Residents who drive Nissan Leafs (Leaves?) or similar may be interested to know that Southampton City Council now provides thirty free (for an introductory period) charging points spread across five of its multi-storey car parks in the city. Read all about it here.
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Chilworth Hall’s management committee is keen to see if there is any way to improve the safety of the entrance/exit arrangement to the Hall’s car park. The car park and the driveway leading to it are part of the freehold of the Hall, and so the trustees on the committee are very much aware that they have a responsibility to try to limit the dangers that are becoming ever more apparent as traffic densities on the A27 continue to increase.. Several recent conversations about that have revealed there to be some misunderstandings and incorrect assumptions about the car park itself. Continue reading
Business leaders at the Science Park were recently treated to a presentation by Tom Haye, the Chief Officer of Hampshire Special Constabulary. “What have Special Constables to do with cyber-crime?” you may well ask. Continue reading
It’s unlikely that many Chilworth residents will park in Southampton’s Grosvenor Square multi-storey late into the evening, but those that do should be aware of this announcement by the City Council. We neither vote for Southampton councillors, nor pay Southampton council taxes but if we did, we would surely have more to say about it. Continue reading
Our local neighbourhood police team is keen to hear what’s particularly important to local people and so they’ve set up another online survey. It only takes a couple of minutes, and you may complete it by clicking here. Please note that the closing date is 31st May.
Chilworth isn’t short of interesting, successful people. Amongst such you can undoubtedly number the subject of this interview published in the Spring edition of Park News, the newsletter of Southampton University’s Science Park. You can read it by clicking here.
There are many experienced business people resident in Chilworth. Most may be unaware of the local LEP’s efforts to transform the economy of the Solent region. In aid of those efforts, nine additional members are sought to fill vacancies on panels dealing with Business Investment, Employment & Skills and Innovation & Business Support. If you’re looking for a wider outlet for your business skills and experience, why not review the information contained here, find out more, and apply?
Between now and 18th September, we residents of Chilworth have an opportunity to submit our opinions to a public consultation on a devolution deal for the Solent area, which is being negotiated with the government. The councils of Southampton, Portsmouth and the Isle of Wight are proposing a new Solent Mayoral Combined Authority with devolved powers to manage an additional £900M over the next thirty years. The new authority would combine and take over some of the roles of the existing three unitary authorities, which would still continue to exist. Whether we like it or not, this will affect us. Continue reading
Our local neighbourhood police team is keen to hear what’s particularly important to local people. Their online survey is now closed but, until 7th July, late entries are still welcome. If there are any issues, concerns or ideas you would like to raise or bring to their attention then print this form and jot them down. Continue reading
