Save Money, Go Green, Stay Safe

Published on Thursday 16th February 2012 by Jon Hubbard

Wiltshire Council are looking for savings everywhere, and that includes streetlights. All over the County, streetlights are being switched off, to save cash, and to cut Wiltshire’s carbon emissions.

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Giving Communities Control on Transport Infrastructure

Published on Thursday 16th February 2012 by Jon Hubbard

Week in, week out, Liberal Democrat Councillors are tackling decisions made by the Conservative Administration in County Hall which ignore the needs and demands of local communities. 

We’ve seen an increasingly unaccountable Council take decisions over which they have little understanding.

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Supporting Schools

Published on Thursday 16th February 2012 by Jon Hubbard

Changes in governemnt policy has seen an ever increasing number of schools choosing to become Acadamies. 

We congratulate the administration for continuing to provide services to schools and for the iniatives in trading with the newly formed acadamies.

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Olympic Year 2012- Keeping Wiltshire Healthy

Published on Thursday 16th February 2012 by Jon Hubbard

In 2011, we challenged Wiltshire Council to take action on the plans to make Wiltshire the healthiest county inEngland. Wiltshire Lib Dems identified free swimming for young people and older people as a great way to boost health and fitness.

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A Rescue Plan for Town Centres

Published on Thursday 16th February 2012 by Jon Hubbard

Wiltshire's town and city centres are in trouble. Anybody out and about in Wiltshire will have seen the corrosive effect of the economic downturn, as well as out-of-town supermarkets, on our High Streets.

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