National News

WOMAD can continue

A licensing hearing was held on December 14th in Chippenham to decide the future of the WOMAD (World of Music and Dance) festival held annually at Charlton Park near Malmesbury. Wiltshire Police called for a review of the license because they were unhappy at the way the festival is organised.

14 Dec 2012
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Cowey Sale, Shepperton

The 7.5t weight limit is poorly signed and missing in a number of places.  There is no mention of the restriction if a h...

14 Dec 2012
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Reserves plundered as council overspends

Wiltshire Council is having to dip into its reserves to cover a £2million overspend, according to the latest monitoring report for the WC cabinet. The main escalation of costs is in Children's Services - a disastrous Ofsted report caused expenditure of half a million in an attempt to address the failures, and an increase in the number of children being taken into care is also hitting budgets. The cabinet is being recommended to take £1,700,000 from reserves to pay for the deficits.

13 Dec 2012
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