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Letters to the Editor: "Groundwater flooding can be an issue in Wiltshire because of the chalk geology of the area"
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A night in pictures at Devizes count as new boy storms home
IT has not all been plain sailing in Devizes Constituency since Claire Perry declared she would not be standing in the General Election. There were resignations after Tory party head office went against the wishes of former constituency party chairman
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Three to star in final
THREE finalists are to compete in the Star Factor final in Westbury. They are Markland Greene and Mark Borra, both of Trowbridge, and Lauren Medway of Westbury. The Christmas Bonanza final is on Saturday, December 21, from 7pm at The Players
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WHAT YOU SAID: Find out how you reacted to last week's news
LAST week we brought you the news that a car park in Chippenham will close for 11 months as plans to build a multi-storey replacement are going ahead. Sadlers Mead, next to the Olympiad Leisure Centre, will be shut from January 10. . During the
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Victorious Andrew Murrison reflects on 'remarkable' night for Tories
TRIUMPHANT Tory Andrew Murrison reflected on a “remarkable” night for his party after comfortably retaining the South West Wiltshire seat. Mr Murrison was re-elected after polling 33,038 votes – almost 12,000 more than Labour rival Emily Pomroy-Smith
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James Gray holds North Wiltshire for the Conservatives
CONSERVATIVE Party candidate James Gray last night held on to the North Wiltshire seat he has occupied for the past 23 years. He was elected the constituency’s MP for the 7th time with 32,373 votes – a majority of 17,626. His majority was cut by
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All ready for lambing season
A COLD and frosty start to the week saw the temperature fall to almost 0C by mid -week . This frosty weather was accompanied by some glorious sunny days before the wind arrived on the last day and some dark clouds that passed over Manor Farm deposited
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Tories take Devizes seat with huge majority
THE Conservative Danny Kruger has won the Devizes seat. In the last seat to declare in Wiltshire he scooped the biggest share of the vote, which has seen the Tories get a majority overall. The result was: Danny Kruger (Con) - 32,150 Jo
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Tory holds the Chippenham seat
TORY candidate Michelle Donelan last night held on to the Chippenham seat she has occupied since 2015 but her majority was cut by 273 votes. She was elected MP for the third time with 30,994 votes – a majority of 11,288. Giving her victory speech
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Family’s fears over lack of warning signs at water park
THE family of a ‘strong swimmer’ who died in a lake at the Cotswold Water Park in July told a coroner of their concerns about the lack of warning signs at the water’s edge. Members of Swindon-born mechanic Cory Nicholson’s family were at a hearing
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Conservative James Gray retains North Wiltshire seat
CONSERVATIVE James Gray has retained his North Wiltshire seat. The results for the seat came in just after 4am as follows: Con - James Gray - 32,373 Lib Dem - 14,747 Lab - 5,699 Green - 1,939
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Andrew Murrison retains South West Wiltshire seat for Conservatives
SOUTH West Wiltshire MP Andrew Murrison has retained his seat. The result came in at 4.15am: Andrew Murrison Conservative - 33,038 Ellen Nicholson Lib Dem - 8,015 Julie Philips Green - 2,434 Emily Pomroy-Smith - 11,40
