I am standing for re-election to Calne Town Council and am also a candidate for the unitary election for Wiltshire Council.

Full statement

Labour Councillors on our Town Council have shaken the prevailing complacency. We have put forward lots of ideas, asked many questions and often challenged the status quo (Why does the Council do this? We do it because we have been doing it for a long time...)
I have been very active on Planning issues, championing a new Medical Centre for Calne (which astonishingly some Councillors were against), and opposing the proposed development (7500 extra homes) in neighbouring Chippenham. I have repeatedly raised concerns about the impact of this scale of building on Calne's roads - for which Wiltdhire has as yet done no modelling!
In Calne I have pressed hard for public EV charging points and we are now getting 4. I drew up our Sustainability Statement that we now send to all applicants for Planning Consent. The new Medical Centre and new Lidl buildings both have Climate friendly designs.
I have pressed for the police to share detailed local crime figures so that together with the Town Council we can look for ways to make Calne safer
WORKING TO BUILD A GREENER SAFER AND MORE PROSPEROUS CALNE