Latest News from Hart District Council. en-gb Copyright: (C) 2007 Hart District Council. http://www.hart.gov.uk/index/news_and_events/news.htm 15 Mon, 14 May 2007 12:00:00 GMT 038 Wed, 09 May 2007 12:00:00 GMT Hart District Council last night elected to have more of the same as the ruling Liberal Democrat/Community Campaign (Hart) was voted in for another year. http://www.hart.gov.uk/index/news_and_events/news/news-press_releases/news-news_article_10507.htm 037 Wed, 09 May 2007 12:00:00 GMT Hart Council has teamed up with its partners to promote healthy workplace environments in the District. http://www.hart.gov.uk/index/news_and_events/news/news-press_releases/news-news_article_080507.htm 036 Tue, 03 Apr 2007 12:00:00 GMT Hart District Council wildlife rangers and police have condemned the killing of a swan at Fleet Pond. http://www.hart.gov.uk/index/news_and_events/news/news-news_index_april_2007/news-news_article_030407.htm 035 Mon, 02 Apr 2007 12:00:00 GMT To find out what people in the Hart District think of Hart District Council and enable them to contribute to feedback about its services, the authority is launching its “Hart to Hart” online panel. http://www.hart.gov.uk/index/news_and_events/news/news-news_index_april_2007/news-news_article_020407.htm 034 Thu, 8 Mar 2007 12:00:00 GMT Hampshire businesses are being offered help to comply with the new Public Health Act (2006). Hart District Council is working in conjunction with Hampshire Primary Care Trust and Smoke Free Hampshire and Isle of Wight Alliance to provide businesses with the advice they need in advance of the new law coming into force on July 1, 2007. http://www.hart.gov.uk/index/news_and_events/news/news-news_index_march_2007/news-news_article_080307.htm 033 Wed, 7 Mar 2007 12:00:00 GMT Parking season ticket holders using Hart District Council's car parks will soon have an incentive to go "green". Under a new scheme to be introduced in April 2007 as part of the Council's new budget, people who drive vehicles that emit the least carbon dioxide will qualify for a discount in their parking season tickets. http://www.hart.gov.uk/index/news_and_events/news/news-news_index_march_2007/news-news_article_070307.htm 032 Wed, 7 Mar 2007 12:00:00 GMT On 15th February the Council hosted a seminar on Fleet Town Centre Management in the Council Chamber. Notes of the meeting and copies of the presentations are available on the Fleet Town Centre Seminar page. http://www.hart.gov.uk/index/environment-and-planning/planning/planning_policy/planning-policy-supplementarydocuments/planning-policy-fleettowncentre/planning-fleet_town_centre_seminar.htm 031 Wed, 28 Feb 2007 12:00:00 GMT An All Saints Junior School Year six pupil has scooped the prize for designing the winning poster promoting Hart Council's Crime Reduction and Environment Week (CREW). Before going into assembly on Monday morning Eleanor Godfrey, 10, was presented with her prize, a #xa310 Woolworths voucher, for her winning design. http://www.hart.gov.uk/index/news_and_events/news/news-news_index_2007_february/news-news_article_280207.htm 030 Fri, 23 Feb 2007 12:00:00 GMT Last night councillors agreed to boost frontline services by introducing efficiencies and an annual band D Council Tax increase of just under 12 pence per week. http://www.hart.gov.uk/index/news_and_events/news/news-news_index_2007_february/news-news_article_230207.htm 029 Fri, 16 Feb 2007 12:00:00 GMT An Indian take-away was shut down last night after environmental health officers discovered a mouse infestation. Hart District Council environmental health officers made a routine visit to the Ali Shan Tandoori in Blackwater, Hants, at 6pm on Thursday and found mouse droppings in the kitchen. http://www.hart.gov.uk/index/news_and_events/news/news-news_index_2007_february/news-news_article_160207.htm 028 Wed, 14 Feb 2007 12:00:00 GMT This year's budget will be a particularly tough one, Hart Council's cabinet member for finance, Stuart Bailey has cautioned. The warning comes ahead of February's meeting of the Council, which will agree the authority's financial package for 2007/08. http://www.hart.gov.uk/index/news_and_events/news/news-news_index_2007_february/news-news_article_140207.htm 027 Wed, 14 Feb 2007 12:00:00 GMT There were no glass collections in Hart on Friday owing to severe winter weather. Excess glass will be taken on the next collection. Please accept our apologies for any inconvenience caused with this lack of service. http://www.hart.gov.uk 