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Super sister sells festive creations
A BUDDING young artist has helped raise over £4000 for her fiver-year-old brother with cerebral palsy by selling Christmas cards at her school which she designed herself. Evie Haynes, 9, turned her love of drawing into an idea to help fund a home
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Devizes School headteacher reacts to pupils' playing field protest
DEVIZES School's headteacher has reacted to pupils' day-long protest at plans to sell off acres of playing fields. Phil Bevan said he was 'proud of the students' for standing up for what they believe in but wishes it hadn't gone on for so long.
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Pupils quit lessons to mount protest at playing field plans
PUPILS at Devizes School mounted a protest today after plans were announced to sell acres of its playing fields. Hundreds of children refused to go to lessons and gathered on the grass instead in disagreement with the idea to put housing on the
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Why this primary school was ranked highly by inspectors
Staff and children at The Mead Community Primary School in Trowbridge are celebrating after being rated Good in all areas. Following a two-day assessment across both Hilperton and Wingfield sites, The Mead School in Trowbridge has received a Good
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Have you seen missing Mark?
FEARS are growing for a man missing from Pewsey. Police are appealing for information regarding his whereabouts. Mark Symmonds, 53, was reported missing this morning and they are extremely concerned about his welfare. Mr Symmonds is described
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Over 360 take part in fun runs
MORE than 350 people, many of them from West Wiltshire, took part in the 9th annual Dorothy House Santa & Elf Run on December 8. Around 360 runners completed the 2.5k or 5k fun runs to raise funds for the Winsley-based local hospice. The event
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Business group gives a boost to charities
A Melksham-based business networking group comprising 35 motivated members, has raised well over £13,000 in 2019 for local charities and communities. Kieran Thomas, committee chair of the Business Growth Group said: “We are very proud to have raised
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Closure order granted for address in Calne to prevent drug activity
WILTSHIRE Police have been granted a closure order for an address in Calne in a bid to prevent drug activity. The order, which will remain in place for three months, was granted at Swindon Magistrates Court on December 11 for the address in The
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Man, 21, sustains broken jaw during assault in Trowbridge
A 21-year-old man has been taken to hospital in Bath with a broken jaw after being assaulted in the Tesco Extra car park in Trowbridge. Officers from Wiltshire Police CID are investigating the assault, which took place early yesterday morning.
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Harry gives away toys for Christmas
BIG-hearted Harry Dwyer has decided to share his childhood toys with others for Christmas. Harry, 11, a Year Seven pupil at Melksham Oak Community School, is giving away all his old toys for children in hospitals across Britain. He and his family
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SOUTHERN LEAGUE: Melksham battle back to beat Mangotsfield
MELKSHAM Town battled back from a goal down to beat Mangotsfield United at the weekend and make it back-to-back wins in Southern League Division One South for the first time this season. Richard Fey's side staged a superb late fightback to claim
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TROWBRIDGE & DISTRICT LEAGUE: Freshford find form against Warminster United
YET again, the weather decimated fixtures in the Trowbridge Windows and Conservatories-sponsored Trowbridge & District League at the weekend, with only one match surviving the sodden conditions. That came in Division One as Freshford United signed
