Category Archives: Winchester

COVID-19 and our local streets

Posted on May 4, 2020 by Martin

I’ve been thinking a lot about the challenges and opportunities that COVID-19 offers to the way we use our streets and roads here in Winchester.

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Hampshire’s cuts to hit Winchester hard

Posted on October 17, 2017 by Martin

Yesterday’s meeting of Hampshire’s Conservative cabinet confirmed that they will go ahead with their reckless £140 million cuts

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Conservatives vote down tougher action on air quality

Posted on January 11, 2017 by Martin

Once again, Conservative Councillors at Winchester City Council have voted down a proposal from the Lib Dem group to have a tougher policy on air quality in the city. I summed up on a proposal at today’s council meeting that it should …

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Autumn 2016 St Paul Ward Focus

Posted on October 23, 2016 by Martin

Topics include: Station Approach, Station Area Parking, New Tory ‘Tip Tax’, Our crossing campaigns, The local vote to ‘remain’. Air Quality. Grammar Schools. Safer Routes to School

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Who’s responsible for the council’s failings?

Posted on March 10, 2016 by Martin

This followed a letter in the Hampshire Chronicle attacking council offers for recent failures at the council. Cllr Gottlieb is wrong to blame all the ills of the council on the council’s senior management team. The people that authorised the Station …

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