There is scheduled to be a road closure from April 2 – 4. It’ll be on the narrow section just south of the Church Street junction. Traffic will be diverted via South Wraxall and Fiveways.

Results from the monitors on the B3105 in the village have been released. They show NO2 levels below the danger level. There is still some calibration to be done which is likely to reduce the numbers slightly. Because the road was closed for part of 2023 the monitors will be left in place to get […]

Wiltshire Council is responsible for keeping footways, verges and carriageways free of obstruction from overhanging vegetation such as hedges, trees, and bushes. Where the vegetation is growing from within the limits of the highway, the council is responsible for cutting and removing it. However, where vegetation is growing out from within a property on to a […]

In 2023 Wiltshire Council published a list of roads to be treated with micro-asphalt dressing and associated works. Bradley Close and Beales Barton were included. It didn’t happen in ’23 but was rescheduled for March ’24. However as this website pointed out at the time the endemic inefficiency of WC Highways created elements of uncertainty. […]

Wiltshire Council has put out a grumpy press release in response to the Department for Education’s announcement that it has approved James Dyson’s donation to Malmesbury Church of England School. Dyson wants to give £6m to the school to build a centre for science, technology, engineering, mathematics (Stem) and arts, seven classrooms and a school […]

Wiltshire Council has published the budget for 2024/5. There’s an increase in spending from £469m to £486m. The Band D household charge is £1806, an increase of £86. In percentage terms that’s 4.99%, of which 2% is Social Care Levy. Nowadays the level of Council Tax is effectively fixed by Central Government. There are £5m […]

Recent planning applications and decisions in Monkton Farleigh.  To look at an application on the WC website, copy the reference number, go to WC planning website,  then paste the reference number into the ‘Keyword Search’ box. ……………………………………….. PL/2023/11103 – Inwoods, 3 Farleigh Wick:  Variation of condition 2 (approved plans) on 19/05498/FUL to allow for design changes:   permitted. PL/2023/09698: […]

If you’re a sheep being attacked by a dog then ‘worrying’ is probably the wrong word for your feelings. Anyway Wiltshire Police are sufficiently worried to put out a press release, and here it is: On average Wiltshire Police receives two reports each month of dogs chasing, injuring or killing sheep and other livestock. We […]

Warminster Town Council has reported the death of John Syme. John was a town councillor for many years, as well as serving on the old District Council until 2007, and on Wiltshire County Council until 2009. Originally a Liberal Democrat, John stood as an Independent from 2001. He played a key role when the Lib […]

Every year the Police and Crime Commissioner increases the policing element of the council tax by the maximum percentage permitted. Every year there is a consultation, which asks the entirely unbiased question, “Do you want to pay more for Wiltshire Police, or would you prefer to have the criminals running riot.” Every year we say […]