Winchester City Council

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PROMOTION Creating a great place to live, work &rdise a famiy Hampshire Life talks to Clr Lucille Thompson, the new Leader of Winchester City Council am delighted to have been appointed the new Leader of 2030. We want to improve recycling services and are already looking at introducing food waste collection Winchester City Council. We live in one of the most We will also be reviewing our waste collection service more broadly to see how we can improve our beautiful and desirable parts of the country-named the happiest place in England in a Royal Mail index earlier this year, no less so it's a real privilege to be given the opportunity to represent our district. residents service Ensuring the district can be called home by as many people as possible is also extremely important to us. Winchester district is an expensive area in which to live so we will prioritise Following the local elections in May, our party-the Liberal Democrats-took control of the council from the Conservatives This is why we are keen to adopt a fresh approach. We want to exemplify openness and creating new homes, looking at innovative ways of bailding more rental properties, as well as providing truly affordable homes in the right places. We will also transparency, and redefine our relationship with our residents welcoming their thoughts to help shape our district None of these tasks will be easy but we intend to be bold in everything we do to enhance our beautiful district, making it a great place to live, work and raise a family." As you would expect, we want to do things in our own way and have some clear peiorities At the top of our agenda is the environment. We have already declared a climate emergency and have set some very clear challenges for ourselves, We aim to make the council carbon neutral by 2024 and achieve the same for the district by- ensure our tenants are well looked after and that our homes meet the highest possible standards. It seems fair to say that politics and politicians generally have not enjoyed the greatest reputation with the public in recent months. Winchester If you'd ike to hear more trom the council email resident@winchester.gov.uk to be added to the mailing list. Gity Council PROMOTION Creating a great place to live, work &rdise a famiy Hampshire Life talks to Clr Lucille Thompson, the new Leader of Winchester City Council am delighted to have been appointed the new Leader of 2030. We want to improve recycling services and are already looking at introducing food waste collection Winchester City Council. We live in one of the most We will also be reviewing our waste collection service more broadly to see how we can improve our beautiful and desirable parts of the country-named the happiest place in England in a Royal Mail index earlier this year, no less so it's a real privilege to be given the opportunity to represent our district. residents service Ensuring the district can be called home by as many people as possible is also extremely important to us. Winchester district is an expensive area in which to live so we will prioritise Following the local elections in May, our party-the Liberal Democrats-took control of the council from the Conservatives This is why we are keen to adopt a fresh approach. We want to exemplify openness and creating new homes, looking at innovative ways of bailding more rental properties, as well as providing truly affordable homes in the right places. We will also transparency, and redefine our relationship with our residents welcoming their thoughts to help shape our district None of these tasks will be easy but we intend to be bold in everything we do to enhance our beautiful district, making it a great place to live, work and raise a family." As you would expect, we want to do things in our own way and have some clear peiorities At the top of our agenda is the environment. We have already declared a climate emergency and have set some very clear challenges for ourselves, We aim to make the council carbon neutral by 2024 and achieve the same for the district by- ensure our tenants are well looked after and that our homes meet the highest possible standards. It seems fair to say that politics and politicians generally have not enjoyed the greatest reputation with the public in recent months. Winchester If you'd ike to hear more trom the council email resident@winchester.gov.uk to be added to the mailing list. Gity Council