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Russell Oppenheimer. County Councillor for Petersfield Hangers Cabinet Member for Health and Wellbeing, Hampshire County Council. Home. About Me. Blog. More. ABOUT ME. It is a great honour and a real privilege to represent the people of Petersfield Hangers Division at Hampshire County Council. Hampshire is consistently one of the best County ...

The issue of waste and recycling is a high priority for many people in Hampshire. We all want to tackle climate change and we all want to...

This blog post is about why I have decided to stand in Petersfield Bell Hill in the District Council elections on 4 May 2023.Bell Hill is an important ward in Petersfield. The presence of the Bedford Road Industrial Estate in the ward means that more than half of the business activity in Petersfield takes place in the ward. Business inevitably means traffic movements and constant deliveries.

Becoming just that little bit healthier – as individuals and local communities – could have such a positive impact on our NHS and our local economy, as well as society at large. Conversely, having poor health is not good news for anyone. I will never lecture anyone about getting healthy. That approach has never worked on me and I will not go there!

The issue of waste and recycling is a high priority for many people in Hampshire. We all want to tackle climate change and we all want to live in a green County. I am asked about recycling a lot at Parish Council meetings, at street stalls and in emails from residents. People want to know why they cannot recycle more stuff. They want to know what Hampshire is doing to increase the …

In Hampshire we are quite a patriotic bunch. We are proud that our county serves as a base for all three of the armed forces. We also take pride in the role our county played as the staging post for the D-Day landings during the Second World War. We consider ourselves fortunate to have many ex-service residents within our community. We care deeply about security around here, and …

We live in a society dominated by cars. Our towns and villages have evolved for nearly 60 years around the convenience of the private automobile. As populations grow and more houses are built, we inevitably see more cars are on the road. Unless we reduce our addiction to cars we are heading for a future of congestion and poor health outcomes.“Active Travel” is a term which …

Russell Oppenheimer. This blog post is about why I have decided to stand in Petersfield Bell Hill in the District Council elections on 4 May 2023. Bell Hill... BELL HILL – THE BEATING HEART OF PETERSFIELD. In Hampshire we are quite a patriotic bunch. We are proud that our county serves as a base for all three of the armed forces.

When the Labour Government published its Devolution White Paper on 16 December 2024, those of us in the Conservative Cabinet at Hampshire County Council faced a choice. We could either engage in the devolution process, shaping the new local government framework, or we could sit back and wait for the Government to impose devolution on Hampshire as it sees fit. We have …