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Disappointment as Council votes against motion to plant more trees
Wiltshire Council this week voted against backing a Lib Dem proposal to advocate a minimum of a 25% canopy of trees be planted in any new housing estate.
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A tale of two failures
Wiltshire Council's Health Scrutiny Committee met on July 11th in County Hall. The main items on the published agenda were an ombudsman's report into the bad and unlawful treatment given by WC social…
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WC reacts to Amesbury murder by extending free parking
Free parking will be implemented in Amesbury from today. Both Wiltshire Council-run car parks in the town will be free from midday onwards Monday - Friday and all day at weekends, until further…
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BaNES offers green energy deal to West Wiltshire residents
Two new energy tariffs were launched this week offering a choice of green and affordable deals by supplier Our Power supported by Bath and North East Somerset Council and Bath & West Community…
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Council wins consultation 3370 - nil.
Wiltshire Council's Housing Site Allocations Development Plan Document is set to be approved by the WC 'cabinet' on Tuesday. The formal consultation stage, where representations were invited on the…
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Everleigh household recycling centre will close.
Questions have been raised by local organisations about the closure and the phoney consultation* currently underway.
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The Police and Crime Commissioner needs a little helper
Conservative Angus Macpherson was elected as PCC in 2016 on a 25% turnout. Now he's decided he needs an assistant, so is looking for a Deputy PCC. If you want the job you won't need to go through the…
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Government and developer funding for council houses in Trowbridge
£4million is to be spent in building more affordable homes in Trowbridge.
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Concern over the failure to guarantee the future of Oxenwood and Braeside until next summer
The Conservative cabinet this week refused to guarantee the future of Wiltshire's two outdoor education centres beyond December.
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Wiltshire social services in disarray as joint post scrapped
Everyone agrees that the twin crises in the NHS and in social care could be ameliorated, if not resolved, if the two sides could work together. However to do so effectively would require government…