The White Horse Alliance are running a campaign to make the lovely area near the Westbury White Horse into an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. Despite rebuffs by government planning inspectors Wiltshire Council is threatening to have another go at getting an eastern bypass for Westbury, which would be driven over those hills and valleys.
After nearly two years of pressure, major refurbishment work is now being undertaken at the bus stops next to Chelmsford market. A resident of The Avenues has been pursuing senior managers at Chelmsford Council to get the work done, and has been backed by Cllr. Stephen Robinson.
An under-pressure hospital trust has had its licence to store human tissue revoked over concerns out-of-date bones are being used in surgery.
Cllr Sarah Holland is campaigning for a permanent doctors' surgery in Eastcotts.
New classrooms are being built at Cotton End Primary School this year as part of Mayor Dave Hodgson's commitment to replace all temporary classrooms with permanent buildings at schools across the Borough. Sarah said "This is great news for local pupils. In the next few years all of the temporary classrooms will be replaced by proper classroom blocks. We all want the best possible facilities for pupils in the Borough."
Following on from the news that National Grid have announced their plans to consult on the energy connections scheme. Tim has reiterated his call for residents to get involved in the consultation and make sure that pylons are not all over the South Lakes.