Wiltshire Council's all-Conservative cabinet met on Friday 19th August to attempt to undo the damage done to the Salisbury economy by their decision to double parking fees in the city. In order to discourage too many protesters from attending, the meeting was held in Devizes, at the old Kennet District Council offices, beginning at the unusually early hour of 9.30am.
Results are in and schools across the borough are celebrating, following the release of provisional 'A' Level results today. Notable successes include:
Michael Bryant writes:
Wiltshire Council intends to use the hoardings around the bits of County Hall currently being rebuilt to broadcast messages to the local population on the wondrousness of WC.
Wolverhampton Liberal Democrats have welcomed the two new Enterprise Zones in the Black Country - at the i54 site in Wolverhampton and the former IMI James Bridge site in Darlaston.
A few weeks ago, local resident and athletics coach Dennis Johnson contacted me to ask for my thoughts on his proposal for a plaque to be installed next year at the Bedford birthplace of Harold Abrahams, the 1924 Olympic 100 metres champion whose triumphant story was told in the film Chariots of Fire. Abrahams is a true Olympic icon, and I couldn't agree more with Dennis that his Bedford roots should be marked in the year of the London 2012 games. Abrahams, who is one of only three British Olympic 100 metre gold medallists, was born at 30 Rutland Road in Bedford. The house was demolished in the 1930s, but Dennis is hopeful that, subject to the agreement of the current householder, a plaque can be put up on display at the current property on the site.