MORE than 30 town and parish councils - including Downton and Laverstock - have joined together to appeal for help in protecting the future of neighbourhood planning . The councils have formed the Wiltshire Area Localism and Planning Group (WALPA), and represent more than 200,000 residents across the county. They say urgent action is needed, with Wiltshire s town and parish councils suffering because of significant loopholes in planning legislation . They add that carefully drafted neighbourhood plans - reflecting the views of local communities - can be overruled, unless Wiltshire Council is consistently able to maintain five years’ worth of available housing land. At the moment, they say, Wiltshire does not have that critical five–year supply, which means that developers are challenging Neighbourhood Plans as soon as they are two years old.
Cllr Tony Nicklin DEVELOPERS should be taken to task for not building new homes as soon as they gain planning permission for them, says a Warminster town councillor. Cllr Tony Nicklin, the chairman of Warminster Town Council s planning advisory committee and chairman of the town s Neighbour Plan working group, says they are fed up of developers gaining planning approval and then sitting on their applications instead of building the new homes for which they have been given permission. Speaking during an online webinar as part of Wiltshire s Local Plan Review consultation, Cllr Nicklin asked why Warminster continues to contribute to Wiltshire Council s housing deficit.
First frontline workers in Waco receive COVID-19 vaccine
Doctors, nurses and other staff all received their first doses of Pfizer s COVID-19 vaccine at Ascension Providence Hospital. Author: Jim Hice Updated: 4:29 PM CST December 18, 2020
WACO, Texas Frontline workers at Ascension Providence Hospital in Waco received their first rounds of Pfizer s COVID-19 vaccine Thursday.
Emergency Department Medical Director Dr. Jonathan Walker encouraged everyone to get the vaccine when it becomes available.
“In particular, we know that the pandemic has disproportionately impacted high-risk, marginalized individuals, and people of color, and it’s important that we do everything possible to demonstrate that the approved COVID-19 vaccines are safe and effective, and work to ensure all people ultimately have access to them, said Walker.