Wiltshire Council News

Supporting Communities, creating jobs and protecting the countryside

Updated: 18th October 2011 at 11:21am.

An independent inspector has approved the Conservative-led Wiltshire Council’s strategy which will see controlled and appropriate development in the south of the county with a focus on creating jobs.


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Conservative Policy to save Millions

Work on Trowbridge’s brand new library and the remodelling of County Hall has taken a big step forward
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Conservative Council funds Leisure centre extention

Bemerton Heath COMMUNITY centre has thrown open the doors of a new £130,000 extension.


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Amesbury Town Council votes to keep local community shop

AMESBURY’S community shop has been saved from the threat of closure after the town council agreed to pay its business rates.


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Conservatives defend disabled parking

Plans to reform the blue badge disabled parking permit scheme have been criticised by Conservative controllled Wiltshire Council.


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Conservatives pleased with new traffic-calming

Traffic calming speed cushions will be placed along Grovelands Way in Warminster to cope with an expected a rise in traffic due to the Persimmon Homes development in Victoria Road.


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Affordable homes for Salisbury delivered

TWENTY-seven new homes have been made available for 90 local people in the Salisbury area.


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Council to save half a million pounds year on year

Updated: 6th October 2011 at 02:50pm.

The Council’s Conservative cabinet has today agreed on a new structure that will see the post of chief executive deleted as well as reducing the number of corporate director positions from four to three.


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Have your say on Salisbury Market Place plans

Updated: 6th October 2011 at 01:25pm.

The Conservative-Lead salisbury Area Board is holding a special one-off meeting is being held next week to give as many people as possible the chance to have their say on plans to transform Salisbury’s famous Market Place.


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Wiltshire Markets are a success

Updated: 30th September 2011 at 02:00pm.

Markets are bringing more people into Wiltshire’s towns according to a recent survey by Conservative-run Wiltshire Council.
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