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  • Beating fuel poverty

    The soaring price of energy is affecting everyone, and the hardest hit are the poorest. If we continue to rely on fossil fuels, bills are likely to rise in the long term. Fossil fuels are also driving climate change and polluting people’s land, especially

  • Make streets safer

    Street clutter such as irresponsibly placed shop advertising signs (A-boards) and pavement cafe furniture can obstruct and hamper a person’s progress on the street. Keeping pathways clear is particularly crucial for the independence of people who

  • Campaign is viable

     I write to thank all those residents who have contacted me about last week’s visit of Rail Minister Stephen Hammond. Many questioned whether it is realistic to reignite this long running campaign. I want to give my view of why it’s now viable to get

  • Draining our coffers

    Amazing. I actually witnessed a vehicle cleaning my drain. After seven years of living here I now have a drain three foot deep. It is like having a water butt again in the road instead of a three-foot deep pool of solid mud. Now this drain can now

  • Help save lives now

    I’m appealing to readers to get involved and show their support for The Satachi Medical Innovation Bill before the consultation ends on April 27. If passed, the Bill will help doctors, surgeons and clinicians prescribe, with their patient’s consent

  • MP got it wrong

    I found the comments made by Claire Perry, the MP for Devizes, concerning Mrs Miller as extremely interesting but very sad. She stated that Mrs Miller was, ‘found to be innocent of all allegations of wrongdoing’. That assertion is certainly not

  • Weighing up justice

    I congratulate St Laurence School, Bradford on Avon’s Legal Team on winning the Gloucester Mock Trial competition; their feat in both successfully prosecuting and defending the same client certainly demonstrates their advocacy skills. However,

  • Pick up your dog poo

    As the local councillor, I was recently contacted by a dog owner keen to do the right thing. After this I arranged for a dog waste bin to be place in Littleworth Lane, Whitley. Walking my own dog today I was disgusted to see that yards from the

  • Inconvenient loos

    I felt I had to write and complain about the newly refurbishment of The Shires toilets in Trowbridge. Myself and I am sure plenty of other ladies are having to put handbags and shopping on the wet dirty floors as no door hooks have been replaced.

  • Take the long view

    The latest UN Climate Report warns us that the world is heading towards catastrophic climate change but that if we take concerted action now we can avoid such a fate. This includes replacing the burning of fossil fuels, with its attendant pollution

  • Unions good for firms

    The recent decision by Balfour Beatty Living Places to derecognise the three trade unions, GMB, Unite and Unison, who represent their staff responsible for roads maintenance, shows yet another downside of privatisation. The company has previous

  • Use it or lose it

    Congratulations to Matt and Ellie who have taken over the Village Stores in Dilton Marsh, which I had pleasure in formally opening last week. The former shop and post office closed last year and following a concerned local campaign by residents

  • We all pay for roads

    I feel I must respond to Bryan Simmons’ letter A Wheel Dilemma. Firstly all cyclists contribute directly to the upkeep of our roads via their general taxation and furthermore about 83 per cent own one or more vehicles and pay vehicle excise duty

  • Be seen and be safe

    As a cyclist it is very noticeable that both cyclists and vehicles do not switch their headlights on during inclement weather. Over the last few weeks fog, thick in places, has been prevalent in the Trowbridge area, yet vehicles and cyclists seem to

  • Bradford on Avon traffic delays worsen as schools go back

    Traffic disruption hit new heights in Bradford on Avon today as pupils and staff returned to the schools after the Easter holidays. There have already been long delays due to the 24-hour closure of Market Street since April 7 for drainage works

  • ANGLING: Blue is the colour for Ian

    IAN Willetts, of Bradford, carried off top prize at Saturday’s Blue Circle Open match with 110 lb 10 oz of carp. Barry Meaden, from Melksham, was runner up with 76 lb 2 oz of carp, followed by Tim Martin, from Westbury, with 71 lb of carp.

  • Family and friends pay tribute to 'amazing' Doreen Webb

    Family and friends of Doreen Webb, 64, who died on Friday in Durrington paid tribute to her today in a statement released by Wiltshire Police. They said: "It is with great sadness, shock and numbness that we find ourselves standing here in this

  • Wiltshire pensioners’ ticket to ride

    Senior citizens can now enjoy discounted train tickets between Weymouth and Westbury with a national bus pass, thanks to First Great Western and Wiltshire Council. First Great Western is offering a 34 per cent discount on all standard off-peak