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MoD shuts off dog walking route

Richard Duggan and his dogs Mulder and Ceri. Hill Bottom Farm has been blocked to civilian vehicles and Dog walkers have nowhere to park on the lane.

3:00pm Tuesday 7th October 2008

A DOG walker has been left frustrated after the Ministry of Defence closed access to a popular walking route.

Pensioner charged with arson

3:04pm Tuesday 7th October 2008

A 69-YEAR-OLD man has been charged in connection with a bungalow fire near Westbury.

Diesel spill on A350

2:21pm Tuesday 7th October 2008

MOTORISTS using the A350 near Trowbridge are being warned to take "extreme caution" due to patches of diesel on the road.

'Wicked' sex offender loses appeal

'Wicked' sex offender loses appeal

2:27pm Tuesday 7th October 2008

A BUS driver who tried to a rape a nine-year-old girl while he was a "sexually frustrated" teenager has failed to persuade top judges that his seven-year jail term is too long.

Hairdressers in skydive scare

Rebecca Shelton and Caroline Head of Warminster hair salon Newimage. The pair have done a skydive to raise money for Forever Friends NICU appeal.

2:10pm Tuesday 7th October 2008

TWO hairdressers from Warminster have collected more than £2,000 for charity through taking part in a sponsored skydive, despite their plane's doors jamming shut midair.

Archery to launch youth club bid

12:49pm Tuesday 7th October 2008

FREE archery sessions are being offered to children in a village near Trowbridge as a bid to set up a new youth club continues.

£106m - the cost of obesity in Wiltshire

Figures released show how Wiltshire PCT spent an estimated £106.6m last year on patients with diseases related to being overweight or obese

12:37pm Tuesday 7th October 2008

HEALTH chiefs in Wiltshire have revealed the true cost of the growing obesity crisis in the county.

Pupils' chance to hug a hen

Ali Harper of Harpers Hens in Holt with one of her Blue Cochin chickens on show on Saturday. (36899-5)

10:55am Tuesday 7th October 2008

A BIG green bus proved to be a star attraction when it rolled into town for the first eco fair to be held in Bradford on Avon.

Oxford don visits county town

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10:47am Tuesday 7th October 2008

PROSPECTIVE Oxbridge students currently in the sixth form at schools in Trowbridge heard from the Provost of Queens College in Oxford about what they can expect while studying at the famous universities.

Welcome to our new website

8:00am Tuesday 7th October 2008

WELCOME to the new-look Wiltshire Times and Chippenham News website.


National News

£10bn wiped off bank's shares

About £10bn was wiped off the Royal Bank of Scotland's market value

Updated 8:18pm Tuesday 7th October 2008

Royal Bank of Scotland shares plunged nearly 40% to a 15-year low as speculation mounted over an imminent taxpayer-funded rescue of Britain's banks.


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