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Some city councillors have questioned the link between the CAF and the People Friendly Streets scheme. But Pam Rouquette said: “Reducing city centre traffic is the future and this decision by Salisbury City Council to support PFS will make the city an attractive place in which to live, work, shop and visit. This is our chance and opportunity for a better future for everyone in the city centre.” Paula Downard added: “This is a great decision for shoppers as during PFS my journey from the P&R was much easier and I am very happy with this decision which will also make access to the ...

The letter says: "I do not believe that the almost £800,000 of complementary measures that the SWLEP was funding should be called automatically into question by the suspension of the ETRO. "Neither should the bulk of the complementary measures due to be funded from Wiltshire Council. These proposals, perhaps with the exception of the parklets and making the bus gates permanent, are not in any way technically dependent on the ETRO being in place. "Indeed, given that the complementary measures are more permanent investments than the LTZ scheme which was only experimental and time-limited...

Here is what they had to say: "I don't feel it goes far enough" Cllr Stephen Berry (Harnham, Conservative), said he felt the scheme did not go far enough. He also said he did not feel the motion covered the process needed to go through before a fresh proposal is considered. "It was not people friendly" Cllr Kevin Daley (St Francis and Stratford, Conservative), said he spoke to hotels, charity shops and other businesses around the city centre who suffered as a result of the scheme. One problem he encountered was customers at the Red Lion Hotel, who were unable to get to the hotel wit...

Salisbury Guildhall By Susan Turner ON MONDAY night, Salisbury City Council voted in favour of supporting a reintroduction of the People Friendly Streets scheme in 2021. Here are the councillors who voted in favour the motion: Cllrs Tom Corbin, Jon Farquhar, Brian Dalton, John Baber, Jo Broom, Derek Brown, Caroline Corbin, Matthew Dean, Jeremy Nettle, Mike Osment, Ian Tomes, and John Walsh. Here is what they had to say. "There are no winners" Cllr Tom Corbin (Bemerton, Labour) said that although he "appreciates Cllr Wayman's comments", he does not believe that Wiltshire Council (WC) w...