You may have read the Hampshire County Council papers or seen the press release from HCC, which summarises the study for the proposed changes to the Cart and Horses junction. My thoughts are as follows: I welcome the proposed speed reduction- it’s what was planned in the original plan- and what we campaigned for. The […]

At Winchester station, Railway Authorities have created two double storey car parks with poor pedestrian access through them, and last week a crowd of us met at the west side of the station to protest at the ridiculous design of the footway. I walked through with Keith Hatter, a campaigner who uses a white stick […]

The Liberal Democrats in Winchester are fighting hard for local people. Your local councillors, campaigners and an army of volunteers work hard to make sure our district is well maintained and its unique heritage cared for. However, over and over again, the Conservative run City council has failed local people when it comes to doing […]

St Bartholomew’s Church Hyde and Hyde900 King Alfred Weekend 2015. The Hyde900 King Alfred Lecture 2015. How far did Alfred the Great set the scene for Magna Carta? lecture given by His Honour Judge Cutler CBE, Hon Recorder of Winchester. St Bartholomew’s Church, Thursday 22nd October 7.30 pm. Doors open and drinks served from 6.30 […]

Winchester University can offer places to as many young people as they wish- but don’t have to plan where they will be living it seems. In a recent statement, the University says that it guarantees lodging for those who confirm their place in May- but then they take many more through clearing in August- and […]

After the controversy of last year, the Conservative city council has had a rethink-and now a complete turnaround, and they now plan to build a £29million leisure centre at Bar End. What do you think..? You can read the Hants Chron article here:- http://www.hampshirechronicle.co.uk/news/13654207.Have_your_say_on___29m_plans_for_Winchester_leisure_centre/?ref=ebmpn But, although it’s useful to tell the Hampshire Chronicle, it’s probably […]

Plans for A33 and the Cart & Horses junction to be confirmed at a Decision Day on 9th Sept.#tinyurl.com/A33B3047 You can see the background-and the proposal to spend over £100K here using developer contributions.http://tinyurl.com/A33B3047 Why is this scheme important? Over the years many residents on both sides of the A33 have complained about it. To […]

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 […]

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 […]