On Melksham Town Council
First elected in 2008 in a by-election Jon has served continuously since then.
During his time on the council Jon has served in a number of roles including the Policy and Resources Committee, Asset Management Committee, Deputy Town Mayor and Town Mayor.
During his time on the council Jon has championed community causes including getting the Lorry Park removed from King Street carpark, fighting against speeding traffic, improving and developing play areas and reaching out to those coping with social isolation.
News and Updates from Jon's work on Melksham Town Council
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Fresh chaos could be hitting Melksham with long awaited resurfacing work now to be undertaken at the same time as the works on Spa Road. These works involve repairs to the existing carriageway, the installation of new road markings and the adjustment of surface ironwork. The works will commence on Monday 20th November 2023 and […]
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People in Melksham will be able to have their say on the Wiltshire Local Plan from next week, as the consultation begins on Wednesday 27 September, for eight weeks until Wednesday 22 November. To enable as many people as possible to find out more about the Plan and how to submit representations, Wiltshire Council is […]
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Wiltshire Council is starting work on a new cycling and walking facility later this month that will enable people to walk or cycle between Hilperton and Melksham on a mostly traffic-free route. The route will begin at Devizes Road, Hilperton, where cyclists can head down this lightly trafficked, quiet road, before joining the existing shared […]
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From 7th March we may face disruption to household waste and recycling collections. This is due to a vote for strike action by GMB members who have rejected the pay offer from Hills (Unison members voted to accept the offer). Hills undertake these collections for Wiltshire Council. Hopefully uncollected bins/bags/boxes will be picked up the […]
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A car parking price hike of 33% has left workers in Melksham are reacting with shock at the news that Wiltshire Council are going to increase season ticket prices in the town by 33% in the new year. Local councillor Jon Hubbard has blasted the increases saying, “At this time of increased financial challenge for […]
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At its meeting on Tuesday 1 June, Wiltshire Council’s Cabinet will discuss the next steps for the proposed A350 Melksham bypass. The Cabinet paper details the proposed next stage of the project, which include holding a second non-statutory consultation and engagement exercise on a shortlist of route options, before preparing an Outline Business Case to […]
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Together for Melksham, a group of local community campaigners have announced that they are planning on fielding a slate of candidates for the Town Council elections that have now been confirmed as taking place on Thursday May 6th. The team, initially started by well-known local residents Colin Goodhind, Sue Mortimer, Jack Oatley, Wayne Stansby and […]
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Elections will be taking place in May for Melksham Town Council and Wiltshire Council as well as for a new Police and Crime Comminssioner the Government has confirmed today. Melksham South councillor Jon Hubbard is urging residents to register for a postal vote to save having to visit the polling station on the day. "It's […]
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Following a decision of the Town Council, Melksham residents are set to lose out on some of the promised improvements to town facilities next year, as Councillors have elected to redirect money from earmarked reserves to prop up their budget. At their meeting on Monday evening (25th January) the council voted to take £125,000 out of […]
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Melksham South Councillor Jon Hubbard has welcomed the announcement from Wiltshire Council that the consultation on the route for the proposed Melksham bypass has been extended into mid January.
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Melksham is facing yet more extra housing being built in the town following yet another unexpected planning application for 50 new homes to be built off Western Way behind Townsend Farm. The application, which has already been submitted to Wiltshire Council, reference 20/07334/OUT, calls for 50 new homes to be built. There is no indication […]
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At Thursday’s meeting of Melksham Town Council, the welcome decision was taken to open the Splash Pad for the remainder of the summer. In advance of the meeting I submitted a number of questions to the Locum Clerk at the council about the important issue of safeguarding. Principally I asked: “I see from paragraphs 2.6, […]
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