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Tuesday June 08, 2010
A petition was recently presented at a full council meeting asking WC to reconsider the withdrawal of a local transport scheme. 'Non-cruisers' are starting to cause problems.
Monday June 07, 2010
The Kennet and Avon Canal is facing problems caused by increasing numbers of moored boats on the canal, especially between Bath and Devizes. Some roads and by-ways will be closed.
Sunday June 06, 2010
English Heritage has asked Wiltshire Council to close the A344 at Stonehenge on the night of the solstice. The new site should be easier to navigate around.
Saturday June 05, 2010
Wiltshire Police now has a new website that aims to be more accessible and interactive for the public, with a contemporary look. Incredible as it sounds, this is true!
Friday June 04, 2010
Wiltshire Council's planning department has come up with a new job creation scheme. Does no one learn from past mistakes?
Thursday June 03, 2010
Wiltshire Council last night approved a planning application which duplicates many of the poor planning decisions which are causing problems for people living on Paxcroft Mead or at Staverton Marina. You can be fined if your waste is fly tipped.
Wednesday June 02, 2010
People should think twice before accepting offers from strangers to cheaply dispose of waste materials Will County Hall be the best place for it?
Monday May 31, 2010
Myself and Hilperton Parish Council are concerned about the future of the library and have been in contact with Wiltshire Council about it. A regular WC western area planning meeting will be held on Wednesday.
Sunday May 30, 2010
The meeting will be held on Wednesday (2nd June) at the Bradley Road offices of Wiltshire Council. Commencing at 6.00pm, anybody wishing to speak must register by 5.50. They will change next week.
Friday May 28, 2010
Due to the Bank Holiday, collection day will be one day later next week e.g. if you normally put your bin out on Sunday, it doesn't need to go out until Monday. Dis-quiet at the proposed draconian changes has led to the Inquiry.
Thursday May 27, 2010
Wiltshire Council has agreed to hold a Public Inquiry into the proposals for changes to the road system around Stonehenge, after objections from pagans and off-road users. Work has started on the new pub at Paxcroft Mead.
Wednesday May 26, 2010
Hot on the heels of their success at the planning inquiry, Marston's has commenced building work at the local centre. What a feat of engineering it must have been, and still is.
Monday May 24, 2010
The Kennet and Avon canal is two hundred years old this year. Read the small print ...
Sunday May 23, 2010
Have you received a leaflet through your door asking for clothes etc. for the 3rd world poor? No wonder the WC housing service gets zero stars...
Saturday May 22, 2010
One of my questions to full council earlier this week was 'Would it not be prudent for this council to encourage its tenants to allow a transfer of the housing stock to either a RSL (Registered Social Landlord) or an ALMO (Arms Length Management Organisation)? Wiltshire Council's tenants receive a poor service.
Friday May 21, 2010
Wiltshire Council is providing a 'poor' housing management service which has 'uncertain' prospects for improvement. So says a report released today by the Audit Commission. £48,324 is available from Trowbridge Area Board.
Thursday May 20, 2010
Are you looking to help provide activities, facilities and equipment that are important to your local community? A couple of Kennet DC payments might be recovered.
Wednesday May 19, 2010
At the full meeting of Wiltshire Council yesterday, both myself and another member asked questions about the non-pensionable honoraria saga as reported in the Rotten Boroughs page of Private Eye. There might be an end in sight to the potholes and poor surface.
Tuesday May 18, 2010
When I saw the list of scheduled repairs for the Trowbridge Area Board roads, I couldn't believe that Trowbridge Road, Hilperton wasn't on it. The number of voters on the electroal roll jumped last month.
Monday May 17, 2010
As your Wiltshire Councillor, every month I am sent a list of revisions to the electoral roll.