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Street sellers banned from Christmas lights display switch-on
POLICE were called out to help security guards prevent street vendors from selling illuminated glow sticks at the Melksham Christmas Lights Switch-on. It is understood that a group of street sellers who failed to pre-book stalls tried to enter
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BBC now a threat to all local newspapers
If the BBC was a family and lived in the house next door to you it would be the neighbour from hell. That's the verdict of some of the most experienced local newspaper editors in the country who now regard the BBC as little more than a state-funded
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Town faces 'exciting future' as development labelled 'huge stepforward'
The planned development of the former Bowyer's Factory site in Trowbridge has received praise from the leader of the council. The proposal to transform the site that has been derelict since 2008 was approved at a meeting on Wednesday, November
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New student accomodation block approved for Wiltshire town
Wiltshire Council has approved plans for a new student accommodation building at Braeside outdoor education centre in Devizes. According to the application, two existing accommodation buildings known as ‘The Beeches’ and ‘The Laurels’ need replacing
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New river crossing proposed beside famous Wiltshire bridge
MORE than 10,000 residents of Bradford on Avon are being asked for their views on plans to create a safe footpath crossing over the River Avon. The consultation has been launched by Bradford on Avon Town Council and the Bristol-based Sustrans group
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Incestuous dad jailed again after having sex with another daughter
An incestuous Wiltshire dad has been jailed - for having sex with his daughter. Father-of-five Robert Cole, 45, was reunited with his estranged daughter, now 20, before having intercourse with her last July. Salisbury Crown Court heard how