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An announcement from Wiltshire Council has confirmed plans to bring all of its leisure centres, including Melksham Blue Pool, under its own management, with the transition coming into effect from October. The change means the Blue Pool and the gym based there will fall under direct management by Wiltshire Council later this year. Melksham Councillor Jon […]
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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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Households in Wiltshire that pay to receive garden waste collections will soon receive an email or letter inviting them to renew their subscription by 30 June 2021. Current garden waste subscriptions expire on 30 June 2021 and existing customers now need to renew their garden waste subscription if they wish to continue to receive the […]
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Melksham councillor Jon Hubbard has welcomed the news that formal construction of the Melksham Campus will commence on 1st March 2021. "It's been an incredibly difficult journey to get to this point", commented the Melksham South Councillor, "and I can't hide a real sense of relief that we have finally got here. "What we have […]
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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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Local councillor Jon Hubbard is welcoming news that Wiltshire Council is making sure all residents are able to get to their COVID-19 vaccination appointments. "We have had several people contacting us at Melksham Community Support asking about how they can get to their appointment" Jon commented, "but we cannot arrange transport for them. We had […]
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Cllr Jon Hubbard has welcomed news that the Melksham to Hilperton cycle route improvements will now be taken forward for further consultation and consideration as part of Wiltshire Council's response to the DFT Tranche Two funding for improving cycling facilities. The announcement has been made in a detailed press release issued by Wiltshire Council, shown […]
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If you need childcare during the February half term holiday, please remember that you can form a childcare bubble with one other household only. A childcare bubble is where one household links with one other household to provide informal childcare to anyone under 14. All adults in both households must agree to this arrangement. Members of either […]
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It was reported today that Action Fraud have received over 1,000 reports nationally of a new Coronavirus Vaccine phishing email scam sent on Monday 25 January. It looks convincingly to be sent from the NHS but asks the recipient to click a link to confirm their coronavirus vaccination invitation, which then asks for personal information […]
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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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Following reports in other parts of the country we are warning the public to be wary of messages claiming to be from the NHS asking the recipient to apply for their vaccine. At a time when people are already feeling anxious and eagerly awaiting details of the impending vaccine, scammers are using this to their […]
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