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What was the Iron Man doing in Devizes?
Thousands of people had fun in the sun on the first day of Devizes Carnival street fair as they made the most of the weather before the threatened heavy rain forecast for Bank Holiday Monday. The Green, Devizes was full of people of all ages
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What was the Iron Man doing in Devizes?
Thousands of people had fun in the sun on the first day of Devizes Carnival street fair as they made the most of the weather before the threatened heavy rain forecast for Bank Holiday Monday. The Green, Devizes was full of people of all ages
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James Gray, MP for North Wiltshire - Politics at home taking a back seat to world events
Parliament is deep in its summer recess, and domestic politics is taking second place to world events. I was glad to welcome the Prime Minister to Kemble Airfield last Thursday. He helicoptered in and then back to London in time to chair a meeting
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Letter of the week - Residents are being ignored
I am writing to express my concerns regarding the proposed housing development at the former Blounts Court Nursery site at Studley. It is proposed that 28 houses be built on this former horticultural site, which is totally unsuitable for residential
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Proud of hard work
Reading the article and seeing the photo of Mr David Pearce receiving his long-service award (Gazette, August 7) made me think of the members of my family who have received awards like these. I have a photo showing both my grandfathers after receiving
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No benefit to footprint
I must take issue with Tony Sedgwick, whose letter in favour of fracking you published last week. Fracking may indeed offer the possibility of self-sufficiency in gas, in the short term at least. However, it will do nothing to reduce the nation
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Children doing well
l I would like to thank all those who sponsored me on my recent headshave in aid of two children in Uganda who are burns victims. I raised more than £1,400 and both children have now had their first operations and are recovering well. Stanley
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Town is on the up
Last Saturday evening I was delighted to join representatives from Wiltshire Council, Chippenham Town Council, Pubwatch, Chamber of Commerce and the street pastors in looking at and the monitoring of the town centre and associated areas from 5pm to
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Nobody is fooled
Given Wiltshire Council’s unease expressed about solar farms with the latest planning application, I found the picture on page six of the Chippenham edition last week very cynically posed by Duncan Hames and Nick Clegg along with the chief executive
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White horse goes grey
I am saddened to see the current state of the Devizes Millennium White Horse. The sorry appearance does not give a good impression to visitors and to the community, as it has obviously not been cared for in many months. This is especially so in the
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Armed with the facts
Mr Sedgwick raises some important points about fracking (hydraulic fracturing) in his letter last week. Those of us who campaign against fracking do not profess to speak for the people of Wiltshire, but for the growing number of people concerned
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Smooth route to top
There was nothing in Conservative councillor Alan Hill’s letter (July 31) to contradict my assertion that years of underspending on our county’s roads has left them in a terrible state. Wiltshire Conservatives have been running our county since May
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Israel needs support
I do not share Andy Newman’s opinion of Baroness Warsi – (‘Resignation impresses’, August 14) and I am pleased to see her go. In my opinion she has been ineffective in response to the evidence of thousands of Christians murdered annually at the
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‘Spaceship’ is horrid
After seeing the letter of the week last week regarding the ‘carbuncle’ on top of the old barracks in Devizes. Why has this kind of horrific building error been allowed? You see it in so many areas. Devizes is blessed with so much beautiful architecture
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Lose-lose for the town
I read Roger Davis’s letter concerning the sad state of the Assize Courts (Gazette, July 24). Unfortunately, the building’s future looks very precarious. I understand that in May 2013, planning permission was granted for 18 luxury flats and a community
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Sign up for Corsham's memory walk
Registration has opened for the annual Corsham Memory Walk in aid of the Alzheimer’s Society. It begins at 11am in Corsham Park on Sunday, September 21. Participants have the option of taking on a one mile or four-mile route. It also aims to
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Drama beats the boredom
Youngsters in Devizes banished boredom during the summer holidays by learning song and dance. Seventeen children aged between seven and 14 took part in the week-long workshop, run by Bright Lights Drama, at Nursteed Community Primary School which
