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Fundraising bus trips announced for Imber
The one-day-a-year bus service to the “lost” village of Imber on Salisbury Plain is scheduled to take place on Saturday, August 3, with buses taking off every 30 minutes from Warminster Rail Station. A fleet of red Routemaster buses will transport
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Wiltshire Council marks royal baby birth
Jane Scott, leader of Wiltshire Council, has welcomed the arrival of the royal baby. The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge’s baby boy was born at 4.24pm yesterday at St Mary's Hospital, in Paddington, London. Millions of people across the world
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New Wiltshire CLA Chairwoman looks for examples to back up lobbying
Providing practical examples of problems on the ground is the key to successful lobbying in Whitehall and Brussels, according to the newly elected chairwoman of the Wiltshire branch of the CLA, Caroline Wheatley-Hubbard. Caroline, who runs a family
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£150 reward for rare missing cat
A £150 reward has been offered for information about a rare cat missing from Box. Gaynor and Nick Thomas are appealing for help to find Maya, a two-year-old Maine Coon, who was last seen in the village on July 13. Maine Coons are very distinctive
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Melksham man jailed for burglary in which woman cowered upstairs
A man who took part in a break-in at a woman's house while she cowered upstairs has been jailed for eight months. Ricky Elliot claimed he only acted as look out during the raid on the Melksham house during the evening of Friday, February 1.
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Wiltshire bids to honour its Arctic Convoy heroes
Wiltshire and Swindon residents who have received the Arctic Convoy Star Medal from the Ministry of Defence are to be honoured. The medal was awarded to veterans of both the Arctic Convoys and of Bomber Command and Wiltshire and Swindon MPs, Wiltshire
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Warminster man pleads guilty to benefit fraud
A Warminster man will have to carry out 120 hours of unpaid work and pay back more than £5,000, after pleading guilty to benefit fraud. Darren Eglin, 34, of Swaledale Road, Warminster, pleaded guilty to failing to declare to Wiltshire Council that
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Bradford shop eyes £200,000 expansion
A shop in Bradford on Avon selling arts and crafts made and sold by local people is looking to expand into a community hub and is asking for the town to help them. Made in Bradford on Avon, in Lamb Yard, is hoping to raise £200,000 to secure the
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Trowbridge company boss admits false accounting
The former manager of Cromwell Press in Trowbridge has changed his plea to admit false accounting. Andrew Hemmings accepted he had falsified invoices from another company on two occasions as he took money from his pension fund. The 56-year-old
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Cancer sufferer to stage summer fundraiser for teen charity
A summer fun day in aid of Teenage Cancer Trust will be held at Clarendon Academy on Saturday, August 3. The event, running between 11am and 4pm, is being organised by Jade Francis, 24, of Wiltshire Drive, Trowbridge. Property manager Miss
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Trowbridge man to be placed on sex offenders' register
A Trowbridge man is to be put on the sex offenders’ register after admitting making obscene photographs of children as young as six. Jose Carlos Barreiro, 43, of Church Street, pleaded guilty to 12 charges involving indecent images when he appeared
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Residents urged to have say over cuts to Melksham Zig Zag bus service
Council proposals to cut bus services have provoked a strong response from commuters around Melksham, amid fears rural passengers will be left stranded. Wiltshire Council is six weeks into an eight-week consultation on the future of the Zig Zag
