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 […]

The government is introducing complex new rules about waste, with the aim of making all councils collect the same things. Wiltshire Council officers are trying to understand how the ‘Simpler Recycling’ regime will affect collection contracts, funding, and the service to the public. They point out that the recent appointment of a new Environment Secretary […]

Plans to transform a key site in Trowbridge town centre may proceed after outline planning permission was granted. The plans for the former Bowyer’s site, which has been vacant since 2008, include: Jonathan Dean from Innox Mills Ltd said: “We are over the moon with yesterday’s decision, it marks a massive step forward for Trowbridge […]

For quite a long time now Station Road in Holt has been waiting to have its sign at the junction with The Common renewed. The response of WC to questions was always, “It’s on order”. The sign has now been delivered to the council and will be installed when the contractors get round to it. […]

Wessex Water have announced that the B3106 through Staverton will re-open to vehicles tomorrow (Thursday 16th).

Applications are now open for the £1 million Defibrillator Community Automated External Defibrillators (AED) fund. The Department for Health and Social Care has launched the fund to help fund public defibrillators.  Anyone can apply: 1900 applications will receive match funding of £750. 🔗 Interested? Apply using the link — www.defibgrant.co.uk