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Fire crews rush to residential street after 'smoke bomb' incident
Fire crews rushed to a reported fire in a residential Wiltshire street only to discover a smoke bomb was in use. Firefighters from Trowbridge and Corsham Fire Stations were deployed to Hill Rise in Chippenham after reports of a domestic fire.
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'Old fashioned' live auctions rivalling eBay and Vinted to launch in Wiltshire
A series of ‘old-fashioned’ live auctions designed with affordable items for the general public will launch in Wiltshire in September. RWB Auctions typically holds specialist online auctions with expensive collector's items for buyers with niche
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Shoppers saddened after Tesco superstore closes permanently
Shoppers in a Wiltshire town centre were visibly saddened following the closure of a Tesco superstore after 16 years. The Tesco supermarket in Emery Gate Shopping Centre, Chippenham, closed its doors for the final time on Thursday, August 15.
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Solar panel salesman ordered to pay £20,000 for targeting elderly victims
A solar panel salesman has been ordered to pay £20,000 in compensation after committing trading standards offences in Wiltshire. Dylan Ryan, 22, and 30-year-old Nico White, both from Poole in Dorset, were sentenced for offences relating to the
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Warning after hundreds of incursions onto MoD training land in Wiltshire
The MoD has issued a warning to the public after hundreds of incursions on military training land in Wiltshire. Between September 2022 and August 2023, there were over 700 incidents of members of the public straying into parts of the Salisbury
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Career change ready? Have a spare room? Become a foster carer with Wiltshire Council
Wiltshire Council is asking people thinking of a change of career or who have a spare room to consider fostering. The council is keen to recruit additional foster carers and will provide training and ongoing support with payments which reflect
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Indian kitchen and bar with 'fun menu' to open in Wiltshire
A “fun” Indian kitchen and bar is set to open in the heart of a Wiltshire village. Sasa’s Indian Kitchen and Bar will take over the restaurant of Crudwell’s Pettifers Free House Hotel, near Malmesbury, from Monday, August 19. Business owner
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First of four new children’s homes set to open in Wiltshire
The first of four new children's homes in Wiltshire is getting ready to 'open soon' as more details are revealed. The four new homes come as part of a 10-year-long partnership between Wiltshire Council and Horizon Care and Education Group, to help
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Sellout event with 'acting legend' forced to move to bigger venue
High demand to see acting legend Sir Simon Russell Beale has forced Marlborough LitFest to move the sellout event and add more tickets. Marlborough LitFest 2024 is an annual event that draws in crowds of thousands from across the UK who come to
