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Police appeal after 'walk-in' burglaries
Police are appealing for witnesses after two ‘walk-in burglaries’ occurred overnight in Melksham on Wednesday, April 1. The first happened at a house in Foresters Park Road between 8.30pm on Tuesday, March 31 and 7.55am on the Wednesday. A number
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Charity continues hunt for space to collect donations
A charity based in Westbury which helps children affected by the Chernobyl nuclear disaster has renewed its appeal for storage space to collect donations. Chernobyl Children in Need has two 20ft containers at Comet’s distribution centre in Quartermaster
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Speed restrictions on M4 after crash
Speed restrictions are in force on the M4 in Wiltshire after a vehicle ended up on a bank at around 3.30pm today. Emergency services are at the scene after the vehicle mounted the bank between junction 16 and 17 westbound, where lane one is closed while
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Lacock villagers worried about crime spree
Residents in Lacock are worried that their picturesque village is being targeted by thieves and burglars after a spate of crimes over the weekend. The crime spree started on Friday afternoon when a phone box in West Street was damaged and money was
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School called upon to help restore German twinning link
A school could hold the key to reinstating a twinning link between Melksham and a German town, which cooled after it was felt the German residents were taking advantage of the free hospitality. On Monday, a former chairman of the Melksham Marienhafe
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Chippenham Redbacks reach Titanic Cup semi final
Chippenham Redbacks’ new Aussie Rules season started brightly in the pre-season tournament in Southampton on Saturday. With 4 pool games to play and under clearing skies and what turned out to be a scorching day, the Wiltshire outfit started
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Eight-year-old taken to hospital after skatepark accident
An eight-year-old boy was taken to hospital with a puncture wound to the stomach after an accident at a skatepark in Westbury. The incident happened at Penleigh skatepark near Hackney Way, Westbury, at about 3pm on Friday. A boy had come off his
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Student quartet to raise funds for Morocco trip
A team of four students from Corsham School are taking part in the St George’s Day 10k run this year to raise money for their trip to a school in Morocco in July. Year 9 students Sam Herries, 13, from Batheaston, Stephen Wood, 13, from Colerne, Gareth
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Town council's bid to take on street trading licences
Westbury Town Council is considering taking over the responsibility of issuing consent for street trading licences in the town. Town councillors discussed the possibility at a general purposes committee meeting at the Laverton last night. Up until March
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Corsham Centre bag another crucial two points
Chippenham Sunday League Division Four Table-toppers Corsham Centre B returned to action after a two week lay off as visitors to Chippenham West End and came away with another vital two points in the race for the title, overcoming their
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Win edges Three Crowns closer to the title
Chippenham Sunday League Division Three Chippenham side The Three Crowns United moved another step closer to taking the title with a 5-0 victory over Crown FC who had beaten United 7-2 back in October. Marcus Young gave United the lead
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Bradford hold on to top spot
Chippenham Sunday League Division Two FC Bradford remain top of Division two but they had their lead cut to one point by The Pheasant side. They were given an almighty scare by a battling defensive display from a Christian Malford side
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Cooper Avon take over a the top
Chippenham Sunday League Division One Cooper Avon are the new leaders of Division One following their 3-0 success away at AFC Calne that ended their hosts five match unbeaten run. A penalty from Dave Macey gave Cooper Paul Walker made
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Injury mars Melksham cup triumph
WG Parr Trophy Final More than 200 supporters made the most of the glorious sunshine as they watched Mickey Hawkes’ second division side AFC Melksham become the first team this season to claim silverware. They beat first division opponents
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Do & Fox miss opportunity
Chippenham Sunday League Premier Division With leaders Potterne without a game it gave the chasing pack the opportunity to close the gap on the villagers at the top of the table. But their closest rivals before start of play Dog &
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Injury mars Melksham cup triumph
WG Parr Trophy Final More than 200 supporters made the most of the glorious sunshine as they watched Mickey Hawkes’ second division side AFC Melksham become the first team this season to claim silverware. They beat first division opponents
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Delyth's fond memories of her 37-year teaching career
Long-serving Melksham headmistress Delyth Wiltshire has been left with a host of memories after bringing an end to her 37-year teaching career. On Friday, Mrs Wiltshire, 58, took early retirement from her post at Churchfields Village School in Atworth
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Booming web firm could create new jobs
A booming web design company in Trowbridge could be creating up to six new jobs if it gets the go-ahead to expand into a former mobile phone store. Webcreation UK, which has its headquarters in Fore Street, Trowbridge, is eyeing up an expansion into
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23-year-old local man dies in horror crash
A 23-year-old man has died after his car was involved in a horror collision with a JCB tractor near Warminster yesterday. The local man was driving a Ford Scorpio on the A350 between Cley Hill roundabout and the Granada services, when he crashed
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Man arrested after 'assault and theft' outside pub
A Warminster man has been arrested in connection with an assault and bike theft outside a pub in the town. The incident happened outside the Anchor pub in Market Place at about 9.45pm on Sunday. A 23-year-old man from Warminster was punched in the face
