WEST TOTTON CENTRE CLOSED The West Totton Centre is to be closed until at least…

WERE YOU ASKED? The way democracy is supposed to work is that political parties tell you what they plan to do (in a manifesto) and if elected into office, then go about the job. As with wheelie bins and spending £millions on concrete beach huts, introducing car parking charges, the Conservatives gave no indication at…

LOVE THESE RAILINGS One of the most attractive and distinctive features of Eling that you can still find are these beautiful metal railings. Sadly, most of these have been lost with the passage of time. Usually, they are replaced by something much blander and of less heritage value. I might be alone, but I have…

BRIDGE TO REPLACE CROSSING I am grateful to Councillor Dave Hills for flagging this up via the "Waterside Community Railway" Facebook Page. A lot of people will be asking, why cannot Totton have a bridge? It shows that it can be done, if the political will is there. Depending on where the bridge is located,…

REDUCTION IN COUNCILLOR NUMBERS LEADS TO STRANGE BOUNDARIES The Electoral Commission has published a report detailing recommendations following the decision to reduce the number of Councillors from 60 to 48 on New Forest District Council. This is a piece of work that I initiated some years ago. I always felt that there were simply more…

NEW COUNTRY PARK I am unashamedly sharing my vision for something positive that we could see happen here, if only there is sufficient political will to make it so. At this time, we all need something positive to focus on, so here goes…. I think we should create "Win Win" Country Park, located on coastal…