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Following the unitary council elections in Wiltshire, the new Cabinet has been announced.  Dick Tonge, whose brief included highways and transport, now has a new role, with his old role split.  From the Wiltshire Council web site:

John Thomson Deputy - Leader and cabinet member for highways and streetscene and broadband
Fleur de Rhe-Philipe  - Economy, skills and transport

http://www.wiltshire.gov.uk/latestnews.htm?aid=140931

Councillor Richard Gamble, formerly Portfolio Holder for Public Transport (taking that specific element for Dick Tonge) has been appointed as Portfolio Holder for Education, Skills and Youth, and I understand that Fleur de Rhe-Philipe will be directly involved herself with public transport rather than though a replacement portfolio holder.

I would like to wish Dick and Richard all the best for their new roles - and indeed I may very well find myself in contact with them on the periphery of my other roles.  After all, I run a training centre which skills people up.  They have been a pleasure to work with.  And I look forward to being able to work well with Fleur in the future for appropriate sustainable integrated transport across all modes to meet the needs of a modern Wiltshire.



Edit note: Minor typos corrected, for clarity. Chris from Nailsea.