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Published on January 5, 2022
Volunteering at All Saints
ALL Saints’ Church is looking for volunteers and you don’t need to be a churchgoer to get involved. “The church is available for all those living in Westbury; it’s not…
Imperial Charity hoping the new year will bring better fortune
THE Imperial Charity shop on Warminster Road is calling on Westbury residents to volunteer to help it recover from the Covid pandemic. Bob Summerfield, business manager for Imperial says, “We…
Food boxes for those in need
In the late afternoon of Christmas Eve the Westbury Community Project (WCP) was bustling with members of the Westbury Area Network team, together with volunteers packing boxes and bags of…
Four Villages Link here to help this Christmas
FOUR Villages Link, which provides free services to Bratton, Edington, Erlestoke and Coulston communities, wants you to know that they are here to help this Christmas. The service reports, “In…
Poppy Appeal needs your help
VOLUNTEERS are needed for this year’s Poppy Appeal collection as the Westbury branch of the Royal British Legion hope to raise even more money than last year. Poppies will be…
Dilton sewing day helps refugee women
A GROUP of local women from Dilton Marsh recently held a sewing day, making reusable sanitary towels as part of a project which aims to provide them for refugees. On…
The Wildlife Trust gets stuck in with upgrading the Bitham Brook
THE Wildlife Trust and their team of dedicated volunteers have been hard at work cleaning Bitham Brook. The main areas of focus were improving the river for wildlife and making…
Four Villages Link, providing free services to Bratton, Edington, Erlestoke and Coulston
FOUR Villages Link are a volunteer organisation providing assistance to residents who have difficulty getting out and about, or are in need of help with tasks at home. On behalf…
Unwanted laptops brought back to life
VOLUNTEERS from across the county who helped collect, refurbish and distribute unwanted laptops back out to local communities during lockdown have been thanked at a special event. Westbury-based Wiltshire Digital…
Four Villages Link: Do you need a helping hand?
DO you live in Bratton, Edington, Erlestoke or Coulston and would benefit from a helping hand? The group at Four Villages Link have a team of happy to help volunteers…
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Police issue dispersal order following ongoing anti-social behaviour in Westbury
Police officers issued a dispersal order to a group of young people in Westbury on Sunday night (16th), near the Leigh Park Community Centre, following repeated concerns about anti-social behaviour.
During the incident, an officer was verbally abused, punched, and kicked by one girl as police tried to engage with the group.
A 15-year-old girl was taken home by police and will now be investigated for assaulting an officer.
The local Neighbourhood Team have seen repeated incidents where a group of young people have been gathering in the town and causing issues. Due to the ongoing behaviour of the group, the police issued the dispersal order which was in place until 5.00am the following morning, giving police the power to order people to leave the area and allowed officers to arrest anyone who failed to comply.
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Public toilets to go back to once-a-day cleaning
Westbury Town Council is to revert back to having the town’s toilets cleaned once a day. Back in November, due to rising cases of Covid-19, the town council had voted to adopt a twice-a-day cleaning schedule. But now councillors have reconsidered whether an extra clean is necessary and have reduced the cleaning to once a day. The monthly cost for twice-a-day cleaning is £1,769.08 while once-a-day would cost £1,066.
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