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  • Anger as leaves pile up on Trowbridge path

    A Trowbridge couple believe Wiltshire Council is not taking their complaints about the hazard posed by wet and slippery leaves along their street seriously, after raising the problem last month. Alan and Pat Hayes, of Polebarn Road, are concