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Party generosity over school meals?
Dear Sir This week, our Melksham Independent News carries local MP Michelle Donelan’s statement explaining why she voted against the motion in the Commons to extend free school meals vouchers…
Michelle Donelan’s letter re: free school meals
Dear Sir I read your letter from Michelle with interest, having received an almost identical reply myself. Please find below the response I sent to her. “Michelle, You say that…
Climate change and methane
Dear Sir Further to the melting permafrost in Russia releasing methane gas into our atmosphere, it has now been discovered that previously frozen methane gas is being released underneath the…
Helped after fall outside post office
I WOULD like to thank the two kind ladies who came to my rescue and picked me up after falling outside the Post Office. Thank you also to the lady…
Feeding children in the school holidays
Dear Sir I hope you will can allow someone to present the other side of the “feed children in the holidays” issue. Unlike Jennie Westbrook (letters 29 October) I fully…
Parcel theft
Dear Sir I wondered if you kindly ask your readers to watch out for a parcel which was stolen from my doorstep on 31st October at approx 6.30 in the…
More imagination needed
Dear Sir Can anyone inform me, why is it that unless you are a microbe or a councillor, you cannot grasp the basic fact that the wet that falls from…
Letter: Is the proposed A350 Eastern bypass really such a good idea?
Dear Sir Whilst I empathise with the unpleasant conditions, described in a letter from a Beanacre resident, that the current A350 route has, and see why what is being proposed…
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Housing development floods Melksham neighbours’ gardens.
Residents from Farmhouse Court and Berkley Way say that they have experienced “considerable” flooding in their gardens because of building works.
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It’s not all Zoom meetings, standing orders and Britney Spears!
Would you like to be one of the next Melksham Town councillors? Local elections are coming up in May - for town, parish and unitary roles - and residents are being encouraged to think about whether they would like to volunteer for their community.
To share an insight into the role, Melksham News has asked Melksham Town councillors to share their thoughts on the role.
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