http://davidgoodall.org.uk/newsarchive.php Recent News Stories from David Goodall en-GB David Goodall http://davidgoodall.org.uk/ Prater Raines Ltd http://www.praterraines.co.uk/ (c) 2008 David Goodall 2008-07-21T00:15+01:00 United Kingdom http://davidgoodall.org.uk/news/000067/6000_for_hilldene_community_centre.html The Liberal Democrat Eastleigh Borough Council is always keen to support local community groups and the Hilldene Community Association is one such group. They run the Hilldene Community Centre which hosts various regular activities like Brownies, Yoga, Scrabble, Philosophy, Keep Fit, Weight Watchers, as well as being available for parties, weddings and training groups to hire. 2008-02-09T18:00+00:00 http://davidgoodall.org.uk/news/000065/britains_disappearing_post_offices.html Last year the Government announced their grand plan to save the Post Office from making large losses, is to shut about 2,500 more offices!! Well now they have published the list, the good news for us is that West End is not affected, but in Eastleigh Borough folk in Bishopstoke, Chandler's Ford, Hamble and Netley are not so lucky as their Offices are earmarked for closure. 2008-01-03T18:00+00:00 http://davidgoodall.org.uk/news/000064/shocking_update__moorgreen_health_or_houses_ask_health_chiefs.html The Local Health Authorities still think that Moorgreen hospital is surplus to requirements. Over 18 months ago the Borough Council, in a motion at full council, called on the Local Health Authorities not only to reconsider their idea but also to provide enhanced services on the Moorgreen site. 2007-12-19T18:00+00:00 http://davidgoodall.org.uk/news/000066/liberal_democrat_leader__nick_clegg.html Well with the Liberal Democrat leadership election at the end of last year, instead of a Gordon Brown snap general election, we in the Liberal Democrats have a new leader. Now had our local MP Chris Huhne won this election the new leader would need no introduction, however with about just 1% more of the vote the winner was Chris's old MEP colleague Nick Clegg. 2007-12-18T18:00+00:00 http://davidgoodall.org.uk/news/000063/kingfisher_barn_gives_energy_lesson.html Today the newest Borough facility the Kingfisher Barn at Itchen Valley Country Park in West End was officially opened by Eastleigh Borough's Mayor, Cllr Roger Smith. He was assisted by pupils from St James' Primary and they were able to discovery just how eco-friendly the new building is. 2007-05-17T18:00+01:00 http://davidgoodall.org.uk/news/000062/new_parish_council_for_west_end.html Following the recent elections West End Parish Council now has a new mandate to serve the people of West End. For the first time in nearly 15 years there were contested elections for the Parish Council in one ward. In that ward, West End South, the people of West End elected all five of the Liberal Democrat candidates standing plus the two conservatives to fill up to two remaining slots for the ward. 2007-05-11T18:00+01:00 http://davidgoodall.org.uk/news/000061/thanks_to_the_people_of_west_end.html Well the elections are over in Eastleigh for another year and after last years results when the Liberal Democrats reached a high of 34 seats out of 44 it was looking difficult to better that this year. However after the votes were counted the result was amazing and humbling that the electorate of Eastleigh increased their backing for Liberal Democrat policies. There were 14 seats contested for the Borough Council the Liberal Democrat team managed to win 13 of them and only failed to win the normally safe Labour seat of Eastleigh South by 6 votes. 2007-05-06T09:00+01:00 http://davidgoodall.org.uk/news/000060/new_plans_published_for_the_sgb_site_chalk_hill_west_end.html You may have read in the local press that a developer called Matthew Homes has submitted plans to demolish the existing property on the former SGB premises site at the bottom of Chalk Hill and replace them with 40 residential units. 2007-04-18T22:03+01:00 http://davidgoodall.org.uk/news/000059/borough_and_parish_council_elections_for_west_end.html Today is close of nominations for both the Borough Council and Parish Council elections in May. The news from the returning officer in Eastleigh is that there will be both contested elections in West End for the Borough Council and for the first time in nearly 15 years for the Parish Council as well. 2007-04-04T20:00+01:00 http://davidgoodall.org.uk/news/000057/improved_west_end_play_areas_opened.html Today the upgraded the play area at Moorgreen Recreation Ground and Hatch Grange were opened. The total cost of the improved work was paid for by the Parish Council aided by £28,000 grant from Eastleigh Borough Council's Local Area Committee for Hedge End, West End and Botley. 2007-03-30T18:00+01:00 http://davidgoodall.org.uk/news/000058/zerocarbon_eastleigh_council_for_2012.html Eastleigh Borough council have set an ambitious target for a Zero-Carbon Eastleigh Council by 2012 in order to tackle Climate Change. Climate change predictions are for hotter, drier summers with the possibility that Eastleigh could hit 40 degrees Centigrade by the middle of the century. 2007-03-01T18:00+00:00 http://davidgoodall.org.uk/news/000056/davids_february_blog.html For those not up with the latest Internet jargon a blog is a web log or internet journal of someone's thoughts of the day. This month I have been keeping such a blog and topics cover a wide range of current affairs with a sporting view point as well. Here are this months list of topics :- 2007-02-28T22:00+00:00 http://davidgoodall.org.uk/news/000055/over_the_last_four_years_eastleigh_sets_the_lowest_council_tax.html Tonight Eastleigh Borough Council has agreed a budget that will limit Council Tax increases for its services to just 2.8% keeping its below-inflation promise to residents. Since 2004, the Council has maintained a policy that will, until at least 2009, keep any Council Tax increase to 1% below the December figure for retail price increases excluding mortgage interest payments. 2007-02-26T22:00+00:00 http://davidgoodall.org.uk/news/000054/concerns_over_increased_hgv_traffic_to_chalcroft_distribution_park.html This evening there was a good meeting held to discuss the problems associated with the increasing levels of Heavy Goods Vehicle (HGV) traffic operating from Chalcroft Distribution Park near West End. This centre started life as a rail freight distribution centre in the first half of the 20th Century and over the years it has turned solely into a road haulage distribution centre but at the start of the 21st century the levels of HGV traffic greatly increased to the point where serious accidents are happening and sleep of the residents near the centre is being disturbed. 2007-02-21T22:00+00:00 http://davidgoodall.org.uk/news/000053/davids_january_blog.html For those not up with the latest Internet jargon a blog is a web log or internet journal of someone's thoughts of the day. This month I have been keeping such a blog and topics cover a wide range of current affairs with a sporting view point as well. Here are this months list of topics :- 2007-01-31T22:00+00:00