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Trailer sheds bricks onto bridge and blocks road
A van blocked a road after its trailer-load of bricks were unloaded early. The “runaway” bricks blocked the road at the bottom of Winsley Hill, B3108, east of Bradford-on-Avon. The road was blocked for about an hour around 3pm on June 17. No
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Trowbridge charity relocates to Castle Place shopping centre
A Trowbridge charity which helps vulnerable people is back in action after moving to the Castle Place shopping centre. Ruksak 45218 is relocating to the former Shaws the Draper store in the shopping mall after being told in May it had to vacate
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What you need to know about festival MarshFest's fifth outing
ORGANISERS of MarshFest are cock-a-hoop after booking Matt Owen of Noah & the Whale and his band The Delusional Vanity Project to play at this year’s event. MarshFest is set to return to Marshfield for the fifth time on Saturday, September 14 with
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Summer Solstice: All the planned road closures for the event
A NUMBER of roads, byways and footpaths will be closed next week because of the Summer Solstice. The event will take place on Thursday 20 June and the morning of Friday 21 June. Car parking will be available from 7pm on 20 June until 6am
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Longleat's cute Fennec Fox kits growing up fast
What a difference a few weeks makes for Longleat’s pair of adorable fennec fox kits whose giant ears are now pricked as they curiously explore their surroundings. When they were born at the Wiltshire Safari Park in April they weighed just 46g and
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PICTURES: Wiltshire motor show entertains families and car enthusiasts
Families and car enthusiasts had a Father's Day to remember as the Salisbury Motor Show returned in 2024. With more than 100 cars on display, people in and around Salisbury had a range of vehicles to peruse and view from classic cars through to
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Suspected stalker arrested again after incident at Hungry Horse pub
A suspected stalker has been arrested twice after profane graffiti was sprayed onto a Chippenham pub. At around 7.35am on Monday (June 17) Wiltshire Police received a report of a disorder and criminal damage at the Rowden Arms in Bath Road, Chippenham
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Steam and showers greet visitors to Wessex Midsummer Vintage Show
STEAM and showers greeted hundreds of visitors to the Wessex Midsummer Vintage Show at Southwick on Saturday and Sunday June 15 and 16. The two-day event at Greenhill Farm, on the Bradley Road, was organised by Wessex Stationary Engine Club but
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Police investigate break-ins at two shops in Trowbridge
POLICE are investigating break-ins at two empty shops in Trowbridge town centre in which power tools and a safe were stolen. They are the former Coral bookmakers store in Fore Street and the empty British Heart Foundation store in Fore Street.
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Wiltshire planning: 'Unacceptable' traveller site and police station demolition
A retrospective planning application for a traveller site south of Swindon has been refused by Wiltshire Council after it was judged “unacceptable in principle.” Plans have been refused for a 3-pitch caravan site on land north of 34-39 in Clyffe
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Alleged stalker arrested following incident at Hungry Horse pub
A man has been arrested in Wiltshire on suspicion of various offences, including drug driving and stalking. Police received a report of a disorder and criminal damage at the Rowden Arms in Bath Road, Chippenham at 7:35am on Monday, June 17.
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Primary school expands forest school to include pre-school children
A primary school in Keevil will be able to expand its forest school after receiving a range of new equipment. Keevil Primary School collaborated with Wickes in Trowbridge, the home improvement and DIY store, to receive new tools including spades
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Mum describes terror of woman trying to lure daughter away
A Trowbridge mum has described how a stranger tried to lure her five-year-old daughter away after school closed for the afternoon. The incident happened outside the Tesco Express convenience store in Brook Road, Broadmead after the nearby Walwayne