This Thursday is the biggest local election in our area for over 10 years. Whilst we normally only get the opportunity to vote for a third of the council each year, this year, due to boundary changes all the seats at Hart District Council are up for election. Over the last few weeks along with […]

As the local ward councillor I have been contacted by a number of people who attended a charity event at the Ely last Monday. The event was organised to raise money for Adam’s Hoofing Hut the charity in memory of Adam Brown who died tragically in action in Afghanistan. I will be speaking with the […]

Good news for long suffering commuters who have been without the main car park at Fleet Station for the last 3 months. South West Trains will open the top deck of the new car park from Monday 12th May. This will release 191 car park spaces for rail users. The bottom deck will open in […]

Nominations closed last week for the elections to Hart District Council. This year due to boundary changes every council seat is up for election which means that every voter will have 3 votes to elect the 3 people they want to represent them at Hart. Along with Graham Cockarill and Dave Neighbour I have been […]

The tube strike today meant that I abandoned my normal underground journey and took to walking. As I approached Trafalgar Square I re-called the many times I would walk past South Africa House in the 1980′ s to see a faithful group camped outside protesting against the apartheid regime. Walking the same route today there […]

A primary school and leisure centre in Yateley were shut following a lightning strike on Tuesday afternoon. A tree and a building roof at Potley Hill Primary School were both hit, while neighbouring Frogmore Leisure Centre was also affected.The Potley Hill Road school sent all its pupils home for the day. A message on its […]

An amendment moved by Liberal Democrat Councillor Stuart Bailey has ensured that all employees at Hart District Council will now be paid at least the Living Wage. The amendment which gained support from all councillors on the council will also provide encouragement to all employers in the district to pay at least the Living Wage.

The following is an update from County Councillor Adrian Collett The bad news is that R Collard have been given permission to tip on the Sandhurst Road site for another 10 weeks.  The slightly better news is that this has been strictly limited to 10 weeks and some of the conditions have been tightened up […]

From an article in Yateley News PUBLIC opinion is divided over whether a new care village should be built in Yateley. An application to site a new care village for the elderly at a currently unused nine-acre area of land off the Sandhurst Road has produced mixed views from those living in the town. The […]

At the recent district elections the Conservatives lost 3 seats and control of the council. The new make up of the council is: Conservatives                                        16 Liberal Democrat                                  10 Community Campaign Hart [CCH]   7 Independents                                            2 Over the last two weeks […]