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 […]

Although just over the border in Hilperton, this application would have a significant impact on Staverton. It’s now open to consultation and comments can be made on the WC planning portal here

The council has been consistently overspending on special needs education. ‘Safety Valve’ is a Department for Education (DfE) programme for councils with very high overspends in their High Needs Block budget, which goes to support children with Special Educational Needs (SEND). Previous attempts to bring down the deficit have failed. Over the coming months, WC […]

The indicator posts at the Ganbrook Farm and Poor House junctions on the Atworth to Holt road have fallen over, with the former having been moved onto private land. WC highways say they’ll re-erect them when they get round to it, which could be some time in this decade. Meanwhile WC has refused to replace […]

The inability of Wiltshire Council to maintain a five year land supply has blighted towns and villages in the county with inappropriate development. This is because the government punishes councils in that situation by letting developers have greenfield planning permissions on sites which wouldn’t normally be considered for development and haven’t been allocated by the […]

Manvers Street, Fore Street and Wicker Hill are the next areas in Trowbridge to get a make-over. Works kick off on Monday 15 January 2024 and will last for 12 months. The first phase, starting on 15 January, will take 4 months to complete. During this time on street parking will be suspended, but the […]

The grounds for the decision by Wiltshire Council planning officers were the ecological impacts, drainage, and highways impacts caused by the loss of the verge. The applicants can appeal, though WC has informed them that should they do so then the council will attempt to claim costs against them for unreasonable behaviour. There were 600 […]

An application to demolish the existing building and replace it with a new care home was refused by Wiltshire Council in January 2023. The reasons were the loss of the historic building, and the potential impact of the new construction on neighbouring properties. Appeal inspector Laura Cuthbert reasoned that the impact on 6 Littlebrook was […]