Environment

A Semington resident writes … An otter has twice been spotted in the Semington stretch of the Kennet and Avon canal this winter... Read More →

Flooding update Following heavy rain over the weekend and more forecast for the next few days, there are several flooding issues in Wiltshire.. Read More →

Data from some of the solar panels in the parish indicate that 2024 might have been the least sunny year in the last.. Read More →

Presumably this is the result of bins not getting emptied over the Christmas period and dog walkers – not from the village of.. Read More →

One of the 10 oak trees planted in 2018 to commemorate the First World War armistice died over the Summer.  It was replaced.. Read More →

Wiltshire Council’s Parish Stewards have been cleaning up after Storm Darragh.  As there will no doubt be more storms in Wiltshire over the.. Read More →

Semington is described by the Parish Council as having an ‘actively rural’ character and this is a key element of the draft neighbourhood.. Read More →

There are more than 3,700 miles of footpaths, bridleways and byways in Wiltshire and Wiltshire Council is developing a Countryside Access Improvement Plan.. Read More →

Wiltshire Council have contacted the Parish Council to ask if anyone in the village has been affected by internal flooding due to Storm.. Read More →

At the October Parish Council meeting a parishioner raised the question of whether the Wiltshire Air Ambulance helicopter was occasionally flying too close.. Read More →

Wiltshire Council has set out the progress it has made towards being carbon neutral by 2030.  Cllr Dominic Muns, Cabinet Member for Environment,.. Read More →

In May, Wiltshire Council set up an experimental traffic restriction order on the byway that runs from St George’s Road to Hilperton.  This.. Read More →

Despite the Experimental Traffic Regulation Order preventing motor vehicles (except for access) from using the St George’s Road byway, drivers continue to use.. Read More →

The Experimental Traffic Regulation Order on the St George’s Road Byway which the Parish Council and villagers have been calling for is now.. Read More →

The BBC has the latest news about the installation of a camera at the bus gate to deter drivers going through illegally. The.. Read More →