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Sunday, 8 January 2017

News From Bromham - Dateline Sunday 8th January 2017

Bulletin From Bromham: Dateline – Sunday 8th January 2017

Here is our weekly round-up of events from Bromham:
                                                        
1.       Awkward news for the Parish Council this week when Bromham’s representative at the Wiltshire Council resigned, firing off a critical public memo as he left his post.  He accused the Parish Council of not having a clear plan for leaving Wiltshire (Wexit), and warned his staff to continue to challenge “woolly thinking”, particularly when it came to sheep quotas.

2.       Industrial (in)action came to Bromham this week in the shape of a transport strike.  Members of the Association of Rural Steam Enterprises (ARSE) have decided to work to rule over a safety dispute.  This involves a row over whether the driver or his mate should be the one to close the tractor cabin door before ploughing starts.  This means that fields will not be ploughed except on alternate days in January. Intervention by the Bromham Union of Mechanics (BUM) has not assisted resolution of the dispute.

3.       For details of these and all other Bromham stories, don’t forget to listen to local radio station Carrot FM.


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