A GRANT of £1,800 to purchase 200 road cones has been approved by the Warminster Area Board.

The application by Warminster Town Council was for cones to be used for community events, to help ensure highway safety and enable groups to be self-sufficient in terms of safety and the public highway.

Warminster town clerk Heather Abernethie said: “The idea of purchasing them is that we are trying to be self-sufficient.

“We are trying to be resourceful and it will be useful to have this equipment for anyone to use in the community.”