New parking charges will be coming into force this week, which will see an extra 10p per hour added to some of the charges in the area- but not everyone is happy about it.

The changes will be made on September 2, meaning an extra 10p per hour per tariff is added to all car charges in Wiltshire Council car parks, but many believe that the changes will only make life harder for people.

Charges for blue badge holders in all council car parks will also be introduced, as well as the introduction of charging at Castle Combe car park.

The changes were agreed in February, as part of the budget-making process for the financial year 2022 to 2023.  

The fees have been changed to better reflect the current inflation levels- as operational costs have recently been rising.

As part of the consultation process for these changes, the council received 389 responses from members of the public, and after considering these responses, the final decision was then made by Councillor Dr Mark McClelland, Cabinet Member for Transport.

Cllr McClelland said: "These changes were agreed in February as part of our budget-making process to help us better reflect current inflation levels.

"It was a difficult decision, but we have not increased parking charges in four years, and we have no intention of doing so again in the next four years.

"We have listened to residents' feedback on these changes and have decided now to make these adjustments to parking charges and follow the strategy set out in our Local Transport Plan."