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Upward swing in Royal Wootton Bassett charity funds
The hugely successful summer golf competition organised by the Rotary Club of Royal Wootton Bassett raised £1,700 for Prostate Cancer UK. The cheque was presented by club president Cari Pridding to the charity’s representative Jim Laing, who has
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Result success at the triple for Chippenham pupils
The Trott household was celebrating on results day after collecting 12 A grades at AS level last week. Triplets Zoe, Sophie and Alice all opened their envelopes at the same time at Sheldon School in Chippenham. The girls, all 17 and from Yatton
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Funds from Wiltshire help keep lifeboat afloat
Freemasons from Wiltshire Summer Lodge have raised money for the Royal National Lifeboat Institution. A social event was held recently where John Pavitt, former coxswain of the Appledore lifeboat station in Devon, gave a talk on what it is like
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CHIPPENHAM TOWN: Collier reckons 'infant' Bluebirds have more in the tank
CHIPPENHAM Town chief Mark Collier would give his side a “seven-and-a-half out of ten” rating for their season so far, despite the Bluebirds notching up a fourth win in five games on Saturday. New signing Darren Edwards, James Guthrie and Alex
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Devizes bowmen seeking a place to shoot
Archery club Devizes Bowmen is appealing for help to find land that can become its permanent home. The club, established more than 50 years ago, had hoped to bid for land that was due to go to auction but it was sold beforehand. The club’s
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Country pursuits and activities on show in Devizes
The best of the country will come to town on September 27 when Wiltshire Wildlife Trust holds an event in Devizes. Everything from sheep and cattle to people showing the best way to make pizza will be on display in the Market Place. A spokesman
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Preview: Angelina Ballerina The Musical, Wyvern Theatre, Swindon. Tuesdy August 26.
It is more than 30 years since Angelina Ballerina first enchanted little girls and three decades on the little mouse in still doing it. Katharine Holabird’s books first appeared in 1983 and went on to become a successful cartoon series nine years
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Tree cheers for forest festival at Westonbirt Arboredum
About 20,000 people are expected to converge on Westonbirt Arboretum this weekend to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the woodland attraction’s popular Treefest. Westonbirt’s signature three-day summer event will involve a huge range of largely
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Marlborough pupil's fair tree wins contest
Young designer Grace Ahmed impressed judges with her ‘treemendous’ design in a National Graphic Design competition. The 19-year-old St John’s pupil beat 3,079 other students in the PrintIt competition and won the best design process category announced
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Archaeological dig in Chippenham seeks to unearth King Alfred's line of defence
Archaeologists are digging up a garden in Chippenham in the hope of finding a line of Saxon defence. Antiques Roadshow experts Marc and Lisa Allum have offered their garden in St Mary’s Street to be excavated. The team, headed by historian
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Generosity creates Urchfont pop-up shop
A pop-up bookshop is proving popular in Urchfont. The novel idea came about after plans for a book stall at a summer fair resulted in nearly 50 boxes of books being donated. The sheer volume meant there needed to be something more than a stall
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Farming diary - Season of change upon us
A very stormy week ended with an autumnal feel to the air after the clouds managed to deposit 47.5mm (almost 2ins) of rain, which halted harvesting of any crops here and on Stowell Farm. But now the line on the barograph is starting to climb again
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SOUTHERN LEAGUE PREMIER DIVISION: Histon 1 Chippenham Town 3
CHIPPENHAM Town’s fine start to the season continued yesterday as the Bluebirds brushed aside an inexperienced Histon side to make it four wins from five matches. With regular strikers Alan Griffin and Lee Phillips injured and Omar Simpson away
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Zena Robson, Woodborough Garden Centre -
I don’t know about you, but I felt that the garden went over really quickly this year. After a promising start at the end of May, followed by a good June with an occasional downpour, it was all going well. Then July came and was so hot and dry
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My Word - By Don Jones - Community spirit comes alive
In much of Wiltshire, we’ve now entered carnival season. Hundreds, of not thousands, of people will be giving up their free time to give us some great spectacles and some marvellous events. Our carnival processions may not be as big as those on
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Take a closer look at Corsham's rich heritage
Corsham Civic Society has some exciting events lined up in support of the national Heritage Open Days programme. Across the country, historic buildings will be opening their doors to offer visitors a rare free glimpse at what is inside. The annual
