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Wurzels set to mark the 25th Revels at Box
VILLAGERS will be getting into the West Country theme for the 25th anniversary of Box Revels this weekend with The Wurzels. A whole weekend of celebrations has been planned by organisers with help from Box Parish Council and will include a banquet at
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Karting boost for research by Trowbridge friends
A group of petrolheads spent 24 hours racing around a track in go karts for charity last weekend. The group were raising money for the Huntington’s Disease Association because the wife of the race organiser suffers from the rare and debilitating
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Holt's Katie proves she’s got real talent
Gifted schoolgirl Katie Chandler proved that Holt really has got talent during the village’s first ever talent contest, hosted by ITV West presenter and actor Jon Monie. The 13-year-old singer, of The Street, won first prize during Holt’s Got Talent
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Corsham mum Jane is just capital after MoonWalk
Corsham mum Jane Hardy joined thousands of other women in London’s Hyde Park for the Playtex MoonWalk. Mum-of-one Jane Hardy, 28, used time she had after being made redundant from a job as a legal secretary to train for the overnight MoonWalk
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The life of Gillian Webster
Former Harris Bacon Factory forewoman Gillian Webster has died, aged 76, after a long battle with cancer. Mrs Webster, of Bath Road, Chippenham, worked at the bacon factory for almost 25 years. She moved from Calne to Chippenham when she married
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The life of John Thomson
Over 40 years service to the Liberal cause in Wiltshire was honoured at the funeral of John Thomson, who died of a brain tumour in the Prospect Hospice on May 7. Mr Thomson was born and brought up in New Zealand and came to the UK in 1955, where he
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The life of Fred Partner
Fred Partner, of Trowbridge, died in the William Budd ward of the Royal United Hospital, Bath, on May 13, aged 82. Mr Partner’s death followed a long illness. He was the beloved husband of Adriana and a much loved father, grandfather and great
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The life of Raymond Lawrence
Former Melksham police sergeant Raymond Lawrence died peacefully at the Royal United Hospital in Bath on May 18, aged 77. He was born in Torpoint, Cornwall, in 1931, which was where he started his enduring love of all things nautical. During 1943, following
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The birth of Charlotte Rose Jerram
Born: May 5 at 5.15am Weight: 8lb 6oz Parents: Paul Jerram and Fiona Gibbs, of Station Road, Westbury Charlotte is the second child for Paul Jerram, 42, and Fiona Gibbs, 37, and joins older brothers Harry, 14 months, and Luke, 19,
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Nostalgia
The pictures we first published in March of football teams from the 1930s/40s sparked an impressive amount of feedback from readers. Thanks to readers’ contributions we now know the picture, above, shows the Spencer Moulton football team from
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Antique dealer sells his shop's contents for £650,000
One of Britain's most respected antique dealers has sold the entire contents of his 'treasure trove' shop in Bradford on Avon for £650,000. Andrew Jenkins amassed an Aladdin's Cave of valuables at his Avon Antiques store in Market Street over the last
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Then and Now - Lacock Abbey
As we near the end of our Then and Now feature at Lacock we take our last look at Lacock Abbey. This fine building was a religious house for Augustinian nuns and remained as such until the dissolution in 1539. It was then purchased from
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A life full of variety
Bob Worlidge, 75, is chairman of Relate Mid Wiltshire and lives in Bradford on Avon. He has worked for Relate for 13 years, ever since he retired from the Trafalgar House Group. Before that he was in the Navy for 35 years. He chose to work for Relate
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Clarendon duo from Trowbridge take to the high seas
Two Trowbridge schoolboys took the helm of a yacht while taking part in a Sailing Academy. David Hawkins, 15, and Kurtis van Doel, 14, of Clarendon College, were part of the crew on board two Challenger yachts, run by the Tall Ships Youth Trust and funded
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Surgery gives Steeple Ashton man a whole new outlook on life
Former detective Nigel Cook has spoken of the pioneering eye surgery that means he can now see his two children and wife smile again. Mr Cook, of Dark Lane, Steeple Ashton, has macular degeneration in both of his eyes, a condition which obscures
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Pam’s hen night horror near Trowbridge
A bride-to-be spent her hen night in a hospital’s casualty department after a luxury stretch limousine hired to take her party out for a night on the tiles crashed. Pamela Raymond, 33, of Tudor Drive, Hilperton, described how her hen party
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West Wiltshire mayors sworn in
Three more west Wiltshire towns have appointed their mayors for the coming year. Cllr Tony Nicklin was appointed Warminster mayor at Dewey House on Monday. The chairman of the Athenaeum Centre Trust was delighted to take on the role.
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90-year-old twins' bond as strong as ever
Reaching their 90th birthday has done nothing to diminish the bond between west Wiltshire twins Florence Griffin and Rose Bishop. The twins, who celebrated their landmark birthday with a family party, told the Wiltshire Times of their lives
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Tallentire to tread Lee's path to glory
Trowbridge snooker prodigy Daniel Tallentire says he wants to follow in the footsteps of his idol Stephen Lee after the biggest tournement win of his young career. The Frome Road youngster picked up the Cuestars South West Under 21 Open Tour trophy
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Millward breaks Euro swimming record
Chippenham swimming star Stephanie Millward broke a European record at Sheffield at the weekend and has predicted she will go one better on Sunday. The 27-year-old was competing at the British International Disability Championships and set a new best
