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Town council leader defends 22.9 rise in Council Tax as bills land
TROWBRIDGE Town Council has defended a 22.9 per cent rise in its precept for 2024/25 as council tax bills are posted to thousands of residents. The local council's share of the total bill will go up to £270.65 in 20924/25, from last year's £220.31
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Police presence stepped up as suspect arrested after town centre knife attack
A 43-year-old man has been arrested in connection with the knife attack in Trowbridge last night (March 18) that resulted in a man being taken to hospital with a cut on his head. Police said the assault took place in Park Road, Trowbridge, and
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Eyewitness describes bloody scene after 'machete attack'
AN eyewitness has described the scene of last night’s attack in Trowbridge town centre that left the victim with a cut on the head from a man wielding a machete. The victim was taken to the Royal United Hospital in Bath for treatment following
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Former Barclays Bank branch up for sale
THE former Barclays Bank branch in Trowbridge has been listed for sale by auction with a guide price of just £250,000. The branch closed on Friday, September 2, 2022, as part of a national cull of 75 branches by the UK ‘big four’ high street bank
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Hunt for suspect after knife attack in Trowbridge
Police are searching for a suspect who attacked a man with a knife in Trowbridge. Officers attended an address on Fore Street at around 6.45pm on Monday evening after responding to reports of a male being "injured by a blade" during an altercation
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Boy 6ft5ins tall banned from basketball team for 'serious incident'
A protective father has accused Trowbridge Basketball Club of discrimination after his autistic son was banned from playing with the club. Marcus Neal, of Highfield Road in Bradford on Avon, says he is seeking legal advice from a law firm after
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50-home development approved for Trowbridge
The construction of a new housing development has been given the go ahead in Wiltshire’s county town. 50 new homes are set to be built on land off Frome Road, in the Upper Studley area of Trowbridge. The original plans were submitted to Wiltshire