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Onwards and upwards...
Its been a little while since I last got my act together and wrote to you. Apologies for that, but it really has been a crazy time. Since last writing I have partied incessantly in Cordoba, survived on a tenner in a beach town in Uruguay, boogied to
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NHS aims to keep kids teeth healthy
Sessions to help promote oral hygiene in children will be running in Warminster tomorrow and Friday. The Happy Little Teeth Campaign, which has been running at The Avenue Children’s Centre and Warminster Library since Monday, is being run by
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Firefighters make a splash for cash
Firefighters were making a splash for cash on Saturday by hosing down cars for charity. Crews at the Trowbridge station in Hilperton Road tackled mud and grime on vehicles driven into the station, in exchange for a donation. Firefighter Paul Cobb,
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Betting shop destined for town
A BID to open a betting shop in the former Aqualeisure store in Melksham looks set to be given the go-ahead this week. Andrew Croft, who owns Backhouse Bet which has shops in Bradford on Avon and Warminster, saw initial plans for the outlet in Market
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Youth council praised for instant impact
A youth council credited with helping anti-social incidents fall by almost two-thirds on a troubled Trowbridge estate was officially launched on Friday. Longfield Youth Council was set up in December to tackle the problem of anti-social behaviour on
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Swansong for 100-year-old tree
A witch's hand was one of many images conjured up by children in Bradford on Avon to describe a 100-year-old beech tree due to be felled next month. A swansong celebration featuring singing, poetry and a reading was held on Wednesday to mark
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Power cut hampers breast screening service
A mobile breast screening service will not visit Bradford on Avon after building work cut off the power supplies to the site the van uses. NHS Wiltshire has said the cancer screening unit, due to be located outside Sainsbury’s on the Elmcross Business
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Health teams bid to help smokers quit
Health advisors have been on hand to help smokers quit the habit in west Wiltshire towns this week. NHS Wiltshire’s Stop Smoking Service is at Coopers in Westbury until 2.30pm today, as well as Asda in Trowbridge from 1pm to 3pm tomorrow and
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Warrant issued for shoplifter
A judge has issued a warrant for the arrest and detention of a woman who was cleared of being involved in stealing an £18,000 diamond. Minerva Kvec had charges of stealing the gem from a Bradford on Avon jewellers dropped after the man she
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Chippenham Town 0, Oxford City 2
Chippenham's hopes of reaching the play-offs suffered a massive blow last night after they suffered a two goal humbling at the hands of Oxford City. A Steve Casey own goal in the 22nd minute started the decline and unusually the Bluebirds were
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Melksham 1, Frome Town 2
Two former Melksham players returned to haunt their old side on Monday evening while a current duo were also forced to leave early after being sent off. First half strikes from in-form Simeon Allison and Jamie Cheeseman sunk the Conigre outfit who
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Ex-footballer praises festival idea
FORMER England and Manchester United football player Lee Sharpe has praised people in Warminster for their patriotic plans to hold a St George’s Day festival. Nick Pitcher, owner of the Prestbury Sports Bar in The Close, said the footballer
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The Boundary House, Swindon
WHAT DO THEY SERVE?: The Boundary House is an Arkells pub, and 3Bs costs £2.40 a pint while the brewery’s guest ales come in at from £2.40 to £2.60. A pint of lager costs £2.85, a small measure of wine £2.40 and a large one £3.20. A measure of
