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HGV incident blocks main road as town brought to a 'standstill'
A lorry driver brought parts of Trowbridge to a standstill on Friday, June 21, by blocking a main road with his vehicle. The HGV driver from KRL Logistics in Frome stopped his vehicle in Silver Street to pick up a pallet of equipment. Traffic
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One driver taken to hospital after B3105 incident near Staverton
A driver in his 20s was taken to hospital as a precaution after an incident on the B3105 near Staverton saw one vehicle plough through a hedge 80 metres into a field. Along the way, the Peugeot 308 knocked down a wooden sign support and narrowly
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Council ‘not aware’ of covenant on contested golf course
WILTSHIRE Council says it is not aware of any ‘live covenants’ on the Bradford on Avon Golf Course which locals want to keep as a wildlife habitat. John Hussey, the owner of the nine-hole golf course – which he closed in 2019 – is understood to
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Nick’s epic trek around England’s coastline in memory of late wife
A WILTSHIRE man is almost halfway through a 3,000-mile hike around the entire coastline of England to raise funds for charity in memory of his wife. Nick Johnson, from the Deverills near Warminster, set out from Highcliffe Castle in Dorset on his
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Arrests in police drugs raid after public tip offs
Three people have been arrested on suspicion of drug offences in Wiltshire after police officers carried out a planned warrant. Officers in Melksham arrested a man and a woman in their 30s and a man in his 50s on suspicion of being concerned in
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Three arrested after shopping centre probe
THREE people have been arrested on suspicion of handling stolen goods following a report of theft at The Shires Shopping Centre in Trowbridge. Just after 4pm on Wednesday, June 12 officers received a report that a known individual was inside. The