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Protest over Malmesbury homes plan
Families have launched a campaign to stop houses being built at Parklands in Malmesbury. Objectors met Wiltshire councillor Simon Killane in a double-decker bus run by charity Open Blue on Thursday. They are concerned that Westlea Housing Association
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Enthusiastic Chippenham choir looks for new conductor
A conductor is needed to lead the Chippenham Cantata following the resignation of David Dewar. The small amateur choir is based at St Andrew's Church, in Market Place, and meets on Thursday evenings. Members perform in at least two concerts a year
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Safety work at Calne school
Changes are being made to the entrance of Priestley School in Calne in line with a council initiative to improve road safety. There are plans to introduce dropped kerbs and put up pedestrian gateways at the entrance in Prince Charles Drive under Wiltshire
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Chippenham in TV spotlight
It'll be lights, camera, action for the first time at The Chippenham Auction Rooms on Saturday as a BBC film crew rolls into town. The auction house has been chosen to host the filming of the BBC2 show The Antiques Road Trip, where experts go searching
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Chippenham Guides put down roots
A group of girls from the First Chippenham Guides showed off their creative skills last week when a flower bed they designed was unveiled. The troupe gathered at John Coles Park, in Malmesbury Road, where the raised bed was officially opened
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Lavington School cuts its energy use
Technology was banished for a day at Lavington School to save energy. Instead of calculators, abacuses and slide rules were used in maths lessons and pens and paper replaced computers. School lights were turned off while only cold food and drinks were
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River near Pewsey returns to life
Just eight months after the completion of restoration work on a stretch of the Salisbury Avon near Pewsey, wildlife is flooding back into the area. The water is teeming with fish, yellow flag iris and water forget-me-nots are in bloom on the river banks
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Marlborough patient pays tribute – 55 years later
Retired civil servant Brian Ward went back to Savernake Hospital on Tuesday – 55 years after spending almost two months there flat on his back. He was guest at the first of a series of coffee mornings launched by the hospital Friends, who run
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Five homes in Devizes to become just four
Glazier Steve Brooks has submitted revised plans to build homes on the site of his business. Mr Brooks, owner of Devizes Glass in New Park Street, withdrew a planning application to build five one-bedroom houses in March and the new plan is to build
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Malmesbury pupils love timber trail
Children at the Somerfords’ Walter Powell School are eagerly spending their break times on a new timber trail unveiled last week. It has been paid for by the Somerfords Home and School Association, helped by pupils and parents. Teacher
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Corsham students set off on Peru adventure
Adventurous students from The Corsham School have flown to Peru on a four-week humanitarian mission. The 34 pupils aged 16 to 18 from year 11 and the sixth form, left last Thursday. They will split into two groups and travel in opposite directions round
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New blow for Jay's family from Chippenham
Mum Sue Jenkins is appealing for the return of her youngest son’s bike, which was stolen on Friday. Mrs Jenkins, who spends every day at Bristol’s Frenchay Hospital with her 17-year-old son Jay while he recovers from a brain injury, is devastated that
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Lights out for Chippenham up for discussion
Councillors and members of the public discussed reducing unnecessary street lighting in Chippenham at a meeting of the Area Board. Wiltshire Council has been approached by a number of communities seeking to reduce their carbon footprint, reduce light
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MP says ‘little hope’ for RAF Lyneham
North Wiltshire MP James Gray has dampened expectations of RAF Lyneham being saved from closure, despite raising the issue with Prime Minister David Cameron. Staff at the base are scheduled to move to Brize Norton in Oxfordshire in 2012, leaving
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Devizes good sports help charity
Schools around Devizes got together for a game of dodgeball to raise money for charity. As part of National School Sport week, Devizes School teamed up with the British Heart Foundation to raise money for the charity. A dodgeball day was arranged, using
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Devizes dealer is on to a winner
A rare plaque featuring an American horse acquired by Shambles indoor market antique dealer David Levy is on its way back to the United States. Mr Levy snapped up the silver plaque of the Kentucky Derby winner Twenty Grand when he spotted it at the
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New home for old Devizes skate park
The mothballed Devizes skateboard park equipment has been refurbished and will soon be opening in the village of Rowde. Rowde Youth Council responded to an offer from Devizes Town Council to take the equipment for free. The equipment
