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  • Jobs at risk as Cabinet takes budget action

    AFTER last night’s Cabinet meeting when unprecedented financial pressures were revealed, savings targets have been set for each of the council’s services. Following the meeting council leader, Councillor Ian Carr said: “The council’s strategy

  • Borough facing a huge shortfall

    TEST Valley Borough Council has lost around 10 per cent of its projected income for the next year following the collapse in interest rates. On Wednesday evening glum faced cabinet members agreed to send officers away to chop almost £2 million from their

  • Planning pledge over airfield site

    COUNCILLORS have been assured that all the conditions imposed on planning permission for the development at the former Andover Airfield will be vigorously pursued. The comment came following a question by Cllr Graham Stallard to the planning and transport

  • Help for firms is good for business

    TEST Valley Borough Council will continue with its strategy of business support despite the credit crunch, according to economic development officer David Gleave. Mr Gleave said: “Smaller district councils like Test Valley are best placed to help smaller

  • True grit pays off

    GRITTING lorries will be salting the roads to Smannell again in the future following a campaign by the area’s Lib/Dems. The problem was first highlighted in the first cold spell in December 2008 when parish councillor Nigel Gooding contacted Hampshire