Breaking Britain returns, this time it’s the schools
Why is so much of Britain’s infrastructure literally falling apart?
Why is so much of Britain’s infrastructure literally falling apart?
Lib Dems condemn “chaotic and incompetent” budget
The sheer quantity of raw sewage being dumped into Britain’s rivers and coastal areas is a scandal and a disgrace.
Liberal Democrat Spring Conference backed Giving Young People a Future, the Party's policy paper on combating youth unemployment. The paper proposes extending the Youth Contract and help for young entrepreneurs and apprentices. It also calls for improved mentoring and career advice in schools.
Trowbridge Area Board on March 16th heard a presentation from librarian Basil Nankivill on the new library. Opening is scheduled for mid-September. The old library will close a few days beforehand to give time to shift the books etc. There will be some new stock and the number of public computer terminals will be increased. There will also be dedicated parking spaces for library users.
Chippenham's Karma nightclub had its license taken away by Wiltshire Council in May 2010. A two-day hearing concluded that the club had not kept to the terms of its license, and that there was an excessive amount of disorderly behaviour coming from the clientele caused by a lax policy on alcohol consumption and supervision of customers.
Wiltshire Council are being asked to support a scheme to restore the Town Hall to life. Its use as a coroners court will end in October. A plan to use the building as a community and arts centre is being drawn up by the 'Trowbridge Town Hall Group', which consists of local councillors and interested residents.
On Tuesday 20th March a new project to support and encourage all schools in Trowbridge to get their children growing their own food and enjoying their grounds will celebrate its launch.
Sylvia & Phil continue to campaign to get all our roads up to standard. The latest successes being Costwold Close and Vicars Walk. We know that there are still many roads in dire need of resurfacing, however it is not possible to do them all at once. Goldington has to compete with all the other parts of the borough and we will continue to press for Goldington's roads to be done.