Breaking Britain returns, this time it’s the schools
Why is so much of Britain’s infrastructure literally falling apart?
13 Sep 2023
News
Press release on the Autumn Statement.
Lib Dems condemn “chaotic and incompetent” budget
17 Nov 2022
Sewage in our Rivers
The sheer quantity of raw sewage being dumped into Britain’s rivers and coastal areas is a scandal and a disgrace.
14 Sep 2022
Paxcroft Mead Forum
Paxcroft Mead Community Forum are holding their AGM on Saturday April 28th at 11.45am in the Community Centre. Refreshments will be available from 11.30.
17 Apr 2012
Wiltshire plan in final stages
The Wiltshire Core Strategy Pre-Submission Document is at
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17 Apr 2012
Supermarket fags go under cover
Since October 1st 2011 it's been illegal to sell tobacco directly to the public from vending machines. It's also against the law to display advertisements or pictures of cigarettes on vending machines.
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17 Apr 2012
Cuts by Wiltshire Council hit family support service
As a result of Wiltshire Council's decision to cut funding for Wiltshire's family support charity 'ask' the Trustees initially concluded that they would be unable to continue operating.
17 Apr 2012
MP holds football surgeries to engage with young people in Kendal
On Thursday local MP Tim Farron held another highly successful day of "Football Surgeries" with young people on three estates in Kendal. Tim played a series of five-a-side games with over a hundred youngsters in Sandylands, Kirkbarrow and Hallgarth.
16 Apr 2012
Replacement riverside footbridge is welcome, but wait is far too long
The confirmation from Network Rail that it will replace the riverside path footbridge it removed over the railway line near Prebend Street in Bedford is welcome, especially in light of its initial intention to provide no alternative to the existing underpass, which is prone to flooding and has a notoriously low height clearance of 4 feet 9 inches. The previous footbridge was removed as part of the Bedford element of the important Thameslink Programme improvements to allow for 12-carriage trains, and Network Rail's original approach was to claim that the existing underpass was sufficient for path users and no replacement crossing was required. We objected and after a process of negotiation it accepted our argument that this would represent a loss of a public right of way, and responded with plans to create a new path and underpass with a greater height clearance. Following survey works, Network Rail has now confirmed that they will construct a replacement footbridge instead, with visually striking spiral ramps
16 Apr 2012
