A 70m stretch of the highway was left crumbling after a traffic diversion.
Campaigners said the decision to approve a new quarry is a "desperately disappointing result".
A 16-year-old returns from competing for Britain at the European championships in France.
Locals say the river bed has been left dry and cracked with weeds growing in it.
Passengers in rural areas can use an app to book travel at a time that suits them.
Thames Water is asked to pay compensation after a diversion through the village damages the road.
Wiltshire Council refused the plans in January, but has now come to an agreement with the developer.
The motorcyclist, a man in his 60s and from Chiseldon, died at the scene.
Wiltshire Police said the motorcyclist, a man in his 50s and from Swindon, died at the scene.
