Wiltshire will be placed into Tier 2 once the lockdown ends, the Government has confirmed today But what does this mean for you?
The announcement that Wiltshire will be placed in Tier 2 at the end of the current Covid-19 lockdown is good news for the shops, restaurants, pubs, cinemas, gyms and hairdressers that will be allowed to re-open on 3nd December. Schools and nurseries will remain open, but restrictions on the numbers allowed at social gatherings, sports events, weddings and funerals, are still in place.
The Lib Dems are asking people across Wiltshire who care for relatives to get in touch and share their story - to mark national Carers Rights Day .
Lib Dem Party Leader Ed Davey has said he wants the party wants to be a "strong voice" for the millions across the country - including the those carers in Wiltshire who care for those who need it.
At a time when the double whammy of Coronavirus and Brexit are hitting the UK economy, as the Country is seeing the biggest economic decline in 300 years and borrowing has risen steeply at 394billion (highest borrowing since WWII), the pay freeze for police, firefighters and millions of other public sector employees completely ignores that these key workers have been on the frontline alongside the healthcare professionals throughout the pandemic, it will be a bitter pill to swallow.
Police have pledged to crack down on the supply, possession and use of the Class B drug cannabis in Wiltshire despite concerns over officers' powers to stop and search suspects.
Young recruits at the College of Policing were told not to use the smell of cannabis alone as the sole reason to use their powers to stop and search suspects following racism allegations.
The Chancellor's 2021 Strategic Spending Review will be watched very closely this week says Wiltshire Liberal Democrats leader Cllr Ian Thorn.
Wiltshire Council has received repeated Government bail-out payments to offset the impacts of Covid on increased spending and lost revenue. Yet the councils financial crisis will run long beyond 2020. A budget black hole of £29 million faces the incoming council after next May's elections. The Government's view on the future funding of local councils will be vital in sustaining local services.
Wiltshire Council's staff and other workers in our Police, Fire Service, schools and other vital public sectors, will also be watching the Chancellor very closely.
Last week FPC met with an unusually light-looking agenda but we still managed to talk for two and half hours! We received an excellent presentation from Mimi Turner, Director of Strategy, Messaging and Research. Mimi talked us through the scale of the task ahead of us in terms of understanding how the Party fares when voters are asked whether we share their values; whether we'll do what we say; whether we're perceived as wanting to help ordinary people get on in life; and whether they see us as competent and capable.
November's meeting opened with a discussion with Ed Davey in which he outlined his plans for the Parliamentary Party going forwards. Collectively we deliberated on how to make sure all parts of the party are collaborating effectively and making best use of Ed's overarching strategy.
Wiltshire Council has received £681,000 from the second tranche of the Department for Transport's (DfT) Active Travel Fund to progress cycling schemes in the county.
The award is less than the £908,000 that the council originally bid for, and so to establish which schemes to take forward, WC is holding a consultation on the options, and on the first tranche of temporary schemes, which are already in place.
