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Farmer in court over Malmesbury kebab shop owner's death crash
A farmer has appeared in court charged with leaving mud on a road which led to the death of Malmesbury Kebab shop owner Mesut Kayran. George Withers, 37, of Moor Lane in Charlton, was ordered to return to Chippenham Magistrates Court on July 23 after
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Wltshire Council's new leader having sleepless nights
New leader of Wiltshire Council Jane Scott says she is having sleepless nights as she prepares to take the county’s local government into a new era. The representative for By Brook was elected leader of the Conservative group at a meeting of
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Town criers' showdown in Wootton Bassett
Town criers from all over the country will descend on Wootton Bassett on Saturday when the town hosts the Ancient and Honourable Town Criers Guild Championships of 2009. The visiting criers will be competing in two rounds, the first of which will be
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England star Caddick impresses for Wiltshire
Ex-England paceman Andy Caddick took two wickets in a lengthy spell this morning in a rare appearance for Wiltshire. The Somerset fast bowler, 40, is playing for the county in there three day Minor Counties Championship game against Wales at
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Chippenham Redbacks make it five wins out of five
Chippenham Redbacks 99, Bournemouth Demons 57 at Hove RFC Local football star Kauppinen, and Tom Ingall, have taken to Aussie Rules Football like ducks to water and dominated the midfield. Both players ran hard and out competed Bournemouth
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Funeral details for 23-year-old Chippenham man
THE funeral of a 23-year-old Chippenham man who died last week will take place on Thursday at 1.45pm at West Wilts Crematorium. James Williams, known as Jay to his friends, died at his family's home in Chippenham on May 27 aged 23. The funeral
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Review: Night Bench, Wharf Theatre, Devizes Festival
The first thing that strikes you about Night Bench is how faithfully the two characters, playing old women with absurdly exaggerated proportions, resemble cartoon characters in the style of Monty Python's Terry Gilliam. Then comes the quiet and measured
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Malmesbury boy racers slammed by resident
Malmesbury resident Arthur Robb fears boy racers in the town could have a negative impact on local tourism. Mr Robb has become so frustrated with the noise he’s started making a record of the disruption. Station Yard car park in Malmesbury
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Collingbourne win against Devizes 2nd
Wiltshire County League Cricket: Collingbourne v Devizes 2nd On Saturday Collingbourne CC played hosts to Devizes 2nds on a good wicket under a threat of rain. Collingbourne won the toss and elected to bat first expecting the early conditions
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Corsham needs bloom volunteers
Corsham Town Council is looking for volunteers to lend a hand in preparation for the South West in Bloom in a bid to win a gold award this year. A range of voluntary tasks can be undertaken to help the town look its best for the judging of Corsham in
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Bid to save Wootton Bassett's green space
Campaigners in Wootton Bassett have stepped up their fight to save a sports ground in the town. Residents who live near the Gerard Buxton sports ground off Rylands Way, which was given planning permission for 168 homes last year, are applying for the
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The secrets of homeopathy
Homeopathy is a holistic method of treating conditions by allegedly boosting the body’s natural energy to encourage healing. It follows a principal that the symptoms of illness are a body’s natural and automatic effort to heal itself and recognition
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Tackling the "worried well"
Before we even consider specific medical screening tests, most doctors will agree that the most important factors for a long and healthy life are lifestyle issues which revolve around the way we choose to live our lives. These include diet
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Marlborough Mayor pays his own way on world tour
Marlborough Mayor Nick Fogg has pledged he will not be using any public funds when he travels to America and possibly also to New Zealand to firm up links with the towns sharing the same name. The current annual allowance received by mayors in Marlborough
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Easton Royal governor wins top regional award
Pupils at Easton Royal School have joined in celebrations this week at the news that the chairman of their school governors Shelley Whitehead has been chosen as the best in the West. The winners of the West of England Teaching Awards were a
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More treats in store at Devizes Festival
Devizes Festival is now well under way but there is plenty more to come in the next week and a half. A local band will be crowned as the best in the area following the final of Battle of the Bands, taking place at the Corn Exchange on Friday night.
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Grumpy old rock star delights festival audience
Self-confessed grumpy old rock star Rick Wakeman revealed that he is no stranger to Devizes as he got ready to perform at Devizes Festival on Saturday. Mr Wakeman, who shot to fame in the 1960s as the keyboard player with bands like Yes and The Strawbs
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Corsham residents welcome new parking restrictions in town
Corhsam householders are welcoming proposals for parking restrictions to be put on some of the most congested roads in the town. Wiltshire Council has begun a public consultation and has been working with Corsham Town Council to identify the most congested
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Review: Mervyn Stutter at Easterton Vilage Hall
Although Devizes Festival is in full swing, it does not have the monopoly on high-quality professional entertainment in the area. Easterton village hall, which has recently signed up to Rural Arts Wiltshire, welcomed the Bournemouth-based entertainer
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Five arrested after Calne pub brawl
Five people were arrested during the early hours of Saturday when a mass brawl broke out outside The Wheatsheaf in Calne. Fourteen police officers were called to the pub in Curzon Street after reports of a fight involving a number of people were made
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Man dies at Wootton Bassett golf club
A man in his 60s died after collapsing at Wiltshire Golf and Country Club. The incident happened shortly before 2pm last Monday when the man arrived at the course in Wootton Bassett with a group from a society in Somerset. They had just begun the course
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Popular Wootton Bassett teachers moving on
Students at Wootton Bassett School will bid farewell to some of their longest serving teachers when they pack up their books for the summer in July. Assistant headteacher Steve Blakelock is taking semi-retirement after 23 years at the school and PE teacher
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Chippenham couple celebrate 65 years together
Despite being separated by the war just three months after they married, Win and Stewart Bond celebrated 65 years of wedded bliss this week. The couple, of Hill Corner Road, Chippenham, met as teenagers in Tavistock, near where Mr Bond, 85, was working
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Swindon youngster will lead out England tomorrow
YOUNG fan Decland Harris will lead Wayne Rooney, Steven Gerrard and David Beckham out at Wembley tomorrow night. The ten-year-old, of Oakhurst, Swindon, will be one of 11 England mascots. The aspiring goalkeeper, who plays for the U10B team of
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Chippenham residents' anger over car vandal attacks
Angry residents have criticised vandals who damaged more than 15 cars in Chippenham. Over a period of two weeks in May, cars in Ashfield Road, Malmesbury Road and Sheldon Road were sprayed with aerosol paint and their windows were smashed. Caroline
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Wiltshire Air Ambulance called after OAP fall in Chippenham
The Wiltshire Air Ambulance was called out yesterday morning to reports of an elderly woman suffering from serious head injuries at her home in Chippenham following a fall. The woman who is believed to be in her 80s fell at around 9am and the air ambulance