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Thrills and spills entertain 6,000 strong White Horse Soapbox Derby crowd
More than 6,000 people turned out to watch the thrills and spills at this year’s White Horse Soapbox Derby including one spectacular crash. Competitors driving 17 home-made karts took to the steep hill from the White Horse at Bratton in a bid to
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Bank holiday fun at Crofton Beam Engines exhibition - all you need to know
A unique model engineering exhibition is taking place for the first time this bank holiday weekend in Wiltshire. Crofton Beams Engines in Marlborough has pumped water from Wilton Water into the Kennet and Avon Canal for over 200 years and will
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Traders say 'shop sales slump' as traffic journeys across Trowbridge ‘quadruple’
Traders in Trowbridge claim a road closure in the town is killing their trade as sales have 'slumped dramatically'. Drivers say that journeys across Trowbridge are taking up to four times as long because of the diversions resulting from the closure
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Exciting plans to revitalise Trowbridge Town Park move a step forward
EXCITING plans to revitalise Trowbridge Town Park have taken a further step forward this week. On Tuesday, May 21, town councillors approved plans to request a £850,000 loan from the government’s Department of Levelling Up Housing and Communities
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Town leader becomes deputy mayor amid council overhaul
THE Liberal Democrat leader of Trowbridge Town Council has been elected as the town’s deputy mayor for the forthcoming civic year. Cllr Stewart Palmen will provide support for the current Trowbridge mayor Cllr Stephen Cooper who has been elected