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Havant Borough Council have published, on their website within the Local Plan section, two apparently new documents for residents' information: 1) under the sub-heading Pre-Submission Consultation, click on Pre-Submission Consultation Summary: main issues raised dated November 2019; 2) readers will need to scroll down to find, under What happens next? to click on Local Plan 2036: a guide...etc. to find The Journey of Your Local Plan introduced by Cllr. Tim Pike. The full Coun

Help Shape Hampshire's Future Library Service! The way people use library services is changing, and we need to make sure our services evolve to meet these needs. At the same time, we are facing an anticipated budget shortfall of £80 million by April 2021. We need to look across all the County Council’s services to find savings which can help to bridge this gap as demands for services rise, particularly in social care. We anticipate that changes to library services could contr

Those of us regularly visiting/using West Beach are well aware of the following: the ESCP's erosion appears to be much faster and without Government level intervention, this will not change; west of Inn on the Beach there is now scouring of the remaining revetment that might result in its future removal, on H&S grounds, too; HBC's proposed regeneration line looks likely to be overtaken, Hayling Golf Club's driving range itself has now featured heavy beach shingle well beyond

A Fire Risk Assessment, carried out by HBC, resulted in a permanent overnight parking ban 10pm-6am, following the increase in overnight parking of motorhomes often parked too closely together at West Beach: “The island has a number of sites better suited to overnight stays in motorhomes and we would encourage visitors to use these facilities. West Beach car park is situated within a site of special scientific interest (SSSI) and is therefore not permitted to have marked park

Please reply to Hayling Herald's Editor Elise, editor@haylingherald.co.uk , if you've had any problems with the Herald's new 'contracted-out' delivery system as she explains: "Can you please let me know if you had any issues or concerns, whether the papers were delivered safely, and whether they were covered in plastic bags if left outside because you were not in?"

Residents must register for a free tip access permit: hants.gov.uk/vehicle-registration-hwrc which also provides more clarification or call 0300 555 1389.

On behalf of HIRA may I wish readers a very happy, healthy New Year. I hope that you’ll attend our next open Public Meeting on Wednesday February 12th 2020 7:15 for 7:30pm start at the URC, Hollow Lane. Speaker will be Mark Cubbon, Chief Executive of Portsmouth Hospitals NHS Trust. Hear his Presentation and put your own questions for discussion. Regarding our Borough’s Local Plan to 2036, Havant Borough Council gave us the frustrating news very late in 2019 that the Pre-Su

On behalf of HIRA may I wish readers a very happy, healthy New Year. I hope that you’ll attend our next open Public Meeting on Wednesday February 12th 2020 7:15 for 7:30pm start at the URC, Hollow Lane. Speaker will be Mark Cubbon, Chief Executive of Portsmouth Hospitals NHS Trust. Hear his Presentation and put your questions. Regarding our Borough’s Local Plan to 2036, Havant Borough Council gave us the frustrating news very late in 2019 that the Pre-Submission Plan has n