026 Tue, 13 Feb 2007 12:00:00 GMT Hart District Council is considering the introduction of on-street pay and display parking in Harlington Way and Old Cove Road, Fleet with proposed parking management in the surrounding areas (Tavistock Road and Waterside Court). http://www.hart.gov.uk/index/news_and_events/news/news-news_index_2007_february/new-news_article_130207.htm 025 Fri, 9 Feb 2007 12:00:00 GMT The introduction of Hart Council's Alternate Bin Collection strategy has scored an early success with recycling rates taking off and the amount of household refuse collected falling dramatically. http://www.hart.gov.uk/index/news_and_events/news/news-news_index_2007_february/new-news_article_090207.htm 024 Thu, 8 Feb 2007 12:00:00 GMT Hart District Council apologises for any inconvenience caused yesterday with the cancellation of the waste collections. However, it was felt necessary for health and safety reasons. All crews are out collecting today and will be clearing up outstanding work from Wednesday along with Thursday's collections. On Saturday we will have our crews collecting Friday's work and if this is not completed the remainder will be collected on Monday. Again please accept our apologies for any inconvenience caused. http://www.hart.gov.uk 023 Thu, 08 Feb 2007 09:00:00 GMT Hart District Council apologies to all its residents but due to the bad weather, ungritted roads and for safety reasons to both residents and staff all waste collections for today, Thursday 8th February, have been cancelled. All collections will be carried out tomorrow providing the weather improves. Collections due for Friday residents are advised to put their bins out for collection on Saturday and if they are not collected please put them out again on Monday. http://www.hart.gov.uk/ 022 Thu, 01 Feb 2007 09:00:00 GMT Hart District Council's offer of a free large blue bin and a free upgrade to a large black bin for residents has been extended. http://www.hart.gov.uk/ 021 Mon, 29 Jan 2007 12:00:00 GMT A new scheme to cut homelessness and boost safety for adult and child victims of domestic violence was launched at January's meeting of Hart District Council. http://www.hart.gov.uk/index/news_and_events/news/news-news_index_2007_january/news-news_article_290107.htm 020 Tue, 16 Jan 2007 12:00:00 GMT A new recycling and waste collection scheme launched by Hart District Council has just become even greener following a switch to run its trucks on a blend of environment-friendly fuel. http://www.hart.gov.uk/index/news_and_events/news/news-news_index_2007_january/news-news_article_160107b.htm 019 Tue, 16 Jan 2007 12:00:00 GMT The introduction of Hart's new glass recycling service has resulted in a massive increase in the amount of bottles and jars collected. http://www.hart.gov.uk/index/news_and_events/news/news-news_index_2007_january/news-news_article_160107.htm 018 Fri, 5 Jan 2007 12:00:00 GMT Appearances by Santa Claus at a Fleet garden centre in the month before Christmas raised #xa31,000 for charity. http://www.hart.gov.uk/index/news_and_events/news/news-news_index_2007_january/news-news_article_050107.htm 017 Tue, 2 Jan 2007 12:00:00 GMT The winner of a competition to design a poster promoting Hart Council's new Alternate Bin Collection scheme has come to see what has happened to her work. http://www.hart.gov.uk/index/news_and_events/news/news-news_index_2007_january/news-news_article_020107.htm 016 Fri, 22 Dec 2006 12:00:00 GMT Hart Council's Chairman is getting into the Christmas spirit by dressing up as Father Christmas to raise money for charity. http://www.hart.gov.uk/index/news_and_events/news/news-news_index_2006_december/news-news_article_221206a.htm 015 Fri, 22 Dec 2006 12:00:00 GMT A Yateley-based accommodation facility for homeless people has been upgraded with #xa3600,000-worth of investment. http://www.hart.gov.uk/index/news_and_events/news/news-news_index_2006_december/news-news_article_221206.htm 014 Thu, 21 Dec 2006 12:00:00 GMT 2006 was a bumper year for recycling in Hampshire, including the unitary authorities of Portsmouth and Southampton, with the latest half yearly performance figures revealing that 35% of all the county's waste was recycled. Please keep up the good work and recycle all you can over the festive period. http://www.hart.gov.uk/index/news_and_events/news/news-news_index_2006_december/news-news_article_211206.htm 013 Tue, 12 Dec 2006 12:00:00 GMT A national survey has found that Hart is the