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Mimic leaves good impression
Best known for her impressions of numerous female politicians and celebrities, television and radio star Jan Ravens delighted a packed audience at Corsham’s Pound Arts Centre with her debut solo show, A Funny Look at Impressions. Ravens, star of Dead
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Who's edgy rock opera
DON’T go expecting a stage version of the film, or a tribute-type show featuring a string of hits along the lines of We Will Rock You or Mamma Mia. Quadrophenia is far more opera than rock, a musical experience which offers troubled musings on the nature
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Bath Super Saturday set to lure in punters
Bath Racecourse are looking forward to a bumper attendance at their Super Saturday meeting, always a popular venue for local racegoers. The action at the Lansdown course gets underway at 2.15 with a two year old Maiden Auction Stakes run over five furlongs
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Marlborough student juggles A-Levels with national stardom
Student Camilla Paget is having to squeeze her A Level exams in between playing in the British lacrosse team with an international fixture on Thursday and the world championships starting in Prague next week. Camilla, 18, whose home is in
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Devizes murder trial: Witness tells of threat to kill victim
Angry Jimmy Waite told friends that Barry Cooper “would be dead” by the end of the night the day Mr Cooper was fatally stabbed, Winchester Crown Court heard today. Karl Quincey, 33, of Longcroft Avenue, Devizes, denies murdering Mr Cooper in
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Caddick unable to fire Wiltshire to victory
Cricket: Wiltshire’s first Minor Counties Championship match against Wales at Usk ended in a draw on Tuesday. Despite the torrential rain in Wales on the Saturday, play started on time and James Hibberd having won the toss asked Wales to bat. In the
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Stanton St Quintin School team set for national lacrosse finals
Stanton St Quintin Primary School are gearing up for the National POP Lacrosse Championships on Sunday at the University of Hertfordshire. This is the second year the school has been fortunate to win their way through to the National Final and represent
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Marlborough motocross rider fights for life after accident
Teenage motocross rider Patrick Stott from Marlborough is gravely ill in hospital after breaking his neck while taking part in a regional championship meeting on Sunday. Details of his crash while competing in the Fast Track Racing support championship
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Chippenham squadron leader bids to break world record on frontline in Afghanistan
A female soldier from Chippenham is looking to break a world record - while serving on the frontline in Afghanistan. Squadron Leader Nel Tindale and 11 of her colleagues will be pounding along a treadmill in an attempt to break the Guinness
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Chippenham headteacher is moving on
Headteacher Lisa Tudor is preparing to say her goodbyes to the ‘fantastic’ staff, children and parents at Monkton Park School this summer. Mrs Tudor, who has turned the school around since she arrived four years ago, has been offered a head
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Devizes veterans' bid to add names of fallen to war memorial
Veterans in Devizes are calling on townspeople to help honour the war dead by finding the names of local servicemen killed in action during and after the Second World War. The war memorial in Long Street only has the names of the 196 servicemen who lost
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Devizes church could double up as concert venue
St Mary’s Church in Devizes could double as a venue for large theatrical performances but still be able to host christenings, weddings and funerals. That is one option being discussed by the parochial church council as they ponder the church’s future
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Fed up residents complain to Wiltshire Council bosses about potholes
Frustrated residents of Market Lavington say they have to dodge numerous pot holes in their roads and have called on Wiltshire Council to carry out resurfacing. There are several pot holes in Fiddington Clay and Stirling Road plus numerous patches where
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Chippenham school's fun runners tune up for piano cash
More than 200 runners put their best foot forward to raise school cash on Sunday. The runners were taking part in the second Friends of St Mary’s school fun run. Organisers from the school said the day was a huge success with 120 runners