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Local MP Maria Miller is calling for Councillors to put the health of our community first and not agree to a new Giant Warehouse Complex being built, following news that BDBC may decide on a planning application for the Giant Warehouse complex at Junction 7 of the M3 as early as 15 May, a week af

Since the pandemic, GP services in Basingstoke have been working hard to reduce waiting times and increase the number of appointments available.

I have been making the case to Government for a new hospital for Basingstoke for more than 6 years.

Our community wants rapid housebuilding to slow down, to give local services like our Hospital and GPs time to catch up with the increase in demand, and to help meet the Council’s Climate Emergency declaration.  The Local Plan Update should cut new house building levels in half, so we meet the ne

At the moment, cars can drive at 50 mph down A30 as it dissects the new development at Hounsome Fields. Many of the residents that I have spoken to believe this is far too fast.

Residents, doctors and nurses want a new Basingstoke hospital. So I have made my views clear to the Health Secretary and he’s agreed to £900million ring fenced, to build a new local hospital for our community. 

Thousands of people signed our petition to reduce house building. Now the Borough Council must take responsibility, use the new powers they have been given and cut house building numbers in half, cut traffic jams, and let the NHS catch up.

A lack of school places comes up a lot on the doorstep. We have already built 2 new schools, including one for children with special needs. Now we’ll deliver 2 more. One in Houndsome Fields. One in Manydown. I want every school place, in every Basingstoke school to be good or outstanding.

I am working with parents, childminders and nurseries to make sure the Government’s upcoming extra free childcare for working parents, 30 hours free a week for all under 4s, works for local families; together we’re identifying the sort of childcare parents need, and where 700 new places can be cr

Over 3,000 residents signed our petition to protect Old Down as a Local Nature Reserve. The Borough Council must now put that legal protection in place. Next I will work with the community and developers on a new rural park for Manydown so more people can live nearer to protected green space.