recommending to trigger a referendum and increase council tax by 15 per cent, since the request for exceptional financial support was refused by the government, Hampshire County Council has ...

A council tax rise of almost 5% has been approved by Hampshire County Council. The move will see the county council raise £876m, but it will have to draw £68.2m from reserves to close the 2025/ ...

Hampshire County Council has approved spending £1.1 billion over three years on its capital programme, which includes major highways, waste, and school projects across the county. Executive ...

More than 3,000 new school places will be created in Hampshire by 2028, under council plans. Hampshire County Council has outlined its plans for a major investment programme in children’s ...

The government has told Hampshire County Council it cannot increase council tax by 15% for 2025/26. The county council had asked for permission to raise its main source of income above the ...

Community campaigners, disability rights groups, and local charities have come together to oppose planned cuts to Hampshire County Council’s concessionary travel scheme. The decision ...

Hampshire County Council leader, Councillor Nick Adams-King has welcomed the news that Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner has included Hampshire in the list for potential devolution ...

The almost 1.5 million people living under cash-strapped Hampshire County Council face a 15% tax hike this year, which would add about £230 to the bill of a Band D home. It has a £182million ...

Hampshire County council has asked ministers for permission to raise council tax by 15 per cent in 2025/26, adding £230 to the bill of a Band D property. Huge rises are also being planned by the ...

Conservative-led Hampshire county council and Labour-run Bradford council are planning rises of 15 per cent. This will place £170 on the average bill. Birmingham City Council, which declared ...

Millions of households could face steep council tax increases, with some seeing rises of up to 25%. Local authorities across England may use a legal loophole to bypass the usual 4.99% cap.