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Businessman fined nearly £4,000 for dumping rubbish on major A-road
A Wiltshire businessman has been fined nearly £4,000 for dumping rubbish on a major A-road. Mr Mohammed Hawkar, of Wicker Hill in Trowbridge, was prosecuted by Wiltshire Council for fly-tipping rubbish on the A303 near Winterbourne Stoke. At
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Why £6.6m Doric Park project was doomed to fail
Trowbridge Town Council had “no choice” but to cancel its controversial Doric Park artificial pitch project in January, a project management expert has concluded. Following a damming review of the ill-fated project, Richard Grady, of Consult QRD
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Salvation Army launches 2024 Christmas Present Appeal
The Salvation Army’s Christmas Present Appeal was officially launched this week and all its collection points are ready to receive your donations. The charitable organisation is hoping residents in west Wiltshire will donate brand-new unwrapped
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Man arrested after 'vehicles rammed and shot at'
A man has been arrested after a vehicle was rammed and shot at in Wiltshire. In the early hours of Sunday, November 10 at a farm in Wilsford, several suspects in vehicles surrounded the victims' and shot out of the windows using catapults while
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Two protestors charged with spraying orange paint on Stonehenge
Two Just Stop Oil protestors have been charged in connection with throwing an orange substance over the rocks at Stonehenge back in June. Wiltshire Police have charged Rajan Naidu, 73, of Gosford Street, Birmingham, and Niamh Lynch, 22, of Norfolk
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Man in van writes letter of apology after verbal attack
A man in a van has written a letter of apology to the victim of his verbal attack. The 56-year-old man accepted responsibility for the assault around 12.30pm on September 30 on the A350 Beanacre Road in Melksham. Wiltshire Police released a
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Italian chef fled from police after ‘panicking’ over glass of wine
A chef in Wiltshire who panicked about drink-driving and drove away from police wasn’t actually over the limit at all – but has now landed himself with other convictions costing over £1,000. Blerim Losha, of Yeoman Way in Trowbridge, has pleaded
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Work begins to build new £16 million health centre
Work to construct a state-of-the-art health and care facility in Trowbridge is due to begin after the £16 million project was given the green light to go-ahead. The new Trowbridge Integrated Care Centre will be built on land at Hammersmith Fields
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Community grants application process ‘streamlined’ for 2025
Trowbridge town councillors have voted to ‘streamline’ their annual community grants process for next year to make it easier for organisations applying for funds. The council’s budget for community grants in 2025/26 is anticipated to be £55,000
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Mystery retailer submits offer for former Poundland store
A mystery retailer has made an offer to lease the former Poundland shop unit in The Shires shopping centre in Trowbridge. The space has been vacant since Saturday, July 20 when Poundland closed its flagship store in the centre after deciding not
