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Wiltshire Council and posters for events, such as MantonFest – letter from Cllr Jane Davies
You may recall I wrote to Marlborough News in October 2025 to inform you of the motion taken to Wiltshire Full Council by Councillor Allison Bucknell and myself to support …
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Wiltshire Council, Posters, MantonFest – letter from Colin Gratton
I am astounded at the attitude of Wiltshire CC (Highways) in yet again not allowing Mantonfest’s organiser Roger Grant to put up posters to advertise the event, one or can …
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Dog Poo Bags in trees – letter from disgruntled dog owner
Dog Poo! Why oh why do dog owners persist in depositing dog poo bags in the Savernake Forrest when there are clearly No Doggie Waste bins and plenty of signage …
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Re. Downs Lane work article: letter from Ian Mellor responding to Peter Morgan
My letter sought to clarify the current work being undertaken by diggers and the planning position in the land around Manton Hollow, College Fields and Barton Park. Mr Morgan then …
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‘Development on the Downs beyond Barton Park – going ahead?’ – letter from Peter Morgan in response to Ian Mellor
Ian Mellor’s response to the ‘Diggers’ News item (26th Feb) protesting the innocence of all the works to the north of the College Fields/Barton Park area needs further comment. Mr …
Re. Downs Lane work article: letter from Ian Mellor
Thank you for raising the issue of the work being carried out behind Manton Hollow. It seems that this has raised some local interest, however your piece does little to …
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State of Marlborough’s Public Toilets: letter from ‘a user’
I need to bring this to your attention about the state of the public toilets in George lane and the Town Hall. This has been ongoing for weeks and each …
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20mph limit – no signage – enforcable? Letter from Les Brown
20MPH with no signage, I didn’t think Wiltshire Council could amend the speed limit, and not put up the legal signage, there is a whole host of regulations inc. 20 …
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Alternative budget for Wiltshire Council: letter from Councillor Jane Davies
As many already know, Wiltshire Council currently has a minority LibDem administration. They have the largest number of councillors but insufficient to command a majority. Therefore, there have been some …
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‘Affordable Housing’ and sell-offs: letter from David Chandler
In the debate on “affordable housing” for Marlborough it is very difficult to buck the market.A cautionary tale about Rogers Meadow some years ago. These houses were developed and sold …
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‘Roadworks’ and Thames Water: letter from Richard Nocton
The workers left the A345 at Cadley at 2.10pm on Friday, leaving a perfectly good and safe road with traffic lights for the rest of the weekend- why? Nothing has …
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