Local tax payers face a hefty legal bill after a High Court judge quashed the decision by the local Tories to rule out developing land at Manydown. Lib Dems had warned the Tory administration for many years about the issue but were ignored. The site to the west of Basingstoke was purchased for £10m in […]

Last year County Council Tories agreed to spend £230,000 televising meetings so that residents could view them via internet. Ron Hussey and the Lib Dem councillors objected to this waste of Council Tax. Surprisingly Labour didn’t object. Called the Ken TV channel, it has been working since February when 800 residents tuned in to watch […]

  Local campaigners John Shaw and Doris Jones have reacted with concern to news that the development of the Eli Lilly site North of the town centre could mean the BCOT site falling into the hands of a private developer. Local press reports have told of a land swap if the Lilly development goes ahead […]