Jackie reports back… I have had the opportunity to discuss the proposals with the city councillors for the area and I have made the following comments (plus other details too complicated to describe without the diagrams here.. ) I will refer to the description of each plan for ease if you want to come back […]

A £150,000 project by Hampshire County Council to improve the junction of Stanmore Lane and Romsey Road in Winchester will start on 7 April. The project will see the layout altered to add a second traffic lane approaching the junction, as well as the removal of the underused pedestrian crossing and the installation of a […]

I joined Keith Hatter, Chairman of Winchester Area Access For All (WAAFA) at South West Trains Accessibility conference last week. ‘I have been supporting WAAFA since it started and was pleased to give them a small Council devolved grant to kick start their running costs’. says Jackie. It’s all about supporting those who have disabilities […]

Jan was joined by Peter to make their deputation to the County Council with over 2000 signatures showing support for the Trucked Off campaign This campaign was masterminded by local people who want commercial companies to respect the character of the market town of Alresford by using appropriately sized vehicles for their work. Jackie says,’ […]

This is an extract (of relevant sections) from the Hampshire update that was sent to elected councillors today… ”The position across Hampshire is largely similar to what was reported yesterday. We experienced a drier day today across the County, which has been welcome. The weather forecast for the next few days will start to see […]

An all-party group of local representatives was today bitterly disappointed when major improvements to the notorious ‘Cart & Horses’ junction in Kings Worthy were rejected out of hand by the Conservative cabinet member for transport. County Councillor Jackie Porter, who is also standing as the Lib Dem Parliamentary Candidate for 2015, who has long campaigned […]

A303 Hampshire – Road Closures Notice from Katharine Blofield at Highways Agency: I am writing to advise that the Highways Agency will be implementing additional overnight closures of the A303 eastbound carriageway and the M3/A303 link road are scheduled to take place in November, as previous resurfacing works were not completed due to circumstances beyond […]

Like many of you, I use this junction, everyday. I am Chairman of the Tubbs Hall too, so often make my way through the Lovedon Lane junction too.It is difficult- but how dangerous is it? The most recent accident was yet another in a catalogue of recent dramatic accidents there, starting in May of this […]

As you know, the A33 crossings are a real concern to me, and fellow councillors in the Worthys. We have have been campaigning and working for a long time on this issue, resulting in a sum coming forward for works in 2014-15. However, whilst dramatic events that have happened are investigated, I still have questions […]

Jackie met a County design engineer on site at the A33 in the Worthys to look at improving the experience of crossing the junction for pedestrians, cyclists and drivers. Jackie will meet him again in early December. ”Inevitably the Barton Farm decision will have a bearing on the design of this area,” says Jackie, ”but […]