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Shanley's fined over rat infestation
A Trowbridge waste transfer site has been fined £25,000 for multiple breaches of its permit, including a failure to control a rat infestation. Magistrates in Chippenham heard how an Environment Agency officer said, after a visit to EJ Shanley's Green
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Concern after motorbike ridden in play park
Police in Warminster have asked people to get in touch about incidents of anti-social behaviour after reports of a motorcycle being ridden illegally across recreation ground on Saturday. Officers were called to fields between Alcock Crest and Fore Street
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Crash biker making good recovery
A biker involved in a serious road traffic collision on the A350 near Lacock last month is recovering well in hospital. The 31-year-old man from Warminster was airlifted to Frenchay Hospital in Bristol with severe back injuries after colliding with a
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UFO report in Warminster
Orange orbs were spotted in the sky above Masefield Road in Warminster on Saturday night. Police received reports from a concerned resident saying they had seen three silent orange orbs at about 1,000ft high at about 10pm.
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Shepton Mallet 2, Westbury United 1
Striker Matt Mead socred his first goal of the season for the First Team, but Westbury's seven match unbeaten run came to an end in a physical encounter at Shepton Mallet. Mead was in the team due to Dan Kovacs being absent because of illness. The match
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£3.1m injection of cash for Wiltshire NHS dentists
An extra £3.1 million is to be pumped in to increase NHS dentistry in Wiltshire. The county has a shortfall of NHS dentists and the additional funding will increase provision from the existing 43 per cent of the 457,490 population with access
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Students make cabinet for HMS Belfast
A cabinet made by furniture apprentices from Wiltshire College Trowbridge will take pride of place in the chapel on the HMS Belfast in London. Malcolm Coomer, a former crew member of the ship and local member of the HMS Belfast Association,
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Illness forces Camilla to cancel Wiltshire visits
Hundreds of people are devastated at the news the Duchess of Cornwall has cancelled three engagaments in Wiltshire on Friday after being struck down by bronchitis. It was announced to organisers of the events within the last hour that Camilla
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Rugby: Westbury 17, Swanage & Wareham 2nd 24
Saturdays' match was the rearranged fixture of the game when referee Hadden Graham was taken ill and the match abandoned. As a pre curser to the match, a buffet lunch was held for the Vice Presidents of the Club where the guest of honour was the
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Pupils meet a python as classes go global
Pupils at Hilperton Primary School enjoyed Indian drumming, French skipping and a visit from exotic animals last week. The activities were all part of “Getting Global”, a week designed to excite pupils’ curiosity in the wider world.
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Trowbridge Supporters named team of the week
The Wiltshire Times & Chippenham News sponsored Team of the Week award for March 22, 2009 has been awarded to Third Division side Trowbridge Town Supporters Club. For a second successive week the choice of the Team of the Week award winners
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Devizes Town 0, Brislington 1
Defender Steve Bush saw red early in the second half as Devizes Town slumped to their eighth straight league defeat with a defeat at home to Brislington on tuesday evening. The centre back received a second yellow card in bizarre fashion after
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Nathalie over the moon with young musician of the year accolade
Talented musician Nathalie Corless couldn’t believe her ears when she was announced as this year’s Young Musician of the Year for St Augustine’s Catholic College in Trowbridge. Nathalie, known as Tilly to her friends, said the event held at
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Westbury pupils mark the end of an era
Pupils at Westbury Junior School were proud to be one of the last to use the West Wiltshire District Council’s debating chambers on Friday. A group of 12 children, aged from seven to 11 years old, from the school council were given a tour around
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Four admit car damage spree
Three men who smashed the windows of nearly 50 cars during a damage spree in Trowbridge avoided jail yesterday but were each sentenced to 300 hours unpaid work and made to pay £295 compensation. Ricky Lewis, 20, of Hawkeridge near Westbury,
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£49k park revamp given an official launch
New play equipment for the children of Melksham has been officially launched in the town park. On Tuesday, youngsters enjoyed clambering up the climbing frame and playing on the swings and slide, as councillors, including Melksham mayor Richard Wiltshire
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Antonietta's funeral to be held today
The funeral of 61-year-old Trowbridge grandmother Antonietta Guarino, who was found dead in the river Avon at Bradford on Avon, will be held in Surrey today. Mrs Guarino's son and daughter, who live in Chertsey, Surrey, have invited her close
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Selwood buys homes out of county as part of £2m deal
A £2m deal has been struck between two housing associations over the sale of 46 affordable homes in Wiltshire and Somerset. Selwood Housing in Trowbridge has taken over the homes from Coventry housing association Midland Heart. The sale
