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Police make drugs arrest in Melksham
Two men, aged 20 and 21, were arrested on suspicion of possession of cannabis with intent to supply in Melksham last Friday night. Officers on a routine patrol were tipped off by members of the public and arrested the men, both from Melksham, in a car
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Anger as Trowbridge firm grows
Concerned residents fear unpleasant smells, early morning noise and rats could plague them after a scrap metal firm took over a disused site near their Trowbridge homes. Scrap metal merchants EJ Shanley have moved their lorries onto the former Pipeline
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Bradford on Avon police step up search for driver
A man was knocked off his bike on New Road, Mount Pleasant, Bradford on Avon by a silver estate car at 10.50am on July 27. It was believed last week that the cyclist was a nine-year-old boy, but Bradford on Avon Police have now confirmed now that it
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New campus may be built in two years
Corsham Area Board will consider plans for the Corsham Campus at its next meeting in the town hall on Thursday, August 18 at 7pm. At Monday’s Town Council meeting Cllr Allan Bosley, chairman of Corsham Campus Operations Board, told fellow councillors
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Counter revamp bid for Corsham's Mansion House
A rival bid for Corsham Mansion House and library has been submitted to Wiltshire Council by Bill Hall, owner of the town’s Martingate Centre. At a recent meeting of the council’s Cabinet Capital Assets Committee, Wiltshire Council agreed to open discussions
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Warminster man on sex charge took his own life
A former Sunday School teacher charged with indecent assault on a boy under 16 took his own life, an inquest heard on Wednesday. Engineer Alan Clark, 58, of St George’s Close, Warminster, was found dead in his car by police in Westbury White Horse car
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Warminster discount scheme yet to take off – traders
A discount parking scheme operating in Warminster has already reimbursed more than 300 shoppers for the cost of their first hour. The Warminster Parking Partnership was introduced in May in response to raised ticket costs in the town, with
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Parking charges in Wiltshire must be cut, councils told
Councils are being told by the Government to cut the cost of car parking to save ailing town centres. Opponents of increases in car parking charges in Wiltshire have been buoyed by new government guidance which flies in the face of Wiltshire
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Molester’s sentence
A judge has halved the length of a sexual offences prevention order on a man who molested a 14-year-old girl. Ian McLaren, of Snarlton Lane, Melksham, had coerced teenagers into sending him indecent pictures of themselves over the internet and via a
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Date set for Wiltshire school bus meeting
Parents of children who use a subsidised denominational transport service in Wiltshire are being invited to an evening meeting to discuss plans to axe a Wiltshire Council subsidy for the scheme. Currently Wiltshire Council funds the scheme to the tune
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Seaside special boosts Wiltshire rail hopes
Hopes are high for an improved rail service through west Wiltshire as the popularity of a Sunday seaside train proves there is demand in the region. First Great Western is trialling the Summer Sunday Seaside Special which goes through Melksham, Trow-
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Jail for serial child rapist from Chippenham
A man who repeatedly raped a young girl and sexually abused another child has been jailed for 18 years. Stephen Hunt started to abuse the first girl when she was just eight or nine years old. The abuse continued until he started to rape her when she
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Money to help save village life in Wiltshire
Wiltshire villagers could win a share of £5m to help turn the fortunes of their community around. Villages with populations of less than 3,000 can benefit from a nationwide Village SOS Active campaign, which aims to start up new community enterprises
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‘No’ to homes on fields in Wiltshire
Wiltshire Council’s plan for the next 15 years of development in the county’s towns and villages has been criticised in an open letter signed by 25 organisations. Representatives from the groups, including civic trusts and parish councils,
