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Conservative parking charges lose £500,000 for the Council in just six months
Wiltshire's Conservatives today revealed the full extent of the damage their new car-parking charges are causing to the Council's finances. Estimated earnings from car-parks are £500,000 less than…
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Aged between 13 and 19? Creative? Fancy being published?
Salisbury based youth participation and activism project, The Unit, is launching a zine to publish young people's creative works (photographs, drawings, paintings, stories, poetry.. anything!). They…
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Scrutinising Murdoch's Empire: The role of the Liberal Democrats
Months ago, Lib Dem MP Vince Cable was in hot water over his comments that he had 'declared war on Murdoch'. Now, with the phone hacking scandal revealing the full breadth of News International's…
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Chicken joint cut
Wiltshire Police asked the council to review the license of Favourite Chicken and Ribs, Market Place Trowbridge. They alleged the business was contributing to violence and anti-social behaviour in…
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The cost of parking incompetence is half a million pounds
Traders, town councils, opposition councillors, newspapers and residents told Wiltshire Council's Conservative cabinet that excessive rises in car parking charges would be bad news for everyone…
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Another U-turn by Wiltshire’s Conservatives: The Faith School Bus Cuts
Following a petition by parents, and pressure from the Liberal Democrats in the debating chamber, Wiltshire's Conservatives have slammed the brakes on their programme of cuts for buses going to…
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Lib Dems call for a realistic refund scheme to fix the Conservative Car Park Charges cock-up
Wiltshire's Liberal Democrats have branded the Conservatives' proposed car parking refund scheme as "too little too late". Few details of the scheme, which is still months away from being introduced,…
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Lib Dems call for a realistic car park refund scheme to fix the Conservative Car Park Charges Fiasco
Wiltshire's Lib Dems have branded the Conservative's proposed car parking refund scheme as "too little and too late".
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Gobbledygook prizewinner announced
The 2011 prize for the finest example of council-speak has gone to Wiltshire Council finance officer Michael Hudson. In a report to the WC cabinet setting out the final accounts for the 2010/11…