Superfast broadband gets a step closer to Wiltshire

Published on Friday 27th May 2011

Wiltshire Council has won £4million to go towards superfast rural broadband internet.

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Conservatives on Wiltshire Council reject transparency for volunteer-run Leisure Centres

Published on Tuesday 24th May 2011

Wiltshire Council Conservatives have rejected Lib Dem demands for transparency in the flagship leisure centre programme.

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Has the Conservative Administration on Wiltshire Council sabotaged their own audit department?

Published on Monday 23rd May 2011

The decision to make the Head of Internal Audit redundant means Wiltshire Council could be operating without scrutiny, say Lib Dem Councillors.

Councillor Chris Caswill, a Lib Dem Audit Committee Member, said “Charitably, I’d say the redundancy of the Head of this well-functioning, essential department, is an issue of gross incompetence on the part of the Conservative Administration.

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Wiltshire’s Liberal Democrats take the NHS Reform issue to Council

Published on Monday 23rd May 2011

The Liberal Democrats are standing up for our NHS (Image via Wikipedia)

Wiltshire’s Lib Dems have continued to stand up for the NHS, taking a motion to Council calling for changes to key areas of the government’s NHS White Paper, an issue of real importance for the healthcare of Wiltshire residents.

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Council Chief Exec drops pay rise after sustained Lib Dem pressure

Published on Thursday 19th May 2011

Under sustained pressure from the people of Wiltshire, Council Chief Executive Andrew Kerr has declined the pay rise offered to him by Wiltshire’s Conservative Administration.

“I’m delighted Andrew’s taken this sensible step of declining his pay rise.

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