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Wiltshire safari park keeper takes on fundraising challenge in Africa
A Longleat keeper is taking on a challenging marathon in Africa next month to raise money for a conservation charity. Longleat’s lead carnivore keeper Caleb Hall, 36, has worked at the Wiltshire Safari Park for over 12 years, and his love of animals
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Which supermarket sells the best £5 bottle of red wine? I happily found out
Midweek trips to the pub, family and friends around for drinks after a walk, Brits love an excuse for a tipple. And it never tastes better than when it's drunk on the weekend - when the wine doth floweth. After all, a meal without wine is breakfast
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Which supermarket sells the best £5 bottle of white wine? I happily found out
During a cycling trip last summer, I had a white wine experience that will never leave me. After passing Venice and making our way towards the Slovenian border, the Italian landscape slowly shifted from majestic Renaissance buildings to eventually
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REVIEW: Life of Pi show is 'absolutely astounding'
Drama school graduate Adwitha Arumugam gives an absolutely astounding performance in her debut role in the West End sensation Life of Pi at Bath’s Theatre Royal. For one so young, she commands the stage as the 16-year Pi cast adrift in the Pacific
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Trowbridge mayor urges councillors to do what’s best for the town
The mayor of Trowbridge has pleaded with councillors to put “partisan” party politics aside and do what’s best for the town. Cllr Stephen Cooper said that despite the prospect of a General Election on Thursday, July 4 and elections in May 2025
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Residents urged to comment on revised Elm Grove Farm housing plans
Residents in Trowbridge are being urged to comment on revised plans by Redrow Homes to build up to 248 new homes at Elm Grove. The housing developer has submitted an amendment to Wiltshire Council for its application to build the new development
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Kingston Place fire ‘started accidentally’ fire service confirms
A fire that destroyed 75 per cent of a historic house in Bradford on Avon started accidentally, the fire service has confirmed. The owners of the home have said they believe a fault in a electricity meter to be the cause of the fire that destroyed
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Chippenham's Conservative candidate ‘somewhat surprised’ by July election
The Conservative candidate standing in Chippenham has said he was “somewhat surprised” by the announcement of a July election. Rishi Sunak has declared that the general election will be held on July 4, which means that candidates across Wiltshire