Council agrees budget for local investment and more savings to help withstand funding challenges

8th February 2018

Despite no overall government grant for 2018-19, a successful combination of focused savings, wise investment and effective management ensures that the Council remains in a very strong financial position. Last night (7 February) the Council approved next year’s budget and other financial plans. Lead Councillor for Finance, Cllr Michael Illman says: “Planning ahead, our goal…

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Wanborough Fields Petition

24th January 2018

MESSAGE FROM MARY ADKINS, “WANBOROUGH FIELDS” PETITION For information, our petition has gained 259 signatures towards our objective of 500. Our campaign “Wanborough Fields” have been parcelled up into small lots and are being sold by a land-banker to “investors”. This agricultural Green Belt land, stretching from the Hog’s Back down to Westwood Lane and…

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UK Power Networks – storm information

18th January 2018

As part of our preparation plans, UK Power Networks has organised for additional staff in our contact centre to help customers whose electricity supply might be affected by the predicted weather, and we have called up additional engineers to carry out repairs to overhead lines and poles as soon as the wind reduces to a…

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