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HBC latest news
Bulky waste collections set to restart across the borough
Bulky waste collections across the borough of Havant are set to re-start from Monday 18 May.
Bookings for bulky waste collections were suspended in March due to the need for Havant Borough Council and Norse South East to prioritise rubbish and...
Restrictions eased on recreation areas
Following the Government’s decision to loosen lockdown restrictions Havant Borough Council is re-opening some recreation facilities.
Tennis courts and multi-use games areas around the borough can now be used by those following the government’s new...
Bank holiday bin collections remain the same
Residents across the borough of Havant are reminded there will be NO CHANGE to their rubbish and recycling collection days over the May Bank Holiday.
There will be no change to collections on Friday 8 May, which will be a bank holiday to mark the...
Coronavirus business grants update
Havant Borough Council has pulled out all the stops so that it’s now well underway with processing payments for more than 750 businesses who have applied for coronavirus-related grants.
The council is doing everything it can to get funds out to...
Changes to HBC public facilities during the coronavirus outbreak
In order to protect the public and help slow the spread of coronavirus, Havant Borough Council has made changes to public facilities.
Allotments
The council-owned allotments in the borough remain open, although we would remind residents to follow...
HBC to lead community response with support, services and supplies
Havant Borough Council is answering the government’s call for councils to co-ordinate efforts to support local people affected by coronavirus.
Havant Borough Council is working alongside voluntary organisations to manage the response in the...
Council Tax increase as funding pressures continue
With the continuing concerns over Government under-funding Councillors at Havant Borough Council have agreed to increase their part of the Council Tax by £5 a year on a Band D property.
The increase of 2.45 per cent to £209.48 – just 57 pence a day...
Councils secure funding to help rough sleepers
East Hampshire District Council and Havant Borough Council have been successful in securing further funding to end rough sleeping within the two areas.
The total amount being awarded for the next year across the two authorities is £92,774, after a...
Havant Borough Council can now deliver road improvements across Hayling
Havant Borough Council now has the tools to deliver improvements to the roads, buses and cycle routes that run across Hayling Island now it has a robust transport assessment in place.
This assessment details the estimated impact of future...
Thousands of new trees to create memorial woodland for Havant
Portsmouth Water and Havant Borough Council are working together to establish a new memorial woodland this year on land at the site for the proposed Havant Thicket Reservoir.
The scheme, which is part of the overall reservoir project, will see more...