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Wed 10th Mar 2010
I've joined a campaign to protect our natural world by signing the RSPB's "Letter to the Future."
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Wed 10th Mar 2010
An extensive maintenance scheme is being carried out by the Highways Agency from east of Mere to the junction with the B3089. The work involves repair and strengthening of the road, repair of drainage and installation of new safety barriers. The road will also be widened by a metre where possible, to assist with drainage and provide additional space for breakdowns and maintenance.
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Wed 10th Mar 2010
Porton Down is currently the site for Health Protection Agency's "Centre for Emergency Preparedness and Response" at which internationally significant research into new diseases is undertaken. The total site covers 27 hectares with employment of 750 scientific, technical and administrative staff. The value to the economy is demonstrated by the fact that the direct impact of the employment of scientific/technical staff is estimated at over £70,000 per head (GWE Business West Ltd.).
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Wed 10th Mar 2010
Trowbridge's latest supermarket is due to open in June.
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Tue 9th Mar 2010
Equality South West is the region's lead equality and human rights organisation. They facilitate regional equality networks on age, disability, gender, race, religion and belief, sexual orientation, and transgender. They claim to have Network Members throughout the whole region, in every constituency.
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Tue 9th Mar 2010
Wiltshire Councillor Malcolm Hewson is calling for what he calls the "Department of Spin" to be closed down, following research showing that teenage pregnancies in Wiltshire have risen in 3 of the last 4 years.
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Tue 9th Mar 2010
GP practices are responsible for the care of their patients from 08.00 - 18.30 Monday to Friday.
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Tue 9th Mar 2010
Here's a piece of advice. If you're looking for somewhere to live remember that once in 100 year floods now happen all the time, and whereas new houses in roads called "Riverside View" or "Waterside Mews" might sound idyllic, sometimes a better name might be "Noah's Close"
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Tue 9th Mar 2010
The top Tory responsible for leisure services at Wiltshire Council (WC) Stuart Wheeler has confirmed his opinion that West Wiltshire has too many swimming pools. Despite being pressed by Trowbridge councillor Steve Oldrieve at a meeting of Wiltshire Council's 'Environment Select Committee' Cllr Wheeler repeatedly confirmed the line. However closures will not take place until after the general election.
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Tue 9th Mar 2010
In response to public concern I asked questions at council (Feb 23) on the cost of WC's new publication which attempts to tell the people of Wiltshire how wonderful their council is. Here are the questions and the replies:
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Mon 8th Mar 2010
The botched 'reform' of dental services in 2006 had the immediate effect of a million people losing their dentist.
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Mon 8th Mar 2010
...have written to parliamentary candidates with an update on their latest activities.
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Mon 8th Mar 2010
Our troops fighting for democracy in Afghanistan could be prevented from voting in the general election because of government rules.
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Sun 7th Mar 2010
M.E is a mysterious and chronic illness. Although the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence recognises it as a serious disease to be rated alongside multiple sclerosis or rheumatoid arthritis, M.E gets relatively low levels of recognition and funding.
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Sun 7th Mar 2010
If you're reading this website you probably don't need convincing, but just in case there's a book published in advance of the election called 'Why Vote Liberal Democrat'.
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Sun 7th Mar 2010
Animal welfare charities are concerned that pit ponies have not been included in the protections provided by the new Animal Welfare Act.
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Sun 7th Mar 2010
Internet users have expressed concern about an amendment passed in the House of Lords to the Digital Economy Bill on the issue of site blocking on the internet. The fear is it could be used as a means of restricting the freedom of information on the web. Here's the Lib Dem position:
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Sun 7th Mar 2010
Liberal Democrat policies on university tuition fees have had to be reviewed. Reform of the system remains one of our key focus points, and the section of our Party manifesto that discusses our position on fees has been formulated following consultation with organisations representing students and universities.
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Sun 7th Mar 2010
As Wiltshire Conservatives steadily close village schools, here's a note we drew up at the time Steeple Ashton went in 2004.
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Sat 6th Mar 2010
The Woodland Trust have sent their manifesto to parliamentary candidates. The document emphasises the importance of doubling native woodland cover over the next 50 years.
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"Anyone who wants to pass laws in this country should pay this country's full taxes and not hide behind the special offshore status of non-doms. Non-doms have to tell the taxman that their first allegiance is to another country. No-one should be a British lawmaker whose first allegiance is not to Britain. "
Chris Huhne, Liberal Democrat Shadow Home Secretary
www.libdems.org.uk - 2 March
"I think people are entitled to expect a sensible, stable government at a time when the country is facing very, very acute choices. We take what the markets are worrying about immensely seriously. We will not take any risk with the creditworthiness of the economy. "
Nick Clegg, Leader of the Liberal Democrats
Financial Times - 3 March
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