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Children help Applegate House residents get into festive spirit
MEMBERS of the Bellefield Primary School choir in Trowbridge sang for residents and visitors at McCarthy and Stone Christmas event. The children performed renditions of Christmas carols and festive favourites at the Applegate House retirement living
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Wad of cash taken from Trowbridge home
AROUND £1000 of cash was stolen from a house in Trowbridge during a burglary on Saturday (December 14) evening. Entry was forced into the house in Lavender Road while the occupants were out. A police spokesman said: "Most burglaries are opportunistic
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Ambulance worker's books are lasting legacy for Air Ambulance charity
A PARAMEDIC who was diagnosed with a brain tumour in September has written a series of children’s story books which he will leave in his legacy to Wiltshire Air Ambulance. Mick Saye, 55 from Warminster has spent the last few months putting together
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Family light up with memory tree for all loved ones at Christmas
THE FAMILY of Harley Barnes, who drowned in a tragedy in Gastard four years ago, have turned on their fifth set of commemorative Christmas lights in the village. This year this display’s appeal has been broadened by inviting other people living
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Christmas Tree Festival is over-subscribed
THE growing popularity of the All Saints’ Church Christmas Tree Festival in Westbury meant this year's event was full to capacity and some people were disappointed not to have their tree on display. Up to 51 highly decorated trees were on display
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School's Christian vision gets good grade
STAFF and pupils at St George’s Church of England Primary School in Semington are celebrating a massive turn-around in standards. The latest Statutory Inspection of Anglican and Methodist Schools report has graded the school ‘Good’ for the effectiveness
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Wiltshire councillor now an MP
A LOCAL by-election is likely to be held for a Wiltshire Council seat after a county councillor became one of the new Conservative MPs. Darren Henry, the Tory ward member for Till and Wylye Valley, has become the MP for Broxstowe in Nottinghamshire
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Person dies after being hit by train in Corsham
A PERSON died after being hit by a train in Corsham yesterday morning (Wednesday). Trains that travel between Bath Spa and Chippenham railway stations were cancelled for most of the morning due to the incident. A British Transport Police spokesman
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Garage was well ablaze as crews fought the flames
FIRE crews were called to a house in Melksham on Tuesday after reports of a garage being on fire. Crews from Bradford on Avon and Devizes responded at attended the scene in Cowslip at 2.30pm. Two hose reel jets and thermal imaging cameras were
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Under threat Braeside activity centre to open under new ownership in January
ACTIVITY centre Braeside in Devizes which two years ago was under threat of closure is to open under new ownership on January 31. It means that both Oxenwood near Marlborough and Braeside will continue after a sell-off by Wiltshire Council. Earlier
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Fantastic ‘Niffler’ porcupines bring festive cheer to keepers
A pair of cute porcupines, which bear an uncanny resemblance to the niffler from ‘Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them’, are captivating keepers at Longleat with their amusing antics. Female prehensile-tailed porcupines, Pumpkin and Squash, are
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DORSET & WILTS ONE NORTH: Warminster and Melksham sign off with wins
WARMINSTER and Melksham will start the new year in the midst of a promotion push out of Dorset & Wilts One North after rounding off 2019 with a win apiece. An empathic 65-17 victory at home to Trowbridge 2nd was Warminster’s ninth from 11 league
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Charity for Wiltshire mums helps a bundle
A national children’s charity is helping Wiltshire mums look after their bundles of joy - thanks to support from groups across the county. Spurgeons marked the third Christmas season for its Together for Families programme in Wiltshire by receiving
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Campaign highlights road safety drive
WILTSHIRE Police staged a drink/drug drive roadshow outside the library in Warminster Market Place last Friday (December 13). They were joined by other members of the Wiltshire and Swindon Road Safety Partnership, including Dorset and Wiltshire
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Armed officers deployed after explosive bomb scare
ARMED officers raided a road in Bradford on Avon after a group of of children were frightened by a man who boasted to them about how he had made an explosive device. Police officers attended the scene on Pound Lane around 4.30pm on Sunday afternoon
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CRIMES: hare coursing, theft and a chimney fire
Passerby spots fire PEOPLE in a house on Forest Road, Melksham, escaped safely after a chimney fire broke out on Saturday evening. The fire was spotted by a passerby, who banged on the door to alert the occupants while calling 999. A Trowbridge
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Brewery backs surviving winter campaign with warming tipple
INDEPENDENT family brewer Wadworth is using its special edition festive ale to help keep the elderly warm this winter. The Devizes brewery is donating 10p from the sale of each pint of Winter’s Tail in its Wiltshire pubs to the Wiltshire Community
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Devizes woman hits 100 years of age
PHYLLIS Ponting made her century on December 10, having lived what most would describe as an interesting life. The Crammer Court, Devizes, pensioner celebrated reaching her 100th birthday at her home. Town mayor Judy Rose visited Mrs Ponting
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Mobility scooter stolen from Chippenham bus station
A pensioner returned from a trip to find his mobility scooter had been stolen from Chippenham bus station. The man in his 70s left the scooter – a black Middleton Pathfinder Boot – at the Timber Street bus station on November 28. It had been
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Community of Devizes rallies to raise money to support Waiblingen fire victims
PEOPLE in Devizes have rallied to help those affected by the blaze by backing a fundraising campaign. Elizabeth Denbury has started the Go Fund Me page with the aim of raising £2,000. within the first 24 hours nearly half of the target was reached
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Wheelchair plea to Gompels results in three
A healthcare company in Melksham has donated three wheelchairs to the Royal United Hospital in Bath after finding they needed more. Gompels Healthcare, at Swift Way, Bowerhill, was asked to provide just one wheelchair but kindly donated three.
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Historic Mary Quant dress will be displayed when town museum reopens
TROWBRIDGE Museum will be displaying a dress with an interesting history when it re-opens after refurbishment later next year. The team at the museum have found and bought a Mary Quant dress made of cloth woven in Trowbridge. The provenance was
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Warminster Foodbank opening hours
THE Warminster and District Foodbank will open over Christmas and the New Year to support individuals and families needing food supplies. The Community Foodbank is staffed entirely by volunteers providing emergency food and support to local people
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Find out when your pharmacies, dentists and opticians will be open over Christmas
PHARMACIES, dentists and opticians around Wiltshire will be at hand to help over the festive period as the main NHS services shut down. A NHS spokesman said: “Our staff will be reminding patients to to collect their December prescriptions early
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Why this hotel is a must-visit place for dogs and their owners
A HOTEL in Bradford on Avon has been recognised for being dog friendly by the PetsPyjamas 2019 Dog-Friendly Travel Awards. The Woolley Grange in Woolley Green has been given the title as part of the travel company’s reveal of the properties who
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WOMEN'S RUGBY: Melksham slam Dorchester
MELKSHAM Ladies claimed their second win of the season with a 42-15 success against Dorchester. The home side scored eight tries on the day and added one conversion despite Dorchester scoring the first try of the game. Each side defended well
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Businesses can sponsor a flower bed in the town
BUSINESSES in Trowbridge could help fill the town with flowers by sponsoring a sign and flower bed. Each year, during late March, the roundabout sponsor signs and flowers are renewed. Companies and businesses who already have a space are asked
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Apply for trust's grant to help people in need
ORGANISATIONS in Trowbridge will be soon be able to apply for the St James' Trust grant. Applications will open in January and to be eligible organisations must help people in need in Trowbridge, Hilperton, North Bradley, Southwick, Staverton, West
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Power tools stolen from a farm at Seend
THIEVES have stolen power tools from a farm at Seend after gaining entry through a locked gate. The theft happened between 4pm on December 12 and 8am on December 13. It is believed they used an angle grinder to cut the padlock on the tool store
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High Street to close for 12 weeks for sewer work (but shops will be open)
CHIPPENHAM High Street will be closed all day every day for five days a week for almost three months just after Christmas, as a new sewer is being laid. From January 5, the High Street will be completely closed to traffic from Sunday-Thursday for
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Car dealer's campaign to donate to the homeless this Christmas
A CAR DEALERS are asking for donations of food and drink for their open boot event which will help out homeless people this Christmas. Islington Vauxhall are currently taking in donations which will be given to Doorway, a charity in Chippenham who
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Lidl plans met with mixed views at public exhibition
PLANS for an international supermarket chain to build a new branch on the site of the old court building has been met with mixed response from the public. Lidl have recently submitted a planning application to demolish the old magistrates court,
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SOUTHERN LEAGUE: Melksham go marching on with third consecutive win
MELKSHAM Town claimed six points in four days in Southern League Division One South and made it three wins in a row in the competition in the process. Having already battled back from a goal down to beat Mangotsfield United 2-1 at the InfiLED Arena
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Food bank to open for those in need
THE Westbury Food Bank, which operates from Crosspoint in the Market Place, will open for those who need food over the Christmas and New Year period. Crosspoint’s opening hours over the Christmas and New Year period will be Saturday December 21,
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Shetland pony racing team to stage sale
THE Wiltshire-based Shetland Performance Display Team is to hold a fundraising cake sale at Lacock on Monday (December 23). The team, which is based at Bradford Leigh, will hold the sale at the Lacock Riding Centre from 10am to 2pm. Its members
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Large cast for Seend school's nativity play
UP to 50 children took part in the annual nativity play at Seend Church of England Primary School. They included very young children in the reception class to Year 2 pupils at the school. This year's play was called It’s a Party! and was a traditional
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Three men arrested in Wiltshire as part of operation targeting organised crime group
SEVEN men have been arrested in connection with more than 40 Asian gold burglaries. The suspects are believed to be connected to an organised crime group believed to have committed more than 100 burglaries nationally since July 2018. In London
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Vintage cinema comes to town
A VINTAGE Cinema is coming to Westbury in the new year following its success at the town's arts festival. The Laverton is to host the vintage cinema after securing a licence for the building to show films Cllr Ian Cunningham, Chair of The Laverton
