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Sparks from angle grinder caused factory fire
A major blaze which ripped through a bed factory in Westbury on Thursday was a caused by sparks from an angle grinder. The fire broke out at bed manufacturing firm Sleepcraft on the Brook Lane Industrial Estate at about 3pm on Thursday.
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Melksham train show is 'among the best in the region'
A two-day model railway show held at a sports centre near Melksham is one of the best in the region, according to one of the exhibitors. Trainwest 2009 attracted hundreds of people to the Christie Miller Sports Centre in Bowerhill at the weekend
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June 4 local elections - the key battles
History will be rewritten on June 4 when councillors are voted onto the first ever Wiltshire Council, but the run-up to the main event has been a subdued affair so far. The election trail has been quieter than in previous years, according to
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Five months of disruption for Warminster town centre
Warminster residents and traders can expect another 20 weeks of roadworks as the third and final phase of enhancement works gets underway on Monday, June 1. The scheme, which began in 2007, will see the final stage of Wiltshire Council's aim
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Dad plans 90-mile bike ride in memory of wife
A father-of-two from Melksham will be getting in the saddle when he cycles 90 miles in his wife’s memory for the hospice which helped care for her. Mark Cleverley, of Bowerhill, will be riding from Bath to Brecon in mid Wales on Saturday, June 20
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Ambulance reponse times under scrutiny
Wiltshire Council’s health overview and scrutiny committee is writing to the Great Western Ambulance Service (GWAS) expressing concern at its performance. During 2008/9 in Wiltshire, GWAS achieved a 58 per cent response to Category A calls (life threatening
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Record entries to hill run in memory of founder
This year’s Bratton Hilly Run held near Westbury on Saturday had a record number of entries and was in memory of its founder who died earlier this year after a long battle with cancer. Roger Broberg, who founded the race in partnership with Bratton Primary
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Bride-to-be in hen night limo crash
Bride-to-be Pamela Raymond got more than she bargained for when she went out on her hen do on Saturday night. For the bright pink Hummer limo was involved in an accident near Bradford on Avon at about 7pm and Miss Raymond and three of her friends
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David Pratt leaves Chippenham for Basingstoke
Chippenham Town have been dealt an early blow ahead of the new season with the news top-scorer David Pratt has signed for Basingstoke Town. The 21-year-old, who was named Supporters' Player of the Year at a recent presentation evening, hit
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Trowbridge 2nd fall just five runs short
Wiltshire County Cricket League: Trowbridge 2nd XI v Cheltenham 2nd XI Cheltenham won the toss and elected to bat on a wild blustery day at the county ground on a damp wicket with rain forecast. Trowbridge stand in skipper M Mullis was delighted
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Paralysed teenager delighted at former classmates' fundraising
Money continues to roll in for paralysed Warminster teenager Laura Coward who returned home for good last week after almost six months in hospital. The 17-year-old from Codford needs a £3,500 wheelchair to get around after her spinal cord was severed
