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Thursday July 08, 2010
Wiltshire's profile has recently been published. The new pub will be open for Christmas trade.
Tuesday July 06, 2010
It is anticipated that the new Marston's pub will open its doors on the 29th November. The LGA is a 'lobbying body' for local government.
Monday July 05, 2010
Wiltshire Council is, I believe, still due to leave the LGA due to the high cost involved. The PCT now has a 'Hope for Tomorrow' unit.
Sunday July 04, 2010
Wiltshire PCT has acquired a "Hope for Tomorrow" mobile chemotherapy unit. Plans move forward but visit numbers drop ...
Friday July 02, 2010
The WC library service made several presentations at last nights meeting of Trowbridge Area Board. The Real Time Passenger Information system is due for an upgrade.
Thursday July 01, 2010
The current system, known as 'Private Mobile Radio' (PMR) is set to be replaced by the more reliable 'General Packet Radio Service' (GPRS). No help for rural areas with broadband.
Wednesday June 30, 2010
The government has ditched plans to impose a levy on fixed telephone lines to fund rural broadband provision. The auditor threatens WC with higher fees.
Tuesday June 29, 2010
Due to the seemingly lamentable state of the WC accounts, the auditor has stated that their fee might have to be increased. The WC road show comes to west Wiltshire.
Sunday June 27, 2010
The waste collection road show will be in Trowbridge town centre this Wednesday between 10.00am and 2.00pm. What has gone wrong this year?
Friday June 25, 2010
Last year, we were told that the poor audit report was a problem left over from the County Council days. Do you know how much electricity you actually use?
Thursday June 24, 2010
Wiltshire residents can get help to cut electricity costs by monitoring how much energy they use. Do you qualify?
Wednesday June 23, 2010
Wiltshire Fire & Rescue Service provides free home fire safety checks for the most vulnerable in our society. Anyone can nominate a project.
Tuesday June 22, 2010
In Wiltshire, over 72,000 hours of Community Payback are completed every year by offenders on a community sentence. More for the 'fat cats' less for the workers ...
Saturday June 19, 2010
It would seem that the recession hasn't quite hit home at WC for the top jobs. Have your say on what will happen to our bin service.
Thursday June 17, 2010
The long awaited consultation on the future waste collection options for the county has began. When is a clear instruction not an instruction? When it gets to WC.
Wednesday June 16, 2010
Wiltshire Council planners seem to be having difficulty understanding the new planning rules announced by the government. Are all our road signs really needed?
Tuesday June 15, 2010
Poor planning has left the countryside choked by man-made clutter such as pylons, phone masts and road signs, say rural campaigners. Slight reductions in government funding to Wiltshire Council.
Monday June 14, 2010
As part of the reduction in government spending, cuts have been announced for Wiltshire. These amount to 0.7% of the money allocated to the county under the previous government. Another possible victim of Conservative cuts.
Thursday June 10, 2010
The latest attempt to try to save money following the move to one council, (which was sold to us as the panacea for all Wiltshire's woes) could see half a million pounds slashed from the libraries budget. Let's hope the pub has a longer life than its namesake.
Wednesday June 09, 2010
Marston's plc has applied for planning permission for various advertising signs at their new pub on Paxcroft Mead.