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Should we apply to become part of the Heart of Wessex mayoral authority?
Welcome to 2025.Happy New Year to you all.
WC will hold an extraordinary meeting on 9th January.The letter is addressed to WC councillors - but you might like to read it.
Oh, come on now, this site isn't worth looking at today!!Incidentally, I have pre-loaded this story to appear today - I'm not actually sitting at my computer doing it at Christmas.
A seasonal message.I realise that some people shy away from using the word 'Christmas' now, and plump instead for a more 'PC' term; but I'm not one of them.
From Ernie Clark.Your INDEPENDENT Wiltshire Councillor.
What will the increase be next year?Both Hilperton Parish and Wiltshire councils are in the process of setting their 25/26 precept.
Another new scheme from the Labour government.Will it help us? Or just see another council tax drain on our pockets?
From next week they all change for a few weeks.There will be changes to household waste, recycling and garden waste collections over the festive period, with no collections taking place on 25 December, 26 December, and 1 January.
The meeting will be at the village hall.The meeting starts at 7.45pm and is, of course, open to the public to attend.
Church Street has given WC a headache.You might have noticed that a length of double yellow lines has re-appeared along Church Street.
Storm Darragh is due to bring strong winds and rain to Wiltshire.Storm Darragh is due to bring strong winds and rain to Wiltshire in the coming days.
..for examination.Wiltshire Council has officially submitted its Local Plan to the Secretary of State for independent examination.
News from WC.It was dry yesterday which has seen much of the network improve, but we still have pockets of water rising issues which we continue to monitor.
Bad, but not as bad as elsewhere.Several areas of Hilperton have reported flooding issues.
....following altercation with refuse collectors.Following an altercation with Wiltshire Council’s contracted refuse collectors over a refused bin collection, a Hilperton resident has been prosecuted and fined for fly-tipping.
.... to be delivered in partnership with local charities this winter.Wiltshire Council has confirmed that it will continue to distribute £2.7m of Household Support Fund allocated to Wiltshire in partnership with a number of local organisations and internal departments.
Should this land have TVG status?Should what remain of The Gap be registered as a Town or Village Green?
Residents warned against putting household waste in public litter bins.Wiltshire Council is reminding residents that people found depositing their household waste in public litter bins could be issued fixed penalty notices or even prosecuted for fly-tipping.
The eleventh hour, of the eleventh day, of the eleventh month.In freedom's name they died yet memory enshrines them evermore.