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Mystery surrounds councillor's resignation
Westbury Town councillor Ian Taylor has resigned from two council committees but has refused to say why. Cllr Taylor, who was elected to Westbury Town Council in 2007, has resigned as chairman of the Laverton Trust as well as his position on the car
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Pupils experience life as an evacuee
Pupils have been getting a taste of life as child evacuees during the Second World War, courtesy of Trowbridge Museum. The museum has been running a workshop for primary school pupils to teach them about life on the Home Front in the 1940s, featuring
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Bradford on Avon man who attacked his mum avoids jail term
A man who launched a terrifying attack on his mum telling her he was going to kill her has walked free from court. But James Brown has been banned from going to the road where his parents live and must reside where the probation service direct for
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Sporty students take chance to teach in South Africa
Sports-mad students from Warminster have taken their energy and drive across the world to help develop facilities in South Africa. Ben Colbourne, Ben Agate, Stewart Lisowski and Peter Drew, all aged 17, who go to Kingdown School in Woodcock
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Mum Kate christens her little princess
Proud mum Kate Coles, who chose to give birth to her daughter rather than have treatment for bone cancer, celebrated with her husband Matt as baby Izabelle was christened. Mrs Coles, 30, and Mr Coles, 34, were joined by members of their family at the
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Final Score: Log on Saturday night for all the local football reports
The Wiltshire Times will provide match reports on all the day's local Toolstation League, Hellenic League, Wessex League and Southern League football games tomorrow night on this website. Log on from 6.30pm for our Final Score service as our
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Westbury couple travel the distance
A well-travelled couple will be celebrating their golden wedding anniversary by sampling the taste of Turkey. Mike, 72, and Maureen Bovey, 70, of Orchard Road, Westbury, met at a dance in Plymouth in 1957 and marrried two years later.
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Pair face trial on harassment charge
A 33-year-old woman and her niece are to face trial by jury accused of harassing two women and witness intimidation. Caipline Simpson, 33, of Paulton, Bradford on Avon and 19-year-old Tia Marie Robinson are accused of putting the women in fear
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Friends prepare for Antonietta's funeral
Friends and family of Antonietta Guarino, whose body was found in the river Avon last week, are preparing for her funeral in Trowbridge. The family of the 61-year-old grandmother, who died from multiple head injuries, are waiting for her post-mortem
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Trowbridge's 'oldest pub' to reopen tonight
One of the oldest pubs in Trowbridge will reopen this weekend but the future of another venue in the town remains unclear. The prospects for the White Swan in Church Street were uncertain after it closed in early January and landlord PeeWee Hunt, who
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Cars attacked in yobs' spree
More than 30 cars were left with smashed windscreens, broken windows and snapped wing mirrors after a spate of vandalism. Police are investigating after vehicles in Trowbridge, Bradford on Avon and Holt had their windows broken on Tuesday night
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Village adopts red phone box
A VILLAGE near Bradford on Avon has bought its red telephone box for just £1. Limpley Stoke became the first village in the south west to officially adopt its box from BT on Wednesday. The parish council applied to BT’s Adopt a Kiosk scheme to take
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School praised for 'excellent' links with village
Excellent links between Seend Primary School pupils and the community is one of the school’s outstanding features, say Ofsted inspectors. The 108-pupil primary school received a glowing report following an inspection on February 11. It achieved
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Hopes linger on for town's railway station
The re-opening of Corsham railway station is still a hot topic in the town. A North Wiltshire District Council survey was sent to every household in the Corsham area to find out what the residents and businesses views were on the re-opening
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MacGowan due at this year's Pump Festival
Former Pogues frontman Shane MacGowan is one of the headline acts at this year’s Trowbridge Village Pump Festival. MacGowan joins a list including Seth Lakeman, Loudon Wainwright III, Alabama 3, the Saw Doctors and comic Ade Edmondson and his band the
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Wiltshire health bosses spend more on management
The total wage bill for managers at NHS Wiltshire is one of the highest among health trusts in the South West. In 2007/8 the trust spent £11.2 million on management costs, which is equivalent to £28.69 per head of population. The average among health
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Fatigue to blame for horse rider's death
Horse rider Matthew Puckett died in a car crash last June after suffering from the fatigue of setting up his own business, an inquest has heard. Mr Puckett, 22, of Round Barrow close, Colerne, was travelling home along the A420 from Chippenham on
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Fairtrade is a sweet treat in Trowbridge
Trowbridge celebrated its Fairtrade Town Status at the weekend with a chocolate fountain on Fore Street. Trowbridge Fairtrade Steering Group set up the fountain, which proved popular with youngsters, and gave out free directories listing suppliers
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Blackwell set to end with a Bang
Trowbridge boxing prospect Nick ‘Bang Bang’ Blackwell steps into the ring for the last time as an amateur on Saturday and is already targeting success on the professional circuit. The middleweight will put his spotless record of 14 wins and
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Three Crowns ready to pick up where they left off
DIVISION THREE: Division Three leaders The Three Crowns United missed out on a game last weekend when their scheduled opponents Three Horseshoes Renegades were unable to raise a side but Tony Beasley’s Chippenham based side still maintained their
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Top two set for titanic battle
DIVISION ONE: One of the matches of the day in the league this coming weekend has undoubtedly got to be the one at Stanley Park, Chippenham where Division One leaders White Hart Combe are scheduled to entertain second placed Cooper Avon in what
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Corsham Centre B looking to extend lead
DIVISION FOUR: Division four leaders Corsham Centre B will open up a two point lead over second placed British Lion who are inactive this weekend if they can get the better of Chippenham West End at Meriton Avenue. James Whitehead’s table
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FC Bradford hoping to stay on top
DIVISION TWO: Having taken over the number one spot in Division Two last weekend Pete Collier’s FC Bradford side will be hoping that their stay at the summit is longer than the one week. Bradford travel to Melksham where they will go head to
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Biddestone wary of back-to-back losses
PREMIER DIVISON: Having suffered their first defeat of the season last weekend when they were beaten by Potterne, Robson Taylor, Chippenham League Premier Division leaders Biddestone Social face the prospect of losing back to back fixtures for
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Findlay fears for Denman chances
Horse Racing: Regarded as the biggest event in the National Hunt racing calendar, and the highlight of any punter’s calendar, the Cheltenham Festival begins on Tuesday. Even at a time when the nation is engulfed by an ongoing credit crunch,
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Gunn vows to bounce back from GB axe
Trowbridge bobsleigh ace Jackie Gunn insists watching her closest rival clinch World Championship gold could be the best thing that has happened to her. The 31-year-old was forced to sit and watch as driver Nicola Minichiello joined forces with new brakewoman
