Joe Brindle New research shows that investment into green infrastructure, energy, research and development, digital infrastructure and social care in Devizes could not only replace the jobs lost due to covid-19, but could also provide a further 1,118 jobs within just two years. This trend is reflected across the wider county, with the potential for a net 2,572 jobs to be created in Wiltshire over the next two years, according to analysis from Green New Deal UK. The non-profit organisation says that job losses created across the UK due to the pandemic could be replaced with green jobs over the course of the next two years.
Hundreds of people have signed a petition to protect the future of Drews Pond Wood Area. The land, which used to be connected to the Old Roundway Hospital Asylum, has been an area of solace for many during lockdown. Deer, birds, bats, badgers and butterflies can all be spotted on walks throughout the area. One piece of land, near Greenacres, was earmarked for a potential development site in the town s local plan - leading to outcry from charities, local residents and even a pub landlady. The local development plan is currently being reviewed. Now, a campaign has been launched the protect the entire Drews Pond area from any future development.
Hundreds of people have signed a petition to protect the future of Drews Pond Wood Area. The land, which used to be connected to the Old Roundway Hospital Asylum, has been an area of solace for many during lockdown. Deer, birds, bats, badgers and butterflies can all be spotted on walks throughout the area. One piece of land, near Greenacres, was earmarked for a potential development site in the town s local plan - leading to outcry from charities, local residents and even a pub landlady. The local development plan is currently being reviewed. Now, a campaign has been launched the protect the entire Drews Pond area from any future development.
DEVIZES people have called for a special area of land near Drews Pond and its nature reserve to be protected. The land at Greenacres has been included as a potential development site in the town’s local development plan. The land borders the former railway line and locals say it has become a haven for bats, birds and deer. Pheasants and squirrels were spotted foraging there when the Gazette visited the site. Angela Taylor, who moved to Devizes from Cornwall , said: “You rarely get space like this, it’s really special. I’m disabled, and it’s also one of the few green places I can access and enjoy properly, I really don’t want to lose it.
REVEALED: The Devizes areas earmarked for future development People throughout Devizes and the surrounding area can now have their say on the Local Plan review, and the Gypsy and Travellers Plan, as the consultations begin this week. The Local Plan consultation provides an opportunity for residents, business and other Wiltshire stakeholders, such as town and parish councils, to share their views on where future development - including housing, infrastructure and land for employment - may be built in their area for the next 15 years. The council is also holding a series of online engagement sessions to enable people to find out more about the proposals their area.