most sports-active area in the south east of England, with 27.9% of the population taking three weekly 30 minute periods of exercise. http://www.hart.gov.uk/index/news_and_events/news/news-news_index_2006_december/news-news_article_121206.htm 012 Tue, 5 Dec 2006 12:00:00 GMT The long-awaited inquiry into plans to build 1,100 new homes on the site of a former Gurkha army barracks has had its first pre-meeting. http://www.hart.gov.uk/index/news_and_events/news/news-news_index_2006_december/news-news_article_051206.htm 011 Tue, 5 Dec 2006 12:00:00 GMT At the November meeting of Hart Council, Cabinet Member for Fleet, Cllr Denis Gotel announced that a Paul Doughty has been appointed Fleet's new town centre manager.tree planting http://www.hart.gov.uk/index/news_and_events/news/news-news_index_2006_december/news-news_article_051206a.htm 010 Mon, 4 Dec 2006 12:00:00 GMT Thanks to the efforts of Hart District's army of recyclers the Council's tree planting programme has received a boost. http://www.hart.gov.uk/index/news_and_events/news/news-news_index_2006_december/news-news_article_041206a.htm 009 Mon, 4 Dec 2006 12:00:00 GMT In an attempt to combat food poisoning at Christmas, officers from Hart Council's Environmental Health Department are holding a food safety competition. http://www.hart.gov.uk/index/news_and_events/news/news-news_index_2006_december/news-news_article_041206.htm 008 Thu, 23 Nov 2006 12:00:00 GMT Hart District Council is looking to house two dogs that have been in its care since the summer. Dodger, a black and white greyhound and Bryn a Saluki/Lurcher cross have been in kennels since the council's dog warden found them wandering the streets. http://www.hart.gov.uk/index/news_and_events/news/news-news_index_2006_november/news-news_article_231106.htm 007 Tue, 21 Nov 2006 12:00:00 GMT On November 27 Hart begins its new district-wide glass collection scheme. The new service, launched a month after the Council's Alternate Bin Collection scheme, is a kerbside-based collection programme that will see residents' glass bottles and jars collected in a crate to be placed alongside their blue recycling bin. http://www.hart.gov.uk/index/news_and_events/news/news-news_index_2006_november/news-news_article_211106.htm 006 Tue, 31 Oct 2006 12:00:00 GMT Following a local schools competition set by Hart District Council to find a poster design to represent their new waste collection scheme, a winner has finally been picked. http://www.hart.gov.uk/index/news_and_events/news/news-news_index_2006_october/news-news_article_311006.htm 005 Mon, 30 Oct 2006 12:00:00 GMT Hart Council has teamed up with its healthcare and business partners to promote healthy workplace environments in the District. http://www.hart.gov.uk/index/news_and_events/news/news-news_index_2006_october/news-news_article_301006.htm 004 Wed, 18 Oct 2006 12:00:00 GMT One of the final phases in the build up to Hart District Council's new Alternative Bin Collection system has begun. The first two of six new refuse vehicles have arrived at the authority's Hartley Wintney depot, representing part of an #xa3800,000 investment that will see the replacement of the Council's existing fleet of refuse vehicles by November. http://www.hart.gov.uk/index/news_and_events/news/news-news_index_2006_october/news-news_article_181006.htm 003 Mon, 2 Oct 2006 12:00:00 GMT Hart Council has decided to pull back from a planning battle that it would almost certainly have lost. The decision to challenge the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government's approval to build 300 new homes on the outskirts of Fleet, Hampshire, was taken in an effort to protect Hart District's distinctive rural character. http://www.hart.gov.uk/index/news_and_events/news/news-news_index_2006_october/news-news_article-021006.htm 002 Thu, 28 Sep 2006 12:00:00 GMT Work to extend a Hartley Wintney care home began in September following backing from Hart District Council. http://www.hart.gov.uk/index/news_and_events/news/news-news_index-2006_september/news-news_article_280906.htm 001 Tue, 5 Sep 2006 12:00:00 GMT A broad ranging questionnaire 'Listening to Your Views' is being sent out to around 2,500 randomly selected homes across Hart this September. Hart is hoping for a good response to the survey which is being run by independent consultants, Marketing Means, on behalf of the district council. http://www.hart.gov.uk/index/news_and_events/news/news-news_index-2006_september/news_page_050906.htm