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Comparing local councils

by Simon Dodd on 1 May, 2012

I saw a great comparison of services offered by local councils that I thought I’d share. Portsmouth city council (run by the Lib Dems) has the lowest council tax in the area which has been frozen for three years – lower than Fareham council, Gosport council, Havant council and the Isle of Wight council (all […]

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Postal votes have now been sent out by the council to everyone who has asked for one. Your vote will help elect the next city councillor for the Hilsea area. Please do vote for me – as a Liberal Democrat I will make a real difference for Hilsea. Already the Liberal Democrats on Portsmouth council […]

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Vascular surgeons to stay at QA!

by Simon Dodd on 2 February, 2012

It’s just been announced that the vital vascular surgeons based at our local hospital are staying!  There had been plans to move the surgeons, who perform life-saving surgery on blood vessels, from Portsmouth’s Queen Alexandra Hospital to Southampton.  But our local campaign to keep the surgeons in Portsmouth has been successful – this morning it […]

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Splash pool nearly ready!

by Simon Dodd on 9 January, 2012

Some really good news has just reached me about the new splash pool at Hilsea Lido – it’s almost complete and should be open soon! The splash pool is going to be a great addition to the local area, especially in the summer.  If it’s anything like the splash pool in Southsea, children are going […]

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