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Thu 28th Jan 2010
Council Tax payers in Wiltshire will have to fork out up to 2.5% extra to pay for the new Wiltshire Council (WC). The Band D rate across the county will be £1,222.43.
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[Read "WC publishes budget proposals" in full]
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Sun 24th Jan 2010
Michelle Pearce was elected to Calne Town Council in the by-election on 21 January with a stunning 81% of the votes cast, beating her UKIP opponent by 331 votes to 79. The Conservatives failed to put up a candidate for the seat they won in 2007. Michelle's is the third victory in two years in Calne Lickhill. She joins Glenis Ansell and Chris Dobbie representing the ward for the Liberal Democrats. Commenting on her win, would-be Lib Dem MP Mike Evemy said 'It's a great boost for the Lib Dems in Calne just months before the General Election.'
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[Read "Lib Dems win again in Calne Lickhill"]
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Tue 19th Jan 2010
A motion by LibDem councillor Jeff Osborn to have fire sprinklers built into all new school buildings in Wiltshire has been approved by Wiltshire councillors. The topic was introduced at the last council meeting and deferred for officers to look at the implications. The report to the council meeting on November 10th concluded that it would be a good investment to install sprinklers wherever possible.
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[Read "Sprinklers Save Schools " in full]
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Wed 13th Jan 2010
Wiltshire Council's Conservative administration is 'harmonising' its services for young people. This means that some parts of the county will get reductions in the amount of staff time available for running youth clubs and other activities.
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[Read "County Youth Services Harmed" in full]
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Wed 13th Jan 2010
The top Tory responsible for leisure services at Wiltshire Council (WC) Stuart Wheeler has confirmed his opinion that West Wiltshire has too many swimming pools. Despite being pressed by Trowbridge councillor Steve Oldrieve at a meeting of Wiltshire Council's 'Environment Select Committee' Cllr Wheeler repeatedly confirmed the line. However closures will not take place until after the general election.
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[Read "Tory threat to swimming pools restated" in full]
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"I hate to say it, but only one party leader seems to have grasped that, if you construct a system where unskilled people are worse off by taking a job than by staying on welfare, they remain trapped in poverty - and that is Nick Clegg. "
Lord Norman Tebbit
Daily Telegraph online - 13 Jan
"It's unbelievable that the Tories are still planning to cut taxes for a handful of millionaires when the majority of people across the country are feeling the squeeze. We need fair tax cuts that put money back in the pockets of ordinary people. The Tory sums simply do not stack up. It is irresponsible and highly misleading for George Osborne to continue to pretend that they do. "
Vince Cable MP
Responding to Conservative Spending Plans - 4 Jan
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