The Government is giving Police and Crime Commissioners the flexibility to increase the policing element of the council tax in 2022 by £10 per year (for a Band D property) to fund the increasing demands on policing. With over 60% of council taxpayers in the Hampshire Constabulary policing area living in properties that are Band A-C the majority of people would see an increase of less than £10 a year.
 
I have now launched my annual police budget precept consultation and want to hear residents’ views. I am asking local residents to complete an online survey and/or to sign up to a focus group:
 
HAVE YOUR SAY – TAKE THE SURVEY
SIGN UP TO A FOCUS GROUP
 
I would be grateful for your support in sharing this survey widely with residents and your network so that as many people as possible can have their say.
 
Best wishes,
Donna
  
Donna Jones
Police & Crime Commissioner for Hampshire & Isle of Wight
 
Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner for Hampshire
St George's Chambers | St George's Street | Winchester | Hampshire | SO23 8AJ
01962 871595
Twitter: @Hants PCC
Facebook: Police and Crime Commissioner for Hampshire
Web: www.hampshire-pcc.gov.uk

Please find the attached letter for your information regarding a feedback survey on proposed improvements to transport and travel in Winchester which Hampshire County Council (HCC) and Winchester City Council (WCC) have been developing since the adoption of the Winchester Movement Strategy in Spring 2019.
 
The survey will be accessible from noon Monday 6 December 2021 closing just before midnight on Friday 11 February 2022 on the below scheme webpage.
https://www.hants.gov.uk/Winchester-movement-strategy
 
Please also see attached the poster prepared for engagement which will be appearing in places such as libraries and bus stops. 
 
Kind regards
 
Geoff Hobbs
Principal Transport Planner – Scheme Development
Economy, Transport and Environment
Hampshire County Council
EII Court West, 2nd floor, Winchester, SO23 8UD

The weather forecast is for wintry showers, with possible snow on higher ground over central and northern Hampshire accompanied by strengthening winds overnight and into tomorrow.  There is a Met Office yellow warning out for strong winds from midnight until tomorrow evening, and the gusts are likely to cause some damage to trees and this may disrupt transport in the County tomorrow. We will have extra resources available to help deal with fallen trees and other issues.
 
There will be a cold start to the evening, and road surface temperatures are likely to dip below zero for a time, therefore we are carrying out a gritting operation on the primary route network in central and northern Hampshire starting from 4:00pm this afternoon, once the afternoon rain has cleared.  Unusually we will be spreading dry salt rather than brine, as the road surfaces are already wet, with more rain/sleet and snow flurries forecast for later in the night.  The gritters will then be on standby for a second run if required overnight.  It typically takes around 4 hours to complete a full salt run of the primary route network, especially with the stronger salt mix being used today in response to the forecast weather conditions.
 
Exceptionally the Highways Operations Centre (HOC) will be opened tomorrow from 8:00 am until 3:00pm to help us to manage the response and deal with damage reports from the public which should be reported using the on-line system only (links below).  In the hope that it is helpful for you in responding to any enquiries the advice we have issued through our website for contacting Highways is set out below:
 
Please report road problems using the County Council’s online reporting service: www.hants.gov.uk/transport/roadmaintenance/roadproblems
 
Emergency issues on the highway can be reported outside of office hours, by calling 101.
 
Report fallen trees online at: https://www.hants.gov.uk/transport/roadmaintenance/roadproblems/treehedge
 
In an emergency situation where there is a danger to life call 999.
 
 
We will monitor the situation over the weekend and decisions will be made through the normal procedures in respect of further salting (gritting) of the Highway network as required and for maintenance and deployment of additional resources to tackle the impacts of Storm Arwen.
 
Regards
Stuart Jarvis
Director of Economy, Transport and Environment
Tel: 0370 779 7582
Email: [email protected]
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