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Mayor Dave Hodgson with crushed abandoned cars

Cracking Down on Abandoned Vehicles

Last week I visited the yard where we send abandoned cars to be crushed. The purpose of the visit was to help raise awareness of our campaign to crack down on the scourge of abandoned cars, which make local neighbourhoods look unsightly and can attract crime in our communities. It is therefore vital that we take positive action to deal with abandoned vehicles swiftly and efficiently. In recent months 11 vehicles have recently been sent for crushing as part of the initiative, and in addition to dealing with the vehicles we are also working to prosecute those abandon the vehicles, with no regard to our local neighbourhoods.

9 Jun 2011
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Council admits jungle bungle

Large quantities of derision were heaped onto Wiltshire Council earlier this year when health watchdog the Wiltshire Involvement Network was banned from working with the council after the use of the phrase 'jungle drums' at a meeting the previous August.

8 Jun 2011
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