Cllrs Ecclestone News Today

Manager wishes It is with great regret that I write to inform the people of Andover of the death on February 7 of Yvonne Bradbury, the Manager of the Andover Crisis and Support Centre, following a short illness. Yvonne had been the Manager of the Centre for over 30 years. During that time the Centre had developed and made a positive contribution to the lives of hundreds of clients in one way or another. Due to her illness the Centre has not been able to thank all the Individuals, Organi...

A dramatic council meeting where the clerk ejected the chair and vice-chair has gone viral. But no, it isnt Andover Town Council that has been making headlines this week but Handforth Parish Council in Cheshire. Footage of their planning meeting held on Zoom on December 10 has gone viral with thousands of viewers stunned by dramatic arguments.  In the video, Jackie Weaver sent the chairman to the waiting room after saying she had "no authority" and declaring himself the town clerk. H...

Veterans have raised “grave concerns” over a proposal to hold a referendum on moving Andover’s war memorial. Test Valley Borough Council (TVBC) was debating a motion by Cllrs Christopher Ecclestone and David Coole to hold a consultation on the resiting of the memorial, with the aim of holding a referendum on the move in 2021. Cllr Ecclestone said that the proposal would “would finally, once and for all, settle this issue of where the war memorial is sited.” However, others dis...