Category Archives: Housing

Martin Tod backs residents of council sheltered housing wanting warmer homes

Liberal Democrat Prospective MP, Martin Tod, has backed residents of Danemark Court wanting action on heating.

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A big thank you to everyone who sponsored the ‘Big Sleep Out’

Thank you to everyone who gave so generously to members of the Lib Dem Sleep Out team (or anyone else!) as part of the Big Sleep Out.
Thanks to your generosity the Lib Dem team has so far raised more than £3,800 towards the Nightshelter and the …

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City Council’s survey totally misleading

There’s a big problem with the Winchester City Council survey which they’ve used to conclude that people locally want step-change growth or to build on Barton Farm.
The problem is that their survey doesn’t include enough people from the city itself. …

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Police Headquarters move should be an opportunity, not a threat

I’m surprised that the Chamber of Commerce and George Beckett are so negative about the impact of the move of the Police Headquarters from Winchester to Chandler’s Ford.
This is not the same as a big local business going bust or …

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Micheldever Station Eco Town Success

One piece of good news today.  The Government has made it clear that Micheldever Station is not going to be one of its new eco-towns.
I’m really pleased.  This was an eco-town proposal that wasn’t eco.  It was going to have …

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