Lauren Banville, Deputy Mayor of Andover, Hants, arrested by police last night
Cllr Banville and her 61-year-old mother were quizzed by Hampshire Police over claims she used violence to attempt to enter a property and made death threats
Both women have since been released from custody and face no further action
The 38-year-old told MailOnline she d done nothing wrong in domestic dispute
An Andover Town councillor has accused Test Valley Borough Council (TVBC) of attempting to “thwart” a new design statement after announcing plans to redraw the conservation area. Last week, Andover Town Council put its design statement for the conservation area, which covers much of the town centre, out for consultation. The borough council subsequently announced its own consultation, which proposes removing certain areas, including George Yard Car Park, the Sainsbury’s branch on Bridge Street, and adding others, such as the Commonwealth War Graves in Andover Cemetery. Good Design Champion for the Andover Independents Party, Councillor Christopher Ecclestone, said that the plans “risk a return to the anything goes attitude that gave us the Chantry Centre.”
Andover Town Council has raised the prospect of getting rid of its physical presence in the town in a move that could reduce taxes for residents. The idea was raised during a meeting of the Assets and Communities Committee during discussions of its budget for the coming financial year, with Councillor David Coole questioning the value of the building to Andover taxpayers, the costs of which come to around £41,000 a year when all factors are considered. The concept received tentative support from other councillors, with officers asked to prepare a report ahead of the matter being considered more fully at a later date.
Political leaders have spoken to the Advertiser about their travel arrangements over the last few months as they urge members of the public to stay at home as much as possible during lockdown. Though restrictions came down following the end of the second national lockdown in December, and then have been tightened once again over the following month, politicians wanted to reassure the public that everyone is in it together. Under the current national lockdown, members of the public should not leave home unless they have a reasonable excuse, which include work, volunteering, essential activities and education. Councillors and MPs from across north Hampshire were contacted by the Advertiser to ask what they’d been up to over the past few months, and here’s what they had to say: