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Thu 11th Mar 2010
The manufacturers' organisation EEF has written to parliamentary candidates with their manifesto for manufacturing entitled 'Back to the Crossroads'.
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Thu 11th Mar 2010
John Kampfner was a foreign correspondent for nearly a decade, reporting on the fall of the Berlin Wall and collapse of Communism in the Soviet Union, before becoming one of Britain's most prominent political journalists, for the Financial Times and BBC.
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Thu 11th Mar 2010
Graham Watson, Wiltshire's Liberal Democrat MEP, has welcomed a European Parliament vote in favour of exempting struggling small businesses from producing onerous annual accounts.
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Thu 11th Mar 2010
A question for you .... what do all these words or phrases have in common .... 'cautiously welcome', 'predictors of beaconicity', 'strategic priorities', worklessness' and 'under-capacitated? Well these and many others are on the Local Government Association list of banned words released today on the LGA website. Will there be cashable benefits from this tranche of learning outcomes, you may well ask. Or might it be an improvement lever for a more meaningful trialogue with our tenants and residents?
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Thu 11th Mar 2010
Warminster's Conservatives have voted to take out an £800,000 loan to revamp the Assembly Room. Liberal Democrat Paul Batchelor was the only town councillor to vote against the proposal.
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Thu 11th 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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Thu 11th Mar 2010
Wiltshire Rural Music School is an incorporated charity which, based in the County Town for over 70 years, has served the community of Wiltshire by providing opportunities for people of all ages, abilities and conditions to enjoy live music making, thereby enhancing their quality of life.
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Wed 10th Mar 2010
World Vision UK are contacting parliamentary candidates to see what they think about World Vision's two key messages for the upcoming general election; child health and international aid.
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Wed 10th Mar 2010
The Better Banking campaign is trying to kill off the loan sharks who charge extortionate rates of interest to people - usually on low incomes anyway - who can't get easy credit elsewhere. If you are in that category please look at your local credit union which will probably be able to help.
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Wed 10th Mar 2010
An application from Tesco to build a new store on the Marlborough Business Park goes to planning committee next Thursday 18th March.
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Wed 10th Mar 2010
Save the Children UK, The White Ribbon Alliance and Mumsnet are holding an event at Old Palace Green, Westminster on Friday 12th March from 10.30am.
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Wed 10th Mar 2010
Wiltshire Council (WC) is consulting on proposals for children with special educational needs (SEN) in Wiltshire and is encouraging people to have their say.
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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
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
An application by Sainsbury's to expand their Melksham store returns to the planning committee on Wednesday (10th March). The plans are for a 1,937 sq m extension with a bigger car park and a relocated petrol station.
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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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"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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