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Wootton Bassett says farewell to three fallen soldiers
The body of the 201st soldier to die in Afghanistan was repatriated today - alongside two brave fusiliers and the comrade they died trying to save. Sgt Simon Valentine, 29, a married father of two young daughters, died whilst on routine foot patrol
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Wootton Bassett ready for today's repatriation
The bodies of four more soldiers killed in Afghanistan will arrive back at RAF Lyneham today. Hundreds will line the street in Wootton Bassett for a repatration service at 2pm. All four were members of the 2nd Battalion The Royal Regiment of Fusiliers
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Calne student gets perfect A-level score
A Wiltshire history student is celebrating after achieving a rare perfect score in the subject. Lucy Preston, 18, managed 100 per cent in her history paper despite not "busting a gut" at revision time. The talented teenager, who was deputy head
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Education is the key in the Wiltshire gypsy debate
As the gypsy debate reaches crisis point Wiltshire Councillor Simon Killane has revealed his own roots as the son of an Irish traveller. He tells JOE WARE why he believes gypsies must be allowed to settle for the sake of the children’s education
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Saucy seaside art from Calne sells for lots of cash
A set of saucy postcard paintings rescued from a skip in Calne sold for more than £2,000 at auction last week. The 25 works by Phil Millar – nicknamed Pedro –were the original designs for a set of Carry On-style cards popular in the 1960s and
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Orange orbs at Calne have skywatchers baffled
Skywatcher Trevor Vincent is baffled by strange lights he saw in the sky above Calne on Saturday night. Mr Vincent, of Westerham Walk in Calne, was enjoying a barbecue at a friend’s house when something moving quickly across the sky caught his eye.
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Chippenham police in Overdrive to curb boy racers
Boy racers and dangerous drivers have been targeted in a crackdown by Chippenham police. Operation Overdrive took to the streets recently with eight officers in marked and unmarked cars. During the nine-hour operation, officers paid regular visits
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The Nobel surprise for Marlborough
Nobel-prize author William Golding, who grew up in Marlborough, tried to rape a 15-year-old girl in the town, according to a biography due to be published. It happened when he was in his late teens and on holiday from Oxford university.
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Boat planter sailing back at Devizes
An iconic part of flower displays in Devizes town centre has been restored. Devizes Town Council’s 12-foot long boat planter was wrecked by vandals who took it from the roundabout on Southbroom Road and dumped it in The Crammer in March.
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In Marlborough big bikes are not just for the boys
Breast cancer survivor Pat Adams decided during her illness that, if she couldn’t beat her motorcycling husband and son, she might as well join them. She bought a Harley Davidson motorbike, even though she hadn’t passed her test. Now
