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Go Ape are coming to Itchen Valley

Thu 10th Dec 2009

Treetop operator "Go Ape" have gained approval from the Hedge End, West End and Botley Local Area Committee to build a course in amongst the trees close to the play area at Itchen Valley Country Park. You may have seen some of the publicity on the local news and in local papers.

A fun treetop adventure course

Eastleigh backs the Rose Bowl

Sun 27th Sep 2009

Ambitious plans at the Rose Bowl have won the backing of Eastleigh Borough Council. The plans for a hotel, golf course and bigger stands will create 200 jobs, pump £20,000,000 into the local economy every year and bring Test Cricket to our Borough.

Proposed new Rose Bowl

Forced Mass Medication

Wed 25th Mar 2009

A sham consultation has made a mockery local people's wishes. The decision by South Central Strategic Health Authority's board to allow fluoride to be added to the water is fundamentally wrong. They are an unelected board and so have to get a mandate to make major decisions; They must consult the people they serve. In that consultation three-quarters of the people who are affected and expressed a view said "no" to fluoridated water. Also, among the elected councils consulted four out of five said "no" to fluoridated water.

David Goodall with the anti-fluoridation campaign (photography: David Goodall)

David backs appeal to Environment Agency on mass Fluoridation

Tue 10th Mar 2009

Eastleigh MP Chris Huhne has made a last-ditch bid to stop the mass fluoridation of water going ahead by appealing for the Environment Agency to look at its impact on local water courses and rivers. Mr Huhne said that there should be a proper Environmental Impact Assessment of the decision by the South Central Strategic Health Authority (NHS) to order Southern Water to add fluoride to the local water supply.

Chris Huhne MP and Cllr David Goodall (photography: David Goodall)

Ford job losses a blow to families and the local economy

Fri 6th Feb 2009

Southampton's two Liberal Democrat parliamentary candidates have added their voices to those people who are extremely concerned by Ford's announcement that up to 500 jobs will be lost at the Swaythling plant.

Lib Dem Team at outside the Ford factory (photography: David Goodall)

Fairer Economic Future

Sun 4th Jan 2009

People today are struggling with spiralling debts, rising food and energy bills and unaffordable mortgages. A decade of complacency by Gordon Brown has meant that with plummeting house prices, falling growth, inflation problems and rising unemployment, the UK economic outlook has not looked so bleak since the 1990's Tory recession. So after the 10p tax fiasco and ineffective 2.5p VAT cut what the economic situation actually demands is a fairer economic future.

David Goodall with Liberal Democrat Shadow Chancellor Vince Cable MP  (photography: David Goodall)

Tory axe for care homes

Tue 16th Dec 2008

News of the closure of two care homes, Birch Lawn and Whitehaven Lodge, by the ruling Conservative administration came as a great shock to the staff and residents in the homes.

David Goodall outside Birch Lawn Care Home (photography: David Goodall)

Free swimming in Lib Dem Eastleigh not Tory Southampton

Mon 24th Nov 2008

From next April, under 16s and over 60s will be able to swim for FREE at Fleming Park Leisure Centre, thanks to Eastleigh Borough Council deciding to take part in a national scheme to boost fitness for young and old alike. Unfortunately the good people of neighbouring Southampton are not so fortunate, because the Conservative run City Council there has decided not to take part.

Quays Swimming without council backing for free swimming

The Government must help the whole economy

Tue 14th Oct 2008

The Government is 'fire fighting' to help the banking sector, but it is not just the bank sector that needs help from the Government the whole economy needs a boost from a change of thinking at the top. Inflation has hit as 16-year high and like everyone else in the country, residents of West End and Southampton are suffering from rocketing food and energy prices.

Liberal Democrat Shadow Chancellor Vince Cable MP and Cllr David Goodall highlight the 'real' inflation rate (photography: David Goodall)

Support the Gurkhas

Fri 26th Sep 2008

It's an ongoing disgrace: Gurkhas who retired from the British Army after 1997 can automatically stay in the UK, but those who retired earlier must apply, and many have been refused and face deportation. Pension rights for years served by Gurkhas before 1997 count at only around a quarter of the level of years served after that time. Now the high court has backed the Gurkhas campaign the government must not only give all retired Gurkhas the right to live in this country, but must give all Gurkhas a full British army pension when they retire.

David Goodall signing the petition to support the Gurkhas justice campaign (photography: David Goodall)

Southampton Itchen Lib Dems back David for Westminster

Sun 24th Aug 2008

Liberal Democrats in Southampton Itchen have selected David Goodall to fight the Southampton Itchen at the General Election. The keenly fought selection contest produce a 75% turnout, addressing a packed hustings meeting, David Goodall said :-

Local Party Cllr Gerry Drake congratulates David on becoming PPC for Southampton Itchen (photography: David Goodall)

Outstanding local school receives outstanding report

Tue 22nd Jul 2008

Townhill Infants School gives the children very best start to their education according to the latest Ofsted report. The school was given the highest possible grade of "outstanding" across the board following its inspection. The inspection was also backed by the test results with pupils gaining higher than above average standards in reading, writing and maths by the end of year two.

Headteacher Penny Orme, pupils & staff celebrate their success

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