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Corsham Festival: Antonio Forcione, The Pound
It’s not so much what Forcione plays, nor the variety because that wasn’t extensive, it’s what he actually does with an acoustic guitar that is nothing less than mind-blowing. The sounds and effects, the clarity and incisiveness of over-printed melodies
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Corsham Festival: CoMA Collision
There’s generally an invisible yet real gulf between amateur musicians and amateurs. It’s just as much in the mind as in the fingers. The Contemporary Music Association – CoMA – a national organisation, dedicated to enabling amateur musicians to get
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Defendant's mother gives evidence to murder trial
The mother of Daniel de Costa, who is standing trial for the murder of Devizes man Matthew Baggott, has told a jury at Winchester Crown Court of her problems with him when he was a toddler. Victoria Bull, who is a Wiltshire probation officer
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Five holes-in-one at Marlborough course
Golf nut Alex Ballard told how he jumped for joy after becoming one of an incredible five Marlborough players to hit holes-in-one in the same week. The junior captain achieved the feat on the fourth hole of the course, located off Free’s Avenue
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Melksham braced for historic fight night
Boxing: History will be made tomorrow night as Melksham hosts its first ever professional boxing show. Organised by First Team Promotions, the event at the Christie Miller Sports Centre in Bowerhill will be the first professional boxing show in west
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Devizes canoe club off to swell start
Local entries in the Devizes to Westminster canoe race are likely to soar next year following the launch of the Devizes Racing Canoe Club. Although it has been going only seven weeks, the club already has 40 members, 38 of whom turned up for training
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Hot-shot Dolman eyes his big break
Football: Goal-machine Mark Dolman says he is desperate to break into Calne Town’s first team next term after a stunning season in which he netted an incredible 82 times. The 21-year-old, from Lick Hill, picked up the Gazette & Herald-sponsored Golden
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Marlborough school's new bank is good investment
Pupils at Chilton Foliat village school only have to pop along the corridor when they want to put some of their pocket money into savings because the school has opened its own bank. The primary school that recently achieved good marks in an Ofsted report
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Meshtri could be the one to watch
The first new turf racecourse opening for 70 years took place last week when Ffos Las held their first meeting viewed by a sell-out crowd of 10,000 racing fans. The Welsh course, a project pursued by Welsh Business man Dai Walters that has taken five
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Devizes charity cyclists dies
Family and friends of architect Anthony Shores are mourning his sudden death hours after he completed a charity cycle ride in Paris. Mr Shores, who was 46 and lived in Chittoe, was a keen cyclist and had completed a 300 mile bike ride from London to
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Two big name retailers roll in to Marlborough
Both of the biggest empty shops in Marlborough High Street have been let the with two major retailers poised to move in. The family clothing store M&Co, formerly Mackays, which has branches in Devizes, Wootton Bassett and Trowbridge, will be moving into
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Chippenham festival highlights river asset
Thousands of people are expected to descend on the banks of the River Avon this summer for the first Chippenham River Festival. The free event, which is set to go ahead over the August bank holiday weekend, is being hailed by its organisers as the biggest
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Chippenham toddler defies the odds
Brave toddler Alfie Bridges has defied doctors who said he would not live past last winter due to an extremely rare genetic disease. Alfie, two, of Middlefield Road, Chippenham, was diagnosed with the aggressive Mitochondrial Complex lll Deficiency
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Wootton Bassett family day success
About 200 people turned out for the first Midsummer Mayhem Family Fun Day at the Learning Curve Day Nursery in Wootton Bassett at the weekend. Vintage fire engines, tractor rides, dog shows, arts and crafts and mini football were among the attractions
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Gap Year eye-opener for Calne twins
Twins Ella and Phoebe Dickinson swapped their home comforts for a completely new way of life when they spent four months volunteering in Uganda as part of their gap year. The 19-year-olds, from Horsebrook Park, Calne, travelled to the capital, Kampala
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Equestrian round-up: Boggis jumps to victory at Longleat
Lower Stanton St Quinton’s Kitty Boggis scored a deserved win in the Moore Stephens CIC** International section, highlight of three busy days of competition at the Longleat International Horse Trials. The event drew big crowds to the Marquess
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Party wakes up Malmesbury street
Outraged families in Corn Gastons in Malmesbury have slammed the behaviour of youths who caused havoc after a party organised by Brownie leader Yvonne Hawkins. The house party celebrating Ms Hawkins’ daughter completing her A-Levels attracted over 100
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Ironman Glydes to top WIltshire finish
Ironman Jon Glyde was the top Wiltshire athlete in the Marlborough triathlon on Sunday and is now targeting success at November’s World Championships. The Calne athlete completed the weekend’s course, a 400 metre swim, followed by a 19.5 mile cycle and
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New landlord takes over Devizes pub
Charlie Moss, a former customer of the Southgate Inn in Devizes, has become landlord. Mr Moss, 21, ran the pub, in Potterne Road, for three months when previous landlord Eddie Bonnifinni left earlier this year. The pub had been closed since mid-April
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Calne Scouts move to new home
After four years of fundraising, Scouts in Derry Hill are over the moon to move into their new hut. The 1st Derry Hill Scout Group needed to move from its aging hut on the Bowood Estate, where it had been based for nearly 30 years, because its lease
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Wootton Bassett school stalwart cuts back hours
Teacher Isobel Moore will step down from her role as head of languages at Wootton Bassett School next month after breaking both her wrists in a horrific car crash in December. Mrs Moore, 58, who been at the school for 35 years, only returned to work
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Patter of paws in Corsham
Thousands of feet and paws will patter around Corsham Court estate on July 19 as part of a paw trek in aid of guide dogs. Organisers are hoping crowds of walkers and their dogs will turn out to raise money for the national charity. Organiser Derek Stent
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Corsham pensioner told not to feed ducks
Pensioner Harry Metcalf, who every day for the last ten years has fed the ducks at Pockeridge Lakes, Corsham, was devastated when he was banned from throwing bread by anglers who feared he was poisoning the fish. The 70-year-old, of Poynder Road, Corsham
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Calne couple's platinum day
Former Desert Rat Geoffrey Taylor and his wife Violet are celebrating their 70th wedding anniversary this week. The Taylors, from Abberd Way, Calne, are one of the few couples to reach the platinum milestone and they will mark it with a party for family
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Former Devizes fireman dies after blaze
Retired firefighter Bert Goodship died after his clothes caught alight during an accident in the kitchen of his Devizes home. Mr Goodship, who was 85, was making porridge at his home in Elcombe Gardens, when his clothes caught fire from the flame from
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Malmesbury store reopens with bright new look
Malmesbury's High Street is to receive a welcome boost when its Co-op supermarket reopens today after a £270,000 refurbishment. The nine-day revamp means that the store now has whole banks of eco-friendly fridges and has doubled its range of fresh fruit
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Marlborough teenager is all fired up
From being on the verge of death 18 months ago, Marlborough teenager Robert Dobie has taken a step nearer his ambition of becoming a firefighter. The 14-year-old’s determination to overcome the odds and follow his family into the service was rewarded
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Supporters right behind Marlborough campaigner
After an 18 month battle that has dominated her life, health campaigner Val Compton finally gets her day in court next week. She and her team of lawyers who have worked tirelessly for free for the last year-and-a-half will finally get to put their case
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Devizes murder trial hears from accused
Murder accused Daniel de Costa told police he stabbed 35-year-old Matthew Baggott to death after the father-of-one from Devizes had shoved him in the back, a jury heard yesterday. Winchester Crown Court was told on Monday that there is no disagreement
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Chippenham schools on anti-drug patrols
Headteachers at secondary schools in Chippenham have vowed to step up their patrols amid reports of dealers trying to sell drugs to pupils. Pupils told teachers they were offered drugs outside school and other younger pupils have said they
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Chippenham herdsman tells of trample ordeal
Herdsman Mike Scrivin has spoken of his ordeal after he was trampled by a cow at a farm in Dyrham, near Marshfield. Mr Scrivin, 46, was airlifted to hospital with spinal injuries after the freak accident in Talbot Farm near Dyrham Park on Monday
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Theatrical Viagra hits Devizes
It has been some time since amateur dramatic companies have been satisfied producing Agatha Christie style murder mysteries or Alan Ayckbourn style comedies. With Pewsey Amateur Dramatic Society stripping off in their recent production of The