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CHIPPENHAM TOWN: Bluebirds humbled at Corsham
Chippenham Town suffered thier second loss of pre-season on Tuesday night as they suffered a 3-0 defeat at Corsham Town. The Bluebirds fielded an experimental line-up, predominantly featuring triallists, but three second-half goals won the
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Review: Maria Razumovskaya, Young Artists' Recital Series, The Pound, Corsham
To come in at quite short notice as a replacement and then play a challenging programme of Schumann and Liszt shows what a depth of talent, and dedication, there is in this young player. Miss Razumovskaya has a delicate touch with no distracting frills
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Review: Copacabana, The Watermill Theatre, Bagnor, near Newbury
Copacabana Watermill till September 4th After the first exhilarating number, I thought - how do they fit so many people on that tiny stage? The next day, having spent hours in a darkened room recovering from Craig Revel Horwood’s latest extravaganza
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Wootton Bassett attacker ordered to do community service
An 18-year-old involved in attacking a youth who suffered a broken nose and cheekbone has been told to do community service. Harlon Moutousamy, of Dunnington Road, Wootton Bassett, punched the victim to the face during a violent incident close to a
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Marlborough Mop fairs to stay put
The two annual Mop Fairs in Marlborough cannot be moved out of the town centre because they operate under an 800 year old statute that would take an Act of Parliament to reprieve. Last night members of the town’s retail forum led by chairman Chris
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Calne motorcycle meet triumph
Thousands of bikers packed Calne town centre at the weekend to mark the 10th anniversary of the Rotary Club’s motorcycle meet. More than 4,000 leather clad riders from all over the country descended on the town before riding to the Bowood estate. They
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Timmy Mallett comes to Calne
Wacky television presenter Timmy Mallett will be the special guest at the official opening of a play area in Calne tomorrow. The town council are delighted to announce that the star of reality television programme I'm A Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here
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Cannabis factory found in Marlborough
Police believe an elderly Vietnamese or Taiwanese woman who lived alone in a rented house just a few yards from Marlborough police station was a front for a cannabis growing racket. When neighbours returning from a party at 1am on Sunday reported
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Chippenham dangerous driver given community service
A 52-year-old Chippenham man whose dangerous driving led to an accident that blocked a major Gloucestershire road for six hours walked free from court yesterday David McCarthy had an unblemished driving record until the incident on the A429 Cirencester
