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Wiltshire Council explains decision on £323k bin lorry
14 hours ago · READ MORE: Wiltshire Council to trial new £323k electric bin lorry. The vehicle was presented to the public earlier this month. (Image: Jessica Moriarty) He also noted that there would be “modest reductions” in repair and maintenance costs. According to the council, the new Volvo e-RCV cost approximately £100,000 more than diesel powered equivalents.
Decision looms on 500-home development in Melksham
14 hours ago · READ MORE: County town car wash to be demolished for Aldi parking among latest applications. Illustrative masterplan. (Image: Gleeson Land) The applicant, Gleeson Land, previously submitted plans for 650 dwellings on the same site but was turned down by Wiltshire Council in March 2024. The new proposal includes up to 5,000 square metres of employment floorspace and land for a primary school.
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Debate over £6m invested into roadworks in South West Wiltshire
14 hours ago · The data was published in advance of the environment select committee meeting on Wednesday, January 14, and revealed that South West Wiltshire was the area with the most overall major maintenance over the last five years, with more than £6,990,000 of work invested into the area board.
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Wiltshire Council: All we know so far 2025 Wiltshire elections
Oct 22, 2024 · These local elections are held once every four years on the first Thursday of May and use the first past the post system. Wiltshire Council has been under Conservative majority control since 2000, with the party winning 61 seats at the 2021 elections, ahead of the Liberal Democrats’ 27 seats.
Wiltshire councillors support plans for devolution
Jan 11, 2025 · READ MORE: Wiltshire Council to trial new £323k electric bin lorry. The council chamber in Trowbridge County Hall. (Image: Jessica Moriarty) This comes after the publication of the English Devolution White Paper, which vows to initiate “the biggest transfer of power out of Westminster to England’s regions this century”. It argues that England is one of the “most centralised developed ...