Phil NorthJun 172 minCouncil Applies for Injunction to Tackle Illegal Traveller EncampmentsI'm pleased to confirm that Test Valley Borough Council has today issued an application to the High Court for an injunction order to proh...
Phil NorthMay 261 minFree Parking Period to be ExtendedLast week I told you that we were planning to introduce a further period of free parking to help businesses and their customers after the...
Phil NorthMay 202 minCar Parks to Remain Free for up to Two Hours until JulyIn anticipation of the lockdown measures being further eased and the government's planned reopening of the High Street from the beginning...
Phil NorthMay 54 minRegeneration Key to Recovery“Regeneration is going to be the key to recovery.” That was my key message at Test Valley Borough Council's Annual council meeting today....
Phil NorthApr 151 minTest Valley Community Helplinei If you’re isolating due to Covid-19, and have no existing support networks in place, then please call this number. We’ll put you in tou...
Phil NorthJan 291 minTown Mills Riverside Gets UnderwayI'm pleased to confirm that the first phase of the brand new riverside park at Town Mill gets underway today - with works to create a new...
Phil NorthJan 63 minBorough Council Slashes Parking Charges to help Town Centre Rejuvenation PlansTest Valley is set to slash its two-hour parking charge by 40 per cent and introduce free parking at Shepherds Spring Lane in Andover to ...
Phil NorthDec 6, 20193 minNew Tree Planting to Replace Noisy AirfieldResidents of Hurstbourne Tarrant and the wider Bourne Valley will be pleased to hear that at TVBC's planning meeting last night, the comm...
Phil NorthNov 21, 20192 minBoost for Business as Chantry Centre Service Charges CutTest Valley Borough Council has today announced that businesses in the Chantry Centre are set to see the total service charge fall by mor...
Phil NorthAug 19, 20191 minHave Your Say on the Redevelopment of Andover Town CentreHave YOUR SAY on the redevelopment of Andover Town Centre at thinkandovertowncentre.co.uk Hemingway Design and New Masterplanning in part...
Phil NorthAug 8, 20191 minCheers from Smannell Pub as Council Grants Rates Relief I’m pleased to report that The Oak, Smannell has been awarded more than £4,000 in rural rate relief as part of Test Valley Borough Counci...
Phil NorthAug 3, 20192 minCouncil set to Declare Climate EmergencyI've written an article, published in both the Romsey Advertiser & Andover Advertiser today, explaining why I'm bringing a motion to the ...
Phil NorthJul 28, 20191 minHeaver's Heating Receives Business Incentive GrantToday’s not the day to talk about heating services but I was nonetheless delighted to present Faccombe based heating engineer, Jake Heave...
Phil NorthMar 21, 20191 minPark up and PostTest Valley Borough Council is set to create two new short-stay parking spaces in Waterloo Court to enable those with limited mobility to...
Phil NorthMar 8, 20191 minManifesto 2019 - Ambitious for Test Valley Welcome to our manifesto for 2019 – 2023, which will build on our success over the last 4-years, as well as addressing the major challeng...
Phil NorthMar 8, 20193 minSmannell Road Pathway UpdateApologies for this rather long update but it is important I set it in context. To remind you of the history: - As long ago as 2014, a Co...
Phil NorthFeb 13, 20191 minTest Valley Council Tax set to be FrozenI'm pleased to report that at tonight's meeting, my Cabinet made the decision to freeze council tax for 2019/20. The decision comes off t...
Phil NorthFeb 1, 20192 minConcern over Augusta Park CompoundsAugusta Park residents have contacted me with concerns over two compounds constructed or due to be constructed by Taylor Wimpey to enable...
Phil NorthJan 30, 20191 minNew Changing Places Toilet Opens in AndoverI'm extremely grateful to local campaigner, Amy Attrill, for officially opening Andover’s new Changing Places toilet facility. The new sp...
Phil NorthOct 13, 20181 minHappy Dashain!I was delighted to be invited to the Andover Napalese community’s Dashain celebration last night - an important festival in the Nepalese ...