthcare system. For me it is also about elderly services and the whole agenda around integrated care and community services which we are pioneering here in Hampshire and Out of Hours care which we will return to the hands of GPs. I am also very excited about Conservative plans to open up access to NHS dentistry and bring dental checks back to local schools.” unnecessary police paperwork and spend n Steve brings Shadow Health Minister Anne Milton MP more time out on the beat. The Prospective to the Royal Hampshire County Hospital See more www.stevebrine.com/prioritynhs MP is also backing proposals to give local people the right to demand a tougher licensing regime to clamp down on binge drinking hotspots and irresponsible retailers. Young people on two wheels! TWO YEAR COUNCIL 16-25 year-olds in Winchester can now take advantage of a new ‘Wheels to Work’ scheme TAX FREEZE Cllr George Beckett of Winchester said; Council leaders locally have indicated “Since we took control of the authority in 2006 we have kept council tax increases their determination to work with an below the rate of inflation as we promised, incoming Conservative Government despite massive underfunding from the to freeze council tax for two years. Labour Government. But we want to go from Conservative-led Hampshire County and A scheme that would see fully costed further and any policy that allows us to Winchester City Council. The moped loan ‘matched funding’ from the Treasury if freeze the tax has to be a good thing.” scheme aims to give young people locally the local authorities here keep tax rises below means to get to work, vocational training Cllr Godfrey Olson, who is the 2.5% will benefit thousands of local courses or interviews and was launched Conservative Group leader at Eastleigh recently in Colden Common. families and many on fixed incomes. added; “Combined with the party’s pledge Find out more: 01962 857375. The Conservative leaders at Winchester to scrap Labour’s proposed property City Council, Eastleigh Borough Council revaluation, which would have meant Cameron unveils ‘Big Society’ plan and Hampshire County Council have said many properties moving into a higher Conservative leader David Cameron has they will all work with a new Government council tax band, this could save a typical announced a new to deliver the saving for local rate-payers. household locally up to £500 a year.” ‘neighbourhood army’ of 5,000 full- time community STEVE’S PENSIONER PLEDGE organisers with REMOVAL OF HOUSING the skills to Prospective Winchester MP Steve Brine has made clear his identify local TARGETS WELCOMED determination to hold a Conservative Government to the community promises it has made to older and retired people locally. leaders, bring communities Local council leaders have “I will always support older people who have worked hard welcome a clear pledge together, help throughout their lives and deserve security and dignity in old age. people start from David Cameron to This is my pledge to support pensioners.” their own abolish Labour’s centrally n Increase the value of the basic state pension for all pensioners neighbourhood imposed regional housing and help to stop the spread of the means test by linking pensions groups, and give communities targets if the Conservatives to earnings. the help they need to take control and tackle their problems. win the General Election. n Help people protect their home rather than have to sell it to pay This would put important for care. Hands off our housing cash Gordon! decisions back in the n Take all family homes Conservative councillors across the new hands of locally elected worth less than £1 million Winchester & Chandler’s Ford constituency representatives. out of inheritance tax. are standing shoulder to shoulder with a For years, council chiefs have complained their hands are tied by n Protect the Winter Fuel tenants’ campaign to stop central targets and tried to challenge ministers over the numbers imposed Payment and pension credit. Government from taking 40% of all rent money. on their areas. Cllr Stephen Godfrey said the abolition of ‘regional n Keep the free bus pass The raid, known as spatial strategies’ and the promise to reclassify back gardens as and free TV licence. ‘Negative subsidy’ takes greenfield sites would make a big difference. “We are not anti- n Get rid of the rules that much-needed funds away homes but the current system is clearly not working and we force people to get a from local councils and has welcome a new system that puts some trust in people here in compulsory annuity. been the subject of heated exchanges between local Winchester and Chandler’s Ford”. Want more? Call 01962 791110 or and national government. See more www.stevebrine.com/winchesterchallenge Visit www.stevebrine.com/supportingolderpeople Steve Brine’s ELECTION SPECIAL POST Page 4 A dozen reasons to support Steve Brine and the Conservatives on 6 May Steve will fight inappropriate over-development which our area cannot sustain 1 and vote to abolish damaging housing targets.