Phil NorthOct 16, 20201 minChildren's Christmas Card CompetitionChristmas is fast approaching - and considering it's been such an extraordinary year, I thought I'd run a competition to try and capture...
Phil NorthOct 11, 20201 minUpton Defib Commissioned It’s great to see that the new defibrillator in Upton has now been commissioned - having used £750 from my councillors community grant...
Phil NorthOct 6, 20201 minTown Mills Riverside Park Work to StartHold onto to your hardhats. The work to implement Andover’s Masterplan begins next week – with contractors on site to create the...
Phil NorthSep 28, 20201 minTraveller Injunction SuccessOn Friday, the council received notification of unauthorised encampments at Pioneer Way and at Walworth Business Park that were in breach...
Phil NorthSep 27, 20201 minAndover Masterplan AdoptedI’m pleased to report that at this evening’s meeting of Test Valley’s Full Council, councillors voted unanimously to adopt the Andover...
Phil NorthSep 14, 20201 minA New Era for Andover TODAY’S the day we launch a new era for Andover. A culmination of a lot of hard work. Not just from the council and its masterplanners...
Phil NorthJul 27, 20201 minHigh Court Grants Traveller InjunctionGreat news. The High Court has today granted us an injunction to prohibit the setup of unauthorised traveller encampments in and around...
Phil NorthJun 17, 20202 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...
Phil NorthMay 26, 20201 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 20, 20202 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 5, 20204 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 15, 20201 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...
Phil NorthJan 29, 20201 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 6, 20203 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...
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...
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...
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...
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...