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Time is now running out for people to apply for free insulation as applications need to be made by September 30 with installations completed by November 30. Hart District Council has already exceeded its target of 1,000 cavity wall and loft insulations under the Insulate Hampshire free scheme. The council has contributed £33,000 to the scheme and has drawn in £327,000 of external funding from Scottish Power for it....

If it stops raining, new free red parking bays will be installed in Fleet by this weekend, says the council. Hart coucillors have given their thumbs up to the six new 30-minute free bays in Fleet's Victoria Road car park. The move follows a long campaign by local residents, traders and the town council to make more free parking bays available for short term visitors to the town.

Hart District Council's dog warden Lynn Byfield has been given a new dog van following an attack on her van by a man with a hammer, in February. The new vehicle will allow Lynn to continue her district patrols investigating dog attacks, complaints of fouling and barking, and collecting stray animals. Lynn said: "I'm so pleased to have a new van for my patrols. This will allow me to see and be seen while continuing with dog...

Household bins in Fleet will be 'going private' from this October, Hart District Council has confirmed. The council officially announced today that Veolia Environmental Services (VES) would take over the job of refuse collection across the town. The new contract with VES will last four seven years and the council says there will be no change at present to the currently fortnightly collections. "We see this as a win-win...

Hart's Soccer at Six programme is back for another Summer – and once again the programme has been extended.   Football sessions for youngsters aged 5 – 16 will start on 9th May and run until 2nd September, starting at 6pm and finish at 7.15pm.   Monday nights will be held at Crownfields, Odiham; Tuesday nights at Jubilee Fields, Hartley Wintney; Wednesday nights at Oakley Park, Fleet; Thursday nights at...

wdnews@bepp.co.uk A cheaper alternative to re-spraying has been suggested as a way of solving the ongoing row over Bristol blue taxis. The idea of putting a new "skin" on the vehicle was suggested by Bristol City Council's solicitor, ahead of a hearing at Bristol Magistrates' Court to decide whether forcing hackney carriage drivers to change the colour of their vehicles is fair. Three drivers appeared at court yesterday as part...

A CHEAPER alternative to respraying has been suggested as a way of solving the ongoing row over Bristol Blue taxis. The idea of putting a new "skin" on the vehicle was suggested by Bristol City Council's solicitor, ahead of a hearing at Bristol Magistrates' Court to decide whether forcing hackney carriage drivers to change the colour of their vehicles is fair or not. Three drivers appeared at court yesterday as part of the trade's...

It may be the height of summer, but 8,000 tonnes of salt is being delivered to Somerset's six county highway depots to treat the roads this winter. In a typical winter, the county council uses about 7,000 tonnes of salt. The latest delivery brings the stock to 9,000 tonnes. During the last two severe winters, more than 31,000 tonnes of rock salt were used. The county's reserves are replenished throughout the winter where resources...

GO anywhere around the world and everyone has heard of Dover. Ours is the strongest of brands. We were the front line in the battle for freedom 70 years ago. We are the main route in and out of Britain. Dover has a fantastic brand name. Deal was the headquarters of the Channel Fleet and is the most amazingly beautiful town with the most incredible seafront experience. The rural areas of our community offer rolling hills and...

Parishioners in Timsbury are to receive a questionnaire in the village newsletter to see if they would support a new bus service from Peasedown St John to Bristol passing through Timsbury. Members of Timsbury Parish Council heard that a meeting of the working group exploring the viability of the proposal had been held at the Conygre Hall with a follow up gathering arranged at the same venue on September 8. The Parish Council...