The Hampshire and Isle of Wight Youth Commission is seeking new members aged 14 to 25 years. The Youth Commission acts as the voice of young people on the crime and policing issues that matter to them most.

• Make a difference 
• Have your voice heard 
• Gain new knowledge, skills and experiences 
• Meet a variety of new people  
• Go to some great fun events
• Work with those who are making decisions on things that matter to young people

The Youth Commission helps inform and support the work of the Police and Crime Commissioner, Michael Lane.
 
Members of the Youth Commission:

• Consult with young people on police and crime issues and seek ideas on how these can be tackled.
• Work to raise awareness and educate young people via campaigns.
• Run workshops, speak at events and take part in a number of other activities.
• Learn about different issues that are relevant to them and their peers.

​If you are aged 14-25 and interested, or know a young person who might be, visit the Commissioner’s website http://www.hampshire-pcc.gov.uk/join before November 1st to find out more and apply to join.
 
Message Sent By
Graeme Barbour (Police, Digital Communications Officer, Hampshire)

Current Hound Parish Councillors took the opportunity at July and September's Council meetings to thank both John Forder and David Airey for all of their hard work and dedication to the parish over many years. Both John and David decided that they wished to retire from being Parish Councillors. 

John and David served Hound as Councillors for 13 years and 33 years respectively and were actively involved during their years to try and ensure the best for the parish. We wish them all the best for the future and look forward to seeing them around the parish. 

Eastleigh Borough Council is providing the opportunity for residents to give their thoughts and comments on how to make our Borough a healthier, cleaner and safer place for all by reducing air pollution. 
Residents can provide their thoughts and views on proposed actions to help improve air quality across the Borough.  These actions will form a key element of our new Air Quality Action Plan which aims to reduce pollution in the worst affected areas and will also have benefits across the whole Borough.  One of the areas addressed is around Hamble Lane, where ongoing air quality issues have just resulted in an extension of the Air Quality Management Area declared in this location. 
The Council has a responsibility to review and assess air quality across the Borough and has a long history of monitoring and delivering initiatives to tackle air quality issues.  The new Action Plan is an important continuation of this and will also support work around the recently declared climate change and environment emergency. 
The public consultation will run from Monday 2 September – to Friday 11 October on these proposed actions.
Cabinet Lead for Transport Cllr David Airey said, “Poor air quality affects everyone and the Council, residents, businesses and other local groups and organisations all have a role to play in effectively tackling this issue.  This is why I encourage residents to have their say and provide their input in helping to create a dynamic plan which everyone can work together to achieve.” 
Find out more and give us your views

Eastleigh Borough Council has declared a Climate and Environmental Emergency.

As Sir David Attenborough says, “the scientific evidence is that if we have not taken dramatic action within the next decade, we could face irreversible damage to the natural world and the collapse of our societies."

The Council has set out targets: to be carbon neutral by 2025 and to support communities and businesses across the Borough to achieve carbon neutrality by 2030. 
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But we cannot achieve this without the help and support of you, our residents. We want to know what efforts you are already making, what you are willing to do in the near future and how the Council can best support you.

Why EBC are Consulting

Everything we do in our daily lives, from how we travel to what we eat, has an impact on our environment, both locally and globally.  
This consultation covers areas where residents can take action to collectively respond to the climate and environmental emergency - including travel, energy consumption, diet and leisure activities. 
By helping us to better understand this, together we can take Eastleigh into a carbon neutral, greener future.

Please do provide EBC with your views by clicking on the link and completing the questionnaire here. 

We have been advised by EBC's Engineering team of the below details for the temporary road closure of Wykeham Road, Netley Abbey to repair noisy manhole frame and cover for Southern Water.
 
Roads to be Closed:
Wykeham Road-  between junctions Priory Road and Winchester Close.
The cover is outside 48 Wykeham Road.
 
Alternative Route:
Wykeham Road, Priory Road, Castle Road and Queens View and vice versa. 
 
Period of Closure:
Friday 18th October 2019 00:01 to Tuesday 22nd October  2019 23:59, notwithstanding the above it is expected the road will only be closed from Friday 18th  October 2019 for 1 day.
 

Please see an update from Highways England below.

The examination dates for Eastleigh Borough Council’s Local Plan have been announced.
The hearing sessions of the Examination have now been arranged and are set out below.  
The hearing sessions will all be held in the Millennium Suite at the Botleigh Grange Hotel, Grange Road, Hedge End, Southampton, Hampshire, SO30 2GA and will open on Thursday 21 November, 2019 at 10am. 
They will run for a period of six weeks on the following dates: 
Week 1:          Thursday 21 November
                        Friday 22 November
Week 2:          Tuesday 26 November
                       Wednesday 27 November
                       Thursday 28 November
Week 3:          Wednesday 4 December
                       Thursday 5 December
                       Friday 6 December
Week 4:          Wednesday 8 January
                       Thursday 9 January
Week 5:           Tuesday 14 January
                        Wednesday 15 January
                        Thursday 16 January
Week 6:          Tuesday 28 January
                       Wednesday 29 January
                       Thursday 30 January
(Some dates may be subject to change)
Only those people who have already previously made representations as part of the previous consultation are able to participate in the forthcoming hearing sessions.
For further details including the Inspector’s guidance notes
If you wish to participate in any of the hearing sessions you will need to notify the Programme Officer  by 11 October at the following address:
Louise St John Howe
Programme Officer: 
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PO Box 10965,
Sudbury,
Suffolk
CO10 3BY  
email: louise@poservices.co.uk                                                                                             
Tel: 07789 486419