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New appeal in Chippenham prompts fresh calls
The new police unit set up to take a fresh look into the suspected murder of Corsham rugby player and Chippenham fitness instructor Donovan Van Lill has received dozens of calls. The reinvestigation was launched last week and began with the delivery
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Big step for Nicole as she prepares to jet home to Westwood
Westwood's Nicole Chorley is recovering following her second operation in America, which was funded by generous donations to the Nicole’s Goal appeal. On Tuesday cerebral palsy sufferer, Nicole, six, underwent life-changing hamstring and tendon-lengthening
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Freshford and Limpley Stoke's happy second birthday
The Galleries Shop & Café, Freshford and Limpley Stoke’s community shop, recently celebrated its second birthday. The Freshford Lane shop, which opened in August 2009, is owned and run by the community, and has enjoyed some encouraging customer footfall
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Melksham nurse faces drugs probe
A community mental health nurse from Melksham will face a disciplinary hearing on Tuesday accused of trying to obtain cannabis from one patient, and exposing himself to another. Craig Martin, of Union Street, Melksham, faces a charge before the Nursing
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Trowbridge school taken out of special measures after just a year
A Trowbridge primary school has been lifted out of special measures by Ofsted inspectors just a year after it was placed in them. St John’s Roman Catholic Primary School headteacher Frank Toner is celebrating after changing the school’s fortunes. It
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Bath’s HGV woe heading Wiltshire's way
Wiltshire roads could soon have more lorries travelling along them after councillors in Bath pushed ahead with plans to ban the vehicles from the city centre. Plans are afoot to prevent heavy goods vehicles from using the world heritage city as a route
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New order for child porn Trowbridge man
A man who downloaded child pornography while on a suspended sentence for similar matters has again escaped jail. Anthony Shore, of Newtown, Trowbridge, had thousands of pictures and films stored on his computers when he was arrested in January. A judge
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Police step up hunt for Corsham attacker
Police have renewed appeals for witnesses to an assault on a teenager in Corsham on July 23. A 17-year-old girl was heading towards the town centre, walking alone in an alley parallel with The Tynings and leading to Pickwick Road, when she was attacked
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New Wiltshire trustees named
Trusteed of the new Wiltshire Air Ambulance charity say they are proud to be leading it into a new era. After years of lobbying, the Great Western Ambulance Service (GWAS) has agreed to relinquish its sole trusteeship of the Wiltshire Air Ambulance
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Wiltshire estates in child poverty shock
Almost one in every two young people in parts of Trowbridge and Melksham are in poverty – double the national average. Figures released by Wiltshire Council show that 44.3 per cent of youngsters on The Forest estate in north east Melksham are
