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An easier way to apply for free school meals
Parents in Wiltshire will be able to apply for free school meals more easily following the launch of a new confidential on-line application process.
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Badgers
In October 1979 Peter Walker, Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, commissioned a friendly scientist, Solly Zuckerman, to look into the problem of badgers and bovine tuberculosis. At the…
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Best Kept villages - Teffont and Dinton win prizes
These are the results of the Hills Group CPRE Wiltshire Best Kept Village Competition 2013 and the Laurence Kitching Competition Award for the winning village from amongst the last two years' winners:
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Wiltshire's half-hearted 20mph policy criticised
After a series of delays WC has produced a policy on 20mph limits in residential areas. This is in response to the publication of a government policy document encouraging the implementation of 20…
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Pickles says something sensible
If you stand on a hilltop for long enough eventually you'll get struck by lightning. If you make a policy announcement every day then one day one of them will make sense.
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Forces funding for local groups
More than £45,000 has been awarded to community projects designed to strengthen links between civilian and armed forces communities in Wiltshire.
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Council pledges to waste less money
Wiltshire Council is looking to cut £27million from its budget this year. Part of this will be achieved by the voluntary redundancy programme which will see 252 members of staff quitting the council.
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Trowbridge church becomes flats
The New Testament Church Of God in Islington is to be converted into four flats following Wiltshire Council's decision to give planning permission for the change of use.
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Chapmanslade to get weight limit
If you're a Chapmanslade resident or a lorry driver you may be confused about what weigh restrictions apply.