Monthly Archives: March 2008

Beds Moved to Chippenham Could Save Hospital’s Future

The Wiltshire Primary Care Trust today decided to shelve plans to reduce medical beds at Chippenham Hospital from 43 to just ten. Instead, it decided to stop at 20, pending a three month review led by the North Wiltshire Practice …

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‘We Must Stop the Energy Rip-Off!’ – Duncan Hames

Duncan Hames, prospective Lib Dem MP for Chippenham has used the platform of the Lib Dem party conference this weekend, to highlight the issue of rising energy prices across the country. In a speech from the main stage on Sunday …

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Wiltshire Residents Denied Proper Debate on the EU

Liberal Democrats in Wiltshire are stepping up their call for an ‘in or out’ vote on the EU. Earlier this week, a new opinion poll by Ipsos-MORI was published. The poll showed people strongly prefer the Liberal Democrat call for …

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Local Residents Speak Out Against Bed Cuts

Local residents are furious at the constant cuts to Wiltshire health services. Just 6 months ago, five minor injury units were closed, leaving just two to serve the hundreds of thousands of Wiltshire residents. In the same round of cuts, …

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