Tony Bunday, Labour and Co-operative Party; Steve James- Bailey, Hampshire Independents; Donna Jones, Conservative Candidate - More Police, Safer Streets; Richard Fintan Murphy, Liberal Democrats;
What is the role of a PCC?
Hold the police to account;
Set the police budget and police priorities which are then published in the police and crime plan;
Appoint the Chief Constable, who is responsible for making operational policing decisions;
Help to improve the local criminal justice system;
Work closely with several organisations including local councils and health services.
How are PCCs elected? They are elected using the Supplementary Voting System (SV) and a Police Area Returning Officer (PARO) is appointed to conduct the elections across each area and declare the result. The Hampshire Police Area is made up of 14 local authorities which have Local Returning Officers who are responsible for arranging and delivering the poll for the electors in their ar
As lockdown begins to ease, and we begin to head towards summer, many of us will be hoping for a UK getaway this year. Staycations are set to be this year’s hottest ticket for travel, and it is likely to remain that way for some time. VisitBritain estimates that staycations will rebound by 80 per cent on 2020, and reach almost 70 per cent of normal levels, in 2021, with domestic tourists expected to spend £61.7 billion this year. Now, a Stockbridge landowner is hoping to cash in on the burgeoning market by applying for permission to build tourist accommodation for up to three families. The plans are currently under consideration by Test Valley Borough Council (TVBC).
PLANS for a new McDonald s drive-through only five miles away from Romsey have been approved. An application was submitted to Test Valley Borough Council (TVBC) to build the two-storey drive-through at the M27 Rownhams East Motorway Service Area, which could generate 20 jobs. The proposals, tabled by Roadchef Motorways Limited, should replace the existing McDonald s in the service area s main building. TVBC gave the plans the green light on Tuesday, April 27, according to a document submitted by the local authority. Commenting on the plans being approved, a spokesperson from Roadchef said: “We are very pleased to have received approval for our plans to install a new McDonald’s drive-through at our Rownhams motorway service area.
An Andover therapy centre has celebrated opening its doors after moving in to its new home during the pandemic. The I Can Therapy Centre, run by Valley Leisure Ltd, provides therapy for those with long-term health conditions including Parkinson’s Disease or multiple sclerosis. It moved into the former home of the Rendezvous on Union Street, opening on April 19. The centre’s manager, Ann Jones, said: “We are thrilled to have reopened our specialist exercise therapy service from its new home so we can continue to improve our community’s health and wellbeing. With COVID-19 restrictions lifting, we are able to return to what we do best – enabling people to move more and feel better.”
SPOILING the area around the tomb of Florence Nightingale is a concern raised by objectors as solar farm plans progress in a Hampshire village. A parish councillor said the site in Wellow needed to be protected from any visual or sound impact caused by the nearby planned power plant. Despite this, plans for a substation and solar panels in Woodington Solar Farm were given the green light by Test Valley Borough Council (TVBC) southern area planning committee. Applicants behind the project, Woodington Solar Limited, said the substation, which was already connected to the solar farm plans granted permission back in 2017, was essential in exporting the electricity generated by the solar scheme to the national grid.