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Tuesday December 02, 2008
The meeting will be in the village hall committee room, commencing at 7.30pm. There will be a break at 8.00 for the public to speak, if they wish. Extra bus planned for Wednesdays.
Monday December 01, 2008
The Wednesday X88 bus service from Chitterne via Hilperton and Staverton to Bath has been having to leave passengers behind recently. Over 65? Need new slippers?
Sunday November 30, 2008
Wiltshire County Council is holding another of its successful 'slipper swaps' in Trowbridge Civic Hall on Tuesday 2 December between 10.30am and 3.30pm. Trowbridge (pilot) Area Board to be launched.
Saturday November 29, 2008
The Trowbridge (pilot) Area Board, where local people will be able to influence local decisions, will be launched on Monday at Trowbridge Civic Hall. Local residents are still not happy with WWDC.
Friday November 28, 2008
I continue to receive complaints about the caravan site adjacent to the crematorium. Possible problem for local councils.
Thursday November 27, 2008
Councils are being given help to deal with waste recycling problems arising from the fall in the price of recycled materials because of the worldwide economic downturn. When will developers stop pushing their luck?
Wednesday November 26, 2008
An application by Redrow Homes for a high-density development behind Halfway Cottage has been withdrawn. Every household served by the recycling scheme will get a calendar!!
Tuesday November 25, 2008
This week, 130,000 households in Wiltshire will begin getting their new kerbside Black Box collection calendars - and more than 9,000 homes will get a surprise bonus. 27,000 hectares of green belt land might be built on.
Monday November 24, 2008
A swathe of English countryside the size of Birmingham will be lost during the next twelve years if the government imposes its 'top-down' policies on regions. Your chance to tell the NHS what you think.
Saturday November 22, 2008
NHS Wiltshire (which used to be called the Primary Care Trust - PCT) is conducting a poll as to whether a Primary Care Centre (PCC) should be built on one of the fields currently used by Trowbridge Cricket Club.
Of course, as with most quangos, there's no guarantee that they will take any notice of the result if it doesn't suit them! Good news about the amount of rubbish we tip into the ground.
Friday November 21, 2008
Almost a quarter less waste was sent to landfill in 2007 compared to 2001, a new report from the Environment Agency reveals. The research was conducted by the anti-bullying charity, Kidscape.
Thursday November 20, 2008
Schools need to be better at dealing with bullying, according to a children’s charity which says half of families who attend its support sessions for severely bullied children reported that their child had attempted suicide or contemplated taking their own life. The research has been conducted by the anti-bullying charity, Kidscape. Choice Based Lettings to go county-wide.
Wednesday November 19, 2008
Anyone on the housing waiting list in West Wiltshire will be familiar with the 'Homes 4 West Wiltshire' scheme of Choice Based Lettings (CBL). This is a more user-friendly way of allocating housing vacancies and has worked very successfully since being introduced a few years ago. The Boundary Committee has published its suggestion.
Tuesday November 18, 2008
The Boundary Committee for England has published its final recommendations on what the electoral arrangements for the new Wiltshire unitary authority should look like. The monthly meeting will be held tomorrow night at the village hall.
Monday November 17, 2008
The meeting starts at 7.30 p.m. and is held in the committee room at the village hall, Whaddon Lane.
Please note that the December meeting will be held a week earlier than usual on 9th December. The parish council meets most months, usually on a Monday.
Sunday November 16, 2008
The monthly meeting of Staverton PC is tomorrow at 'The Bunker' at Cereal Partners. Please note that this is a new venue and likely to be the regular meeting place for the parish council.
The meeting starts at 7.00pm and members of the public can address councillors at the start of the meeting. Plans are moving forward to traffic calm and have a 20mph zone.
Saturday November 15, 2008
The project has not progressed at the rate initially expected by Wiltshire County Council (WCC), but it is expected that the traffic orders will be advertised in the near future. Have you bought a 'green cone'?
Friday November 14, 2008
The first major survey of people in Wiltshire who have bought special food waste digesters has found they are a remarkable success.
More than 2,000 "Green Cones" and "Green Johannas" have been sold and as part of the promotion Wiltshire County Council felt it was important to know how useful people were finding the gadget. Several interesting items came to light yesterday.
Wednesday November 12, 2008
A full meeting of Wiltshire County Council was held yesterday with an army bugler leading councillors into the two minutes silence at 11 o'clock. Two minutes silence at 11.00am today.
Tuesday November 11, 2008
An army bugler will sound the Last Post at a meeting of Wiltshire County Council as a mark of remembrance.