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Go-ahead for roundabout in Bramley HAMPSHIRE County Council hope a new roundabout in Bramley will improve safety around the junction. Councillors gave the goahead for the roundabout, to be built at the junction of Sherfield Road and Campbell Road, at a meeting last week. The council says the project, which could be started in January, will also reduce the increased congestion as a result of the ongoing housing development on German Road. Councillor Seán Woodward, said: “This new roundabout will be a welcome benefit and will improve access for local residents in and out of Campbell Road. “Safety will also be improved at this junction by reducing the speed of traffic on Sherfield Road on the approach to the new roundabout. The £510,000 scheme is mainly being fi nanced from developer contributions, and will take 20 weeks to complete. A dropped kerb crossing will be installed near the nearby bus stop in an attempt to improve access for the elderly, disable and people with pushchairs. The 40mph speed limit will also be extended 80m further towards Sherfield-on-Loddon from its current position on Sherfield Road.
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Local health services explained to public A MEETING open to the public to show how their local health services work is being held in Basingstoke on Tuesday. Organised by the Southern Health NHS Foundation Trust, the annual members meeting is hosted by The Ark Conference Centre to give an insight into how the Trust works. Visitors will also be encouraged to share personal experiences and provide feedback and suggestions for making improvements, as well as participating in three interactive sessions. Sue Harriman, acting chief executive for the Trust, said: “As well as highlighting performance over the last fi nancial year, we are keen to look forward to our plans for the future. “We will also talk about how service users, carers and others can get involved. “Providing patient-centred care is a strong focus for us, and this meeting is a great chance to invite people to not only hear
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from us, but to tell us what they want from Southern Health.” At the meeting, Trust representatives will be hoping to gather meaningful feedback on services to improve the experience for patients and carers. Information about The Recovery College will also be available, which offers courses designed to increase knowledge about recovery from mental illness and providing skills for self-management. Discussions over the Trust’s plans for next year will also give visitors their say if they agree with their priorities, and if they are focusing on important issues. The meeting takes place every year to publicise the work the Trust has done in the previous 12 months, which last year was held in Winchester. Tuesday’s event starts at 5pm with the interactive learning sessions, with the formal meeting beginning at 7pm. Attendees will also be welcome to refreshments during the evening. For more information about the Trust, go to www.southernhealth.nhs.uk.
TV’s Linda lights up new Alton showroom
• Linda Barker cuts the ribbon at Elstead Lighting’s new showroom TV presenter and interior designer Linda Barker has opened a new front of house showroom in Alton. Linda, star of Changing Rooms, I’m a Celebrity…Get Me Out Of Here and Splash! cut
the ribbon for the new Elstead Lighting showroom last Thursday. The company, established in 1967, moved to Alton in the 1970s. “It is an exciting time to be in
this business right now,” said managing director Jonathan Lucas. “As a team we have all worked enormously hard, and we can now see many growing signs of opportunity ahead.”
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