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DEVIZES will write to Wiltshire Council over a persistent fly-tipping problem at an abandoned slaughterhouse.

DEVIZES will write to Wiltshire Council over a persistent fly-tipping problem at an abandoned slaughterhouse.

Long-awaited plans for the return of rail to Devizes have taken a major step forward with the backing of £34,000. The team behind plans for the Devizes Gateway station are pulling together an ambitious business case to be submitted by the end of this year - which will determine the rail future for the town. Investigations by Atkins are underway into the current transport challenges facing the town and how a station could combat them, but also into if the currently proposed location for the station, in Lydeway near Urchfont, is the most practical site. The station will bring a “game...

The Devizes Area Board met this week to distribute a number of grants across the community, listed in full below. It was the last meeting for the current board ahead of May elections, and a chance to reflect on support offered during that time. There have been 22 meetings over the last four years, in which councillors and community representatives have brought forward the interests of the 33,000 people in the town and parishes.  With an annual budget of £90,000, money has been spent across the region on maintaining community facilities, improving road networks and giving much-needed...

Devizes Gateway Thousands of responses have rolled in over plans for a new station on the outskirts of Devizes. Funding from the Government's Restore your Railway scheme has made the long-awaited dream for many locals a soon-to-be reality. Currently, the Devizes Development Partnership (DDP) team behind the proposals have chosen land near Lydeway as a potential location for the Devizes Gateway station. A survey is currently underway to garner the views of Devizes people and those in the surrounding area. Tamara Reay, of the DDP, said: “More than 2,000 people have already responded...