Dear Resident(s), Over the Halloween weekend a large number of Burton residents decided to host a spooky Halloween trail round the village as an alternative to the usual party which had to be cancelled. Families had a great time walking around the village to see the fantastic displays all around Read more…
Thursday, 07 September 2017 13:45 There is an issue with the electricity supply to the village. Following a brief outage earlier this afternoon the power supply is being delivered at a lower voltage than normal. This will affect some electrical devices in our homes but not all. For example, TVs Read more…
Team-work raises fence for play area in 12 hours of blood, sweat and toil…
Message sent by Mark Jones (Police, Media Officer, Wiltshire) Operation Arwen is a National Trading Standards Operation targeting the selling of fish door to door by salesmen from the North of England. Customers find themselves forced into buying a vast amount of fresh fish. The volumes and the price charged are never discussed. Read more…
That green cabinet in The Street has suddenly come to life. Anyone in the village with an existing phone line can order “superfast” broadband today. I just did and the order predicts I will get download speeds of up to 80Mb and upload speeds of up to 20Mb. If you Read more…
I went away for a short break last week and when we got back a new green box had appeared on The Street. So what is it? Well, as it happens I’ve been waiting for this box to arrive ever since I reported that Burton was in the plans for “Super Read more…
Hello! If you’re looking for a quick start guide for this site, you’ve come to the right place. On this blog, we explain the menus and layout, how to subscribe to – and interact with – the site, plus we introduce some basic terminology. Finding your way around The image Read more…
We recently discovered that Burton will receive superfast broadband in the next 12 months or so. The exchange at Badminton has already been upgraded and is “taking orders”. Sadly we can not make an order as yet. The next stage in providing the new service to Burton involves laying fibre Read more…
05/04 between 0400-0800hrs in Grittleton- Unknown suspect(s) has gained entry to pub via secure window. No items appear to have been removed. Old disused till may have been moved from one room to another. 05/04 between 0400-0800 In Grittleton- Unknown suspect(s) have gained entry via the office window in residential Read more…