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  • SOMERSET PREMIER CUP: Keynsham Town 0 Frome Town 3

    FROME Town progressed to the quarter-finals of the Somerset Premier Cup with victory over Toolstation League outfit Keynsham Town last night. In a replay of last week's clash, which was abandoned due to Scott Armstrong suffering broken ribs and

  • Leader in public defence of Wiltshire Council allowances rise

    Leader of Wiltshire Council Jane Scott defended the huge increase in councillor allowances today, following weeks of criticism and a petition calling for her resignation. During November’s full council meeting, members voted in favour of the recommendations

  • Have you seen this furry firefighter?

    An unexpected visitor joined a fire crew on a callout to a fire at a Bradford farm last week, when a pet cat snuck onboard the fire engine. Jennifer Wood lives next door to Corsham Fire Station with her pet cat Poppy, who was sleeping inside the

  • Melksham man handed two-year jail term for dealing heroin

    A Melksham man has been jailed for two years and three months after he was caught dealing heroin. Tobiah Rule turned to the drugs trade after his benefits were stopped at the start of the year and he needed to support his own use of other substances

  • Plea for new leader as Southwick Beavers group face closure

    Beavers in Southwick face an unhappy new year, unless a new leader can be found so they can re-open after the Christmas break. The village’s Beaver colony is full with 22 boys, aged between six and eight, and the group also has a long waiting list

  • Wiltshire College students produce gun warning film for police

    A film produced by pupils from Wiltshire College’s Trowbridge campus will be shown to youngsters across the county to highlight the dangers of carrying weapons and imitations. The piece was a winner of a competition launched by the Wiltshire Police

  • Westbury solar farm plan gets the go-ahead

    A proposed solar farm at Blenches Mill Farm in Westbury is set to go ahead, after it was given permission by Wiltshire Council. The planned 12.5-hectare site, which is adjacent to the sewage treatment works in Slag Lane, was agreed by Wiltshire