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Trowbridge takeaway hit with £6.7k fine
A Trowbridge takeaway owner has been fined more than £6,700 by magistrates after admitting seven fire safety failings, including locking two doors on a fire escape. Kenan Olmez, owner of Best Favourite Fried Chicken in Market Street, was prosecuted
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Wiltshire college students’ Arc outcry
DEFIANT students protested outside Wiltshire College in Trowbridge on Monday, over plans to close the Arc as a professional theatre. Professional productions will come to an end and students will be moved out of their rehearsal space and into the theatre
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Warminster teen's on a wing and some flair
A TEENAGER from Hill Deverill took to the skies for his first solo glider flight on his 16th birthday last month, before flying to Munich with his father and brother. Kingdown School student Tom Drews, who is back at school studying his GCSEs, has been
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Police teams pitch in to remember colleague
Teams of Wiltshire coppers got their boots on for the annual fundraising match in memory of Westbury PC Mike Johnson. A team from Wiltshire Police’s E Division, drawing from the county outside Swindon, took on the Armed Response Group (ARG) at Westbury
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Apple day proves ap-pealing
MORE than 2,000 people had a pipping good time at Lacock Abbey’s seventh annual National Trust Apple Day on Sunday. At the event, which ran from 10.30am to 4pm, there were around 150 varieties of apple on display which were used to help visitors identify
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Pupils showcase work towards a green future
PRIMARY school pupils got together at St Laurence School last week to discuss climate change. The youngsters made presentations about what they have been doing to reduce their carbon footprint to Climate Friendly Bradford on Avon, a local group
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Weedkiller raid on Trowbridge football club
A pitch was sprayed with weed killer in a new attack on Trowbridge Football Club, just hours before young children played at the ground. Club staff had to make 200 calls to parents of children as young as seven, who had used the pitch the day before,
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Rugby star tackles pupils' questions
Rugby star Ben Williams inspired youngsters at a school in Trowbridge, with a talk about his launch into a successful sporting career at a young age. The 22-year-old, who is centre for the Bath Rugby first XV squad, fielded questions from pupils
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Ex-pupils remembered in school’s new orchard
A MEMORIAL garden dedicated to the memory of former George Ward School pupils who have passed away since leaving the school has been unveiled at Melksham Oak School. At a ceremony on Tuesday evening, the families of Michelle Phillips, Joanne Hiscocks
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Grape expectationss for Bradford on Avon Hotel
Bradford on Avon’s wine-producing hotel carried out the French tradition of the vendange this week. The Leigh Park Hotel in Bradford Leigh is believed to be the only hotel in Britain boasting its own commercial vineyard. The vendange (grape vine picking
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BOXING: Richards beaten in Bethnall Green
LIAM Richards' bid for an English title belt ended in failure last night. The Melksham fighter, 25, was comprehensively outpointed by Norfolk's Ryan Walsh in their English super-bantamweight fight at York Hall. Walsh, unbeaten in 12 previous fights,
