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Labour Saves Carnival Hall
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Council Leader Rob
Donnelly:
"I'm delighted that Carnival Hall's
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Basingstoke
Hindu Association have agreed to take over
the running of Carnival Hall, which is set to re-open in
January 2004. Read
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Hamsphire
Tories Axe BEST funding
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February
2003: Hampshire County Council have axed funding by
95%
on numerous crucial road improvement schemes scheduled for this
year. |
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Andy McCormick:
"These cuts are disgraceful" |
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£5m has been cut in
the next 3 years.
The
cuts mean proposed work on Brighton Hill roundabout, Reading Road roundabout, Victory
roundabout, Popley Way entrance, and numerous safer journeys to
school schemes will be scrapped. Read
on...
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Labour
Councillors win better
Concessionary Fares
April
2003: Labour
Cabinet Members have secured an increase on
bus and travel tokens, plus free entitlement to men aged 60 and over.
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| Save the Willis Museum
In what could be one of the
most controversial moves in years,
plans are announced to change Basingstoke's museums. Click here
for more information.
Your Labour Councillors remain
resolutely opposed to any idea of closing the Willis Museum.
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£21m
approved for new John Hunt of Everest School
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March
2003:
Hampshire County Council has given the go-ahead for the building of a new £21m
John Hunt of Everest Community School, to the delight of County
Councillor Jane Frankum.
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Jane
Frankum:
"Great News" |
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| Save the Viables
Craft Centre |
| Concern Over Carnival Hall
Carnival Hall faces
an uncertain future following Age Concern's announcement that it can no
longer afford to run the Hall due to spiralling maintenance costs.
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| Tories Close Beechdown
School
Hampshire Tories have got their way with the
final decision to close Beechdown School being made at a meeting of the Schools Organisation Committee in Winchester on
Friday 18th October 2002.
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New
Surface for Elmwood Way
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November
2002:
Your Labour team has ensured the rebuilding of part of Elmwood Way.
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on...
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CCTV for Winklebury
Centre
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22 CCTV cameras
have been installed in the Winklebury centre, following a series of
meetings between residents and Labour Councillors.
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Shakespeare
Road Victory
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September 2002:
Basingstoke and Deane Borough council
have agreed to release £21,000 for road safety improvements, following
receipt of a residents’ petition of 655 signatures.
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on...
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West Ham Close Regeneration
£195,000
is being invested in this project, replacing play areas, housing and youth
facilities.
What's going on in South
Ham...
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