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Marlborough and Pewsey schools cope with a 50 per cent increase in meals
School across Marlborough and Pewsey are embracing the new government initiative which entitles five to seven-year-olds to free dinners. Sue Brady Catering, based in Marlborough Business Park, has seen a 50 per cent rise in the number of school
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How Gannett Foundation helped Wiltshire Wildlife Trust
Wiltshire Wildlife Trust is one of the many charities to have benefited from the Gannett Foundation, the charitable arm of the Gazette & Herald’s publishers. It was awarded a grant of £7,678 in 2012 to help with its Wellbeing programme, which
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Rugby: Chippenham coach focusing on promotion as Trowbridge clash kicks off season
Chippenham head coach Danny Thomas believes short-term goals will be key to his side’s success this season. The Allington Fields side begin life back in South West One East on Saturday with a trip to newly-promoted rivals Trowbridge. And while
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Second defeat on the bounce for Vale ahead of Vase tie
Pewsey Vale slipped to their second successive 2-0 defeat in the Sydenhams League Division One as they were beaten at Romsey Town on Saturday. Ricky Franklin shot wide from Ryan Banks’ cross early on before Wesley Clark made a great save to deny
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Football: Calne boss Gardner hopes win is a monkey off his side's back
Calne Town boss Simon Gardner hopes his side have finally gotten the monkey off their back after notched up their first win of the season. The Lilywhites failed to take all three points in any of their opening six outings. But on Saturday they
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Football: Melksham boss Perrin is happy with his strike force
Darren Perrin says he wouldn’t swap strikers Gary Higdon and Dan Kovacs for any other partnership in the league after they starred in back-to-back victories. Higdon failed to find the net in his first five matches but opened his account with a
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FA Cup: Wall's double sends Bradford Town through
Boss Paul Braithwaite said if his Wootton Bassett Town players had been more streetwise they might still find themselves in the mix in the FA Cup first qualifying round. Bassett were beaten 2-1 at Western League county rivals Bradford Town in the
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Wiltshire League: Bassett boss delighted with defending
WOOTTON Bassett development manager Mark Varney was pleased with his side’s defence as they held off a spirited Corsham Town reserves to win 2-1 on Saturday. Bassett had conceded 13 goals in three games, albeit they won two of those encounters
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Residents' victory hope over intrusive housing scheme
Residents appear to have won their battle with developers over a housing scheme in Sherston. Villagers gave their blessing to proposals for eight houses, including six social homes, at Easton Square. But they were alarmed after surveying work
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Brain takes on brawn in military-style clash of the fittest
Competitors from around the country are expected to head for Charlton Park, near Malmesbury, this weekend for a new Hunger Games meets Krypton Factor-style competition where, it is claimed, the smart can out-compete the fast. HQrecon is described
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Springfield Community Campus installs self-service book lending machines
Library opening hours at Springfield Community Campus have been extended and new self-service machines unveiled to enable residents to borrow books on Sundays and outside opening hours. The library, which more than 2,000 people visited during its
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Light Operatic Society show raises £735 for Royal British Legion
Wootton Bassett Light Operatic Society has handed £735 to Royal British Legion representatives after its fundraising First World War commemorative concert. Legion branch president Bryan Kingscote thanked the society for staging the show – WBLOS
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Bowls: Bassett bounce back from disappointment to make final
Wootton Bassett's men bounced back from the disappointment of missing last year’s play-offs to book a place in the 2014 Wiltshire Four Rink League final. They thumped Swindon West End 94-60 in the quarter-final at Purton and had a 77-61 victory
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Morrisons workers go ‘round the world’ for £1,000
Staff at Morrisons in Chippenham have raised £1,000 for charity by helping colleagues in the region cycle the equivalent of the circumference of the Earth. Workers clocked up 223 miles over two days on an exercise bike to raise money for Sue Ryder
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Bowls: Devizes play host to county finals
Devizes Bowls Club host the Bowls Wiltshire men’s finals, BW mixed finals and BW ladies domestic finals this weekend on their two greens at Long Street. The host club will be represented early on by Sue Ochyra who meets Pewsey’s Trish Jarrett in
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Blessing given to wedding at girl’s hospice
Parents Richard Dicks and Louise Duman chose to have their wedding day blessed at the hospice where their daughter receives respite care. Five-year-old Ella suffers from a complex genetic medical condition and her mum and dad were anxious for her
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Chippenham's blue bridge open after works
The blue bridge between Baydon’s Wood and Monkton Park in Chippenham reopened last week. The well-used footbridge has been closed for maintenance since July 7 and was scheduled to reopen by July 28. The work was finished last Thursday, three weeks
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Chippenham nightclub plan still on the agenda
Buisness Paul Shayegan said he still intends to open up SN15 nightclub in Station Hill, Chippenham. The Persian, who owns BlueRooms nightclub in Bath, had hoped the new club – where Karma used to be – would be up and running last summer, but said
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VIDEO: Market Lavington High Street shut as house burns
The High Street in Market Lavington remained shut early this evening as Wiltshire Fire Fire and Rescue deal with a serious house blaze. Crews from Devizes, Trowbridge, Westbury and Melksham were fighting a fire in the roof of a terraced house.
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Judge 'wrong' to order boys removed from their Wiltshire mum
A family court judge was wrong to order two boys to be removed from the care of their mother following a hearing in Wiltshire, the Court of Appeal has ruled. Three appeal judges suggested that Judge Katharine Marshall would have made a different
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Tour of Britain: Sir Bradley Wiggins confirmed as Team Sky leader
Sir Bradley Wiggins will ride through Wiltshire as he defends his Tour of Britain title, it was confirmed today. Team Sky named Wiggins, 34, as leader of its squad for the race, which begins in Liverpool on Sunday. Wiggins will ride with fellow
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Help to Buy: Wiltshire is second-highest authority with most completions
More than 48,000 households have been helped by the Government's flagship Help to Buy mortgage support scheme with Wiltshire being the second-highest local authority with the most Help to Buy completions. A total of 48,393 homes have been bought
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Cricket: Roberts is the star of the show for Potterne on final day
Jake Roberts was the star of the show as he almost single-handedly settled Potterne’s final day Premier Two derby with county rivals Goatacre. The Wiltshire bowler claimed a stunning eight wickets for just 48 runs to help Neil Clark’s men earn
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Cricket: Corsham stung by relegation battlers' survival instinct
Corsham finished sixth in the Premier One Division after they were unable to put the brakes on Taunton St Andrew’s successful survival bid. Pete Dennett’s men suffered a crushing 125-run defeat on the final day of the season last weekend as their
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Cricket: Richardson makes telling derby knock for Marlborough
Marlborough brought the curtain down on their Wiltshire Division campaign by battling their way to the derby spoils against Great Bedwyn. Tom Norris’ side notched up a 25-run victory in Savernake Forest to round off a fourth-placed finish in the
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Cricket: Chippenham's radio silence helps save them from the drop
Radio silence proved to be the perfect foil for Chippenham to safeguard their place in the Glos/Wilts Division. After flirting with the relegation zone in recent weeks, Lee Ward’s men upset second-in-the-table Rockham-pton with a two-wicket win
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Calne laser pen wielder threatens Airbus descending into Bristol
Wiltshire Police are warning of the dangers of shining laser pens at flying aircraft. The latest incident involving a laser pen occurred at approximately 9.24pm on Sunday in Calne. The pilot of an Airbus 321 - descending into Bristol airport
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Crucial meeting over re-opening Corsham railway station 'within a month'
A crucial meeting between government officials and campaigners about the re-opening of Corsham railway station will take place within a month, says Devizes MP Claire Perry. The new Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Transport was at Corsham
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Wiltshire's Emergency Services Show to be 'biggest and best yet'
The ninth Emergency Services Show takes place on Sunday and the organisers say it promises to be the biggest and best yet. As well as bringing together Wiltshire's 'blue light' services, the show raises thousands of pounds for charities that support
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Corsham man, 59, who downloaded indecent child images may face jail
A man who downloaded hundreds of indecent images of children has been warned he could be facing a jail term. And Peter Bell, 59, has been ordered to register as a sex offender after admitting a string of offences when he appeared at Swindon Crown
