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| Business survey offers chance to shape future services |
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Winchester City Council has published an online survey to find out what services local businesses want the Council to provide. The short questionnaire, available at http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/35CZPHJ asks a series of questions about how businesses currently interact with the Council and what they want to see in future.
The survey is part of an ongoing dialogue with the local business community which is essential for Winchester City Council to help meet local businesses needs. It is vital that we hear from businesses across the District about what would benefit you in the future, so that we can focus our resources on the right actions. Businesses should complete the survey by Monday 14 February. For more information about the survey, or other areas of the Council’s work with local businesses, please contact Kate Cloud, Head of Economy and Arts on 01962 848 563 or email kcloud@winchester.gov.uk |
This is a
chance for local business to make clear their needs from the Council
for the future. Following on from a workshop held in December
to discuss Council budgets and priorities for wider Council spend,
the survey focuses on the Council’s links with the business
community and services such as business support, networking and
training.| Momentum is gathering for faster broadband |
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Winchester City
Council and the eHampshire Partnership are seeking your views on
access to broadband Over 1,000 replies have been received so far to help identify the strength in demand for better broadband. The survey asks for your current internet speeds, and seeks your views on what you would pay for faster access to the World Wide Web. More feedback is needed to persuade internet providers to focus on existing not-spots. The results of the survey will focus on the priority order of settlements demanding higher speed broadband access. The evidence that is gathered will be used to lobby those providing internet infrastructure and to provide a better service to Winchester residents and businesses. Glenn Peacey, eHampshire Manager, encourages all Winchester residents and businesses to take part, “This survey has already been undertaken in Basingstoke, where we have worked in conjunction with Openreach (BT Group) to provide better broadband infrastructure for residents. The Winchester survey results are a vital tool for us to demonstrate to providers that there is a demand for better broadband in existing not-spots.” You can access the survey by logging onto www.ehampshire.org/winchester/c-339 which also has a tool to measure your current broadband speed. In addition, you can email more general comments to Kate Cloud, Head of Economy and Arts at ecdev@winchester.gov.uk or telephone 01962 848 563 for more information. |
internet. In order to secure
better broadband speeds across our district, we need your help to
complete a short survey at | Start Up Grants |
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Three more businesses have been awarded start up grants from Winchester City Council. Richard de Lacey, PGP Solutions and Complete Life Personal Training have all received funding to help get their businesses started.
Philip Partridge at PGP Solutions has set up the business as a chartered surveyors and property valuation practice. The grant funding has helped Philip with the formalities of creating a consultancy and promotional material to get the business's name known locally. You can find out more about the business by contacting him directly on 07860 526 796. Lucy Luntz at Complete Life Personal Training focuses on one to one and small group training primarily to parents and carers of young children (www.completelife.biz) The grant is helping Lucy to purchase new equipment to make sure her business can fully meet the needs of her clients. The Council has allocated funds for start up grants as part of its recession-busting activities for the whole Winchester District. The aim is to help people who have been made redundant or are out of work to start their own business. Other measures include training, marketing, rate relief and providing jobs for the long term unemployed through the Future Jobs Fund. To find out more about Winchester City Council grant schemes, go to www.winchester.gov.uk/businessgrants or contact Kate Cloud by email kcloud@winchester.gov.uk or telephone 01962 848 563. |
Richard de Lacey is creating
beautiful handmade hard wood keepsake boxes and selling these via
craft fairs and online at | Census job opportunities |
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Recruitment is continuing for the following Census Collector roles in the local area:
For more information have a look at the Census Jobs website - http://censusjobs.co.uk |
| 2nd Annual Youth of Winchester Quiz Night |
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The Youth of
Winchester youth council will be holding their second annual Quiz
Night on Friday 25 February If you have any questions about the YOW Quiz Night, please contact SarahKate Abercrombie, Community Wellbeing Officer at Winchester City Council, on 01962 848 497. |
from 6pm-10pm
at the Winchester Guildhall. All young people living in the
Winchester district are invited to attend this FREE
event.| Upcoming Meetings | |
 Social Issues Scrutiny
Panel- Walton Suite, Guildhall,
Winchester |
01 February 18:30 |
| Local
Economy Scrutiny Panel - Walton
Suite, Guildhall, Winchester |
03 February 18:30 |
| Environment Scrutiny
Panel - Walton Suite,
Guildhall, Winchester |
08 February 18:30 |
| Cabinet - Walton Suite, Guildhall,
Winchester |
09 February 09:30 |
| Resources Scrutiny
Panel - Walton Suite, Guildhall,
Winchester |
10 February 18:30 |
| Prinicipal Scrutiny
Committee - Walton Suite,
Guildhall, Winchester |
14 February 18:30 |
| Planning Development Control
Committee - Walton Suite,
Guildhall, Winchester |
17 February 09:30 |
| Cabinet (Local Development
Framework) Committee - Walton
Suite, Guildhall, Winchester |
23 February 10:00 |
| Council - King Alfred Conference Chamber, Guildhall,
Winchester |
24 February 19:00 |
| Personnel
Committee- Walton Room, Guildhall,
Winchester |
28 February 18:30 |
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