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A home for an elephant
Longleat estates have submitted a planning application for a new elephant house for an old elephant. Anne is an elderly Asian Elephant who was given shelter by Longleat in 2011 after a life in the…
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Eating sewage in Trowbridge
Wessex Water have been given permission for a new "sludge digestion facility" at their Trowbridge works, subject to their producing an improved landscaping scheme.
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Warminster Damask Way housing approved
The scheme is for the demolition of 66 Damask Way and the erection of 23 houses on the field behind it. Planning officers recommended permission despite strong objections from the town council and…
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Overpriced council car parks cost £180,000 to lay empty
The Wiltshire Liberal Democrats have revealed that Wiltshire Council's empty and expensive car parks are costing Council Taxpayers money, whilst making shoppers stay away from our town centres.
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190,700 in Wiltshire will get Income Tax cut in April
Commenting on the raising of the Personal Allowance further than already planned, Jon Hubbard said:
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The scandal of Downside Close
Residents of the new development in Mere have had to live with the consequences of a series of apparent failures by Wiltshire Council. The houses are beside the A303 Mere bypass, with a retaining…
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Another year older and deeper in debt
Wiltshire Council is borrowing more and more money to finance its capital programme. A report to the WC cabinet explains that the council will borrow an additional £69.9million between now and the…
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Lib Dems Secure U-Turn on Crisis Payments to Most Vulnerable
Liberal Democrats on Wiltshire Council made an impassioned plea to stop Wiltshire's Cabinet stopping 'crisis loans', an essential life line for Wiltshire's most vulnerable.
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Lib Dems Force U-Turn on Crisis Payments to Most Vulnerable
Liberal Democrats on Wiltshire Council prevented Wiltshire's Cabinet stopping 'crisis loans', an essential life line for Wiltshire's most vulnerable.
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Wiltshire Council overspends on car parks
Wiltshire County Council has wasted £180,000 of tax payer's money by ignoring Lib Dem calls for an hour's free car parking across the county.