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Best present ever for Christmas
TOMMY-Jack Lovelock was the first baby born at the Chippenham Community Hospital on Christmas Day. Weighing in at 2750 grammes (6lbs 1oz), he arrived at 8am, and was whisked home just over three hours later. Proud mum Chloe Reeves, 24, and her
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Pony racers are a popular sight
THE growing popularity of a Wiltshire pony display team is boosting a charity appeal for the Bristol Children’s Hospital. In 2019 the Shetland Performance Display Team based in Bradford Leigh has raised £4,300 for Wallace & Gromit’s Grand Appeal
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Owner's appeal over stolen dogs
THE owner of four dogs stolen at East Knoyle has appealed for their safe return. Gamekeeper Reece Ronald and his mother-in-law Maggie Flower put up missing posters in the village and on social media after the dogs were snatched on Monday evening
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Victory makes it three
A village turned out in the showers for a traditional Boxing Day Boules Tournament. Despite the wet weather, 32 teams of four turned out for the game set on Holt Village Green, each competing in heats for overall honours and the coveted winner's
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Morris men (and women) celebrate tradition
MEMBERS of Holt Morris Men and Belles Angels found an excellent way of losing excess pounds on Boxing Day by staging dances at several locations around the village. The side danced at top of the Parks, outside the village shop Holt Super Store,
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Hunt spirits still high
SEVERAL hundred people braved the drizzle to support the Avon Vale Hunt meeting in Lacock this morning (Thursday, December 26). Supporters poured into the National Trust village for the annual event, which attracted up to 50 riders of all ages.
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Heartbroken mum begs ex-husband to bring home children from Libya
A woman living in Pewsey has "begged" her ex-husband to return her children who he took to Libya five years ago. Tanya Borg has been fighting to get her daughters back since Mohammed El Zubaidy left them with his mother in Tripoli in 2015. Judges
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IN THE DOCK: Assaults, shoplifting and drink driving
BRADFORD: Christopher Hobgen, of Fitzmaurice Close, appeared at Swindon Magistrates Court charged with four counts of shoplifting. On November 30, the 37-year-old stole an electric shaver from Trowbridge Tesco. On December 2 he Hobgen took a £40 bottle
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Four men have been charged with poaching offences in South Wiltshire
FOUR men have been charged with poaching offences in South Wiltshire. It follows reports of suspicious activity on private land in the Winterbourne Stoke area at approximately 11am on Christmas Eve. Four men were arrested at the scene by officers
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Wiltshire's weather today
WILTSHIRE'S weather today will be mostly cloudy with outbreaks of rain spreading from the west. The rain will ease this afternoon, perhaps with clearer skies for a time this evening. The rain will be heavy at times, pushing north-east across
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SKELETON: Deas targets healthy world championship campaign with Beijing on the horizon
WILTSHIRE skeleton slider Laura Deas is hoping to reach February’s World Championships fit and healthy as she looks to ignite her road to the Beijing Winter Olympics. Deas, who hails from Wales but lives in Chippenham, won a bronze medal at the
