The Liberal Democrat group on Wiltshire Council have announced their new shadow Cabinet spokespeople, following their group AGM on Saturday 8^thJune 2019.

The meeting also saw the re-election of Ian Thorn as the leader of the opposition on Wiltshire Council.

Cllr Thorn commenting on the appointment of the new spokespeople said, "With less than two years to go until the next Wiltshire Council election, it is now very important to challenge the Conservative administration at every opportunity and these appointments will play a crucial part in doing so."

Residents living in the vicinity of Stones Lane and the Leisure Centre entrance have expressed concerns about the number of near misses with vehicles entering the Leisure Centre car park due to poor signage and road markings.

The issue was raised at CATG by Bob and this has resulted in replacement and clearer road markings to make the area safer for all.

Residents on Chelworth Road have been concerned about unauthorised traffic from the trading estate and excessive speeding. Following a period of over two years the southern end of Chelworth Road has now been reduced to 40mph.

"This is a good start but I am disappointed the limit has not been extended along the road's full length especially following a recent accident in the derestricted area. I will continue to fight for a lower speed limit on the remainder of the road despite highways engineers insistence the area is safe," said Wiltshire Councillor Bob Jones.

Since 2015 residents of North Wall have been worried about parking, speeding and access at the entrance to North Wall. After much effort Bob has been able to escalate the issue to the Community Area Transport Group (CATG). With the assistance of Cricklade Town Council parking restrictions have now been introduced around the entrance to make the junction safer.

Cricklade Councillor Bob Jones has been working with Green Square Housing Association during the development of Culverhay to introduce a 20mph speed limit covering the whole of Bath Road.

The cost of implementing this safety area on the primary school route would have been over £3,000 but working with the Developers and the Highways Authority the cost has been met by the developers.

Working with Marston Meysey Parish and local residents Bob has been able to secure £5,000 of funding towards new play park equipment for the parish from the Area Board.

Local councillor Bob Jones has met with Wiltshire Council officers to facilitate the arrangements for a new lease for the Cricklade pre-school. The pre-school lease with Wiltshire Council had expired and they were unable to progress any funding or plans for the future without a secure lease in place.