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Councillors have agreed to a round table on the Andover Special Expenses Levy and its future following a motion being brought. Cllrs David Coole and Christopher Ecclestone had brought a motion to Test Valley Borough Council (TVBC) which asked for the end of the levy, and an apology to the people of the town. In response, Cllr Maureen Flood, the finance portfolio holder for the council, criticised the motion’s proposals as “inappropriate”. Following debate, Cllrs Coole and Ecclestone agreed to withdraw the motion, with all TVBC councillors invited to a round table at a future Overv...

A dramatic council meeting where the clerk ejected the chair and vice-chair has gone viral. But no, it isn't 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. He was followed in short order by the deputy chairman, who shouted: "Read the standing orders - read...

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 disagreed with the plans, saying that they had been brought with “contempt” and had no information ...

Andover Town Council has voted to maintain its tax precept at the current level following a lengthy meeting of the full council. Councillors voted to maintain the level at £21.10 per Band D household for another year, generating just under £350,000 in revenue. This fell short of the proposed expenditure of at least £466,208 the council had planned in its budget, with the internal auditor have suggested the council consider an increase. However, following debates over a proposed new budget, the costs were reduced to just under £365,000, with the remaining shortfall to be met from the...

Cllr Ecclestone was one of the four AIP councillors excluded from the meeting. He called the EGM “shambolic” and said he was excluded when he asked if the insurance cover was still good if the council was found to have not followed correct procedures. Minutes after he was excluded from the meeting, Cllr Ecclestone took to Facebook to share his anger. He posted on Facebook group Politics in Andover: “Shambolic EGM meeting with Cllr Rowles excluding four of the five AIP councillors. I was excluded when I asked if the insurance cover was still good if the council was found to have ...