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Could you be missing Link for Westbury villages?
The Four Villages Link, a charitable transport system covering Bratton, Edington, Coulston and Erlestoke, is appealing for more volunteers to serve the community. People are needed to answer a mobile phone on weekdays between 9am and 6pm. Anyone
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Mum’s joy as twins take the two top spots in Baby of the Year competition
Proud mum Lorna Connor was surprised to hear that not only had her daughter Molly-Louise won Wiltshire Times Baby of the Year 2013 but her son Harry, Molly-Louise’s twin brother, was runner-up. Miss Connor, 27, of Ashton Common, Trowbridge, entered
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Still time to join in the fun of Trowbridge carnival
Entries are still being welcomed for this year’s Trowbridge Carnival parade on Saturday, October 19. The event, which begins at 7pm in Canal Road, will see floats of all shapes and sizes travelling through the town centre finishing at Cradle Bridge
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Forces join for disaster exercise
More than 240 people from Wiltshire and national services joined forces on Wednesday and Thursday to test local resilience in the face of a disaster, in a two-day table-top exercise that was over a year in the planning. Wiltshire Police, Wiltshire
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Tributes paid to popular ex-Trowbridge soldier
Tributes have been made to a retired soldier from Trowbridge who died after suffering a heart attack while on a fishing trip in Dorset. Clive Smith, known as Biffo, was a sergeant in the Royal Hampshire Regiment and served in the Army for 22 years
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Fate of Bratton fete in your hands
Bratton Fete and the accompanying Flower and Craft Show may not take place in 2014 unless more volunteers come forward to help. People are needed to sign up soon for planning to start, so anyone who is interested is urged to contact Lucy Ellis
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Police called in as straw bales are set on fire
Police are investigating reports that two hay bales were deliberately set on fire on farms off Westbury Road, Bratton. Fire crews were called to tackle around 100 burning bales at 3.20pm last Friday, before returning to another fire at 11pm on
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Warminstar volunteer wins praise for work
Warminstar volunteer Carol Pilkington was one of several helpers and community groups recognised at the fourth Wiltshire Voluntary and Community Awards last week. The awards, held at the Corn Exchange in Devizes earlier this month, celebrated the
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Everest team joins crew for car wash day
Firefighters teamed up with Kingdown School students at Warminster Fire Station for a charity car wash. The pupils were from Everest 2014, a team of 24 children and three staff who are fundraising for an expedition to Mount Everest in December
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Dog put down in Melksham after attack on girl, 9
Owners of a Staffordshire Terrier have agreed to their pet being destroyed after it attacked a nine-year-old girl in Melksham. Lorna-Jane Drew, of Chippenham, was cycling near her grandmother’s house in Devonshire Place when the dog came at her
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Concerns as Westbury Post Office set to shut
CONCERNS raised about post office services in Westbury will be discussed by Westbury Area Board next Thursday, following the recent announcement that one of the main services will be closing for refurbishment. It was revealed at the end of September
