Why is this top down reorganisation being forced on us? Thursday, 23 April, 2026 Hampshire voters will shortly be going to the polls in important County Council elections. Who manages and delivers services for us locally really matters. But there’s a big change coming in the shape of the government’s ‘reorganisation’ of Hampshire’s local authorities. As you will have read in the Herald and Post, 15 councils will be replaced by five new ‘unitary’ councils. East Hampshire... Articles for the Herald and Post
Health on the High Street comes to Alton 16th October 2025 Every Wednesday morning, a team of local support and wellbeing groups gather at Alton Assembly Rooms for ‘Health on the High Street’ - an initiative run by... Articles for the Herald and Post
Papers, please? 9th October 2025 When on the eve of Labour Party conference, the Prime Minister announced his plan for Digital ID Cards, I knew my email inbox would quickly swell. Swell it did... Articles for the Herald and Post
Artificial intelligence – big opportunities, big questions and big risks? 2nd October 2025 While much of the media attention last week was focused on the pomp and pageantry of Donald Trump’s state visit, there was also a £31 billion agreement to... Articles for the Herald and Post
Reporting Back - September 2025 30th September 2025 Please click on the link below for the September issue of Reporting Back. https://mailchi.mp/59250d09ae62/monthly-constituency-update-from-damian…... Reporting Back newsletter
Unanswered questions remain on Community Hospital proposals 30th September 2025 The following statement has been released today: Damian Hinds has written to senior county health leaders with outstanding concerns about proposed changes to... Local News
More options for furthering education 25th September 2025 Last month, newspapers and social media were filled with images of young people celebrating exam results and looking ahead to their next steps, whether... Articles for the Herald and Post
Project Gigabit in Hampshire - government releases provisional list of postcodes 24th September 2025 Damian continues to raise concerns about poor broadband connectivity in East Hampshire and has asked a number of questions recently about the status of the City... Local News
Learning the ancient craft of coppicing 18th September 2025 “So, you just need to hold the hazel branch and then pull the blade down firmly, and make sure you don’t take your fingers off!” To give you some context, I was... Articles for the Herald and Post
Fraud surges as scammers get smarter 11th September 2025 Over the summer, we got the latest stats on fraud: a 31% increase, to the highest estimated number of incidents since it was first included in the Crime Survey... Articles for the Herald and Post
