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Extreme hair removal in Calne in aid of premature baby unit
Staff in the Calne branch of Tesco Express have this week been waxing off their hair in order to raise money for the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit in the Royal United Hospital, Bath. “We’ve already done lots of things to raise money, we’re going to put
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Volunteers at Pewsey hope to spread speed watch net
Volunteers who man a speed camera in Pewsey are confined to one road but want to include all four main roads into the village, Coun Bob Woodward told the parish council last week. Police have trained volunteers to use the speedgun and drivers breaking
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Celebrity to open Seend fete
Flog It! star Paul Martin will present the prizes and appraise antiques at Seend Fete on Saturday August 14. The TV presenter lives in the area and has agreed to go along to the fete, claimed to be one of the biggest family events in Wiltshire
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Dementia charity in help plea for Marlborough
The charity Alzheimer’s Support is seeking volunteers to help bring Singing for the Brain to Marlborough in September. Alzheimer’s Support Wiltshire is an independent charity that is teaming up with the national Alzheimer’s Society and Wiltshire Council
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Former ‘special’ sponsors Pewsey carnival
Shop owner Andrew Connolly has agreed to sponsor the Pewsey Carnival for the next three years. Mr Connolly, who has Spar shops in Tidworth and Ludgershall, plus one soon to open in Pewsey, replaces the Co-op as the main sponsor to help with running costs
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Mum's the word for cyclist from Devizes
Charity cyclist Eleanor Townsend has reluctantly decided to cancel her latest annual ride – because she’s just had her first baby. Garden centre worker Mrs Townsend, 28, of Bath Road, Devizes, gave birth to Mabel at the end of June and has decided to
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Big boost for canal clean-up in Wiltshire
Dedicated volunteers of the Wilts and Berks Canal Trust have enjoyed another record breaking year breathing new life into the former waterway. Over the last year the local branch of the trust has arranged almost 60 work parties around Chippenham, Calne
