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Druid carries out healing blessing on 'sentient' Wiltshire river
A river blessing in Calne led by a bishop and a pagan councillor was attended by eight mayors and up to 100 people. The event organised by Councillor Robert MacNaughton, mayor of Calne Town Council, saw the Bishop of Ramsbury and a pagan officiator
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Details revealed for Wiltshire town's next walking festival
RAMBLERS are being offered the chance to try some new walks in the Wiltshire countryside during the 10th Corsham Walking Festival. Booking for all of the 20 guided walks during the festival from Friday to Sunday, June 7-9 will open on Tuesday,
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Ukrainians celebrate their own national pancake week
UKRAINIAN refugees living in and around Bradford on Avon have celebrated their national pancake week. Eastern European nations generally celebrate the ancient Orthodox Christian holiday, known as Maslenitsa, from March 11 to 17, marking the end
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Filmmaker threatened with prosecution over golf course 'trespassing'
LAWYERS acting for the owner of the former Bradford on Avon Golf course have threatened a Wiltshire filmmaker with prosecution for trespass if he sets foot on the land. Chris Alexander, of White Space Films in Bradford on Avon, has been commissioned
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Unpopular planning application for 650 new homes refused by Wiltshire Council
Proposals for a huge housing development of up to 650 new homes outside Melksham have been turned down by Wiltshire Council. The outline planning application was submitted by Gleeson Land in March 2023 and concerned fields at Blackmore Farm, on
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Number of Wiltshire school pupils "persistently absent" revealed in new figures
New data shows that 17 per cent of pupils in Wiltshire schools were recorded as persistently absent as of February. This equates to 7,910 pupils out of 46,595 across the county. The data has been gathered from the Department for Education
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Secondary school receives latest Ofsted rating
A Wiltshire secondary school has again been rated ‘Good’ following its latest inspection by the education regular Ofsted in January. The John of Gaunt School in Trowbridge says it is “delighted” to be recognised as a ‘Good’ school by Ofsted following
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Wiltshire planning applications: WW1 village hall to be replaced
A small village between Chippenham and Swindon is due to get a brand-new village hall after Wiltshire Council approved the demolition of the current hall, which was built during WW1. The Christian Malford Village Hall Committee submitted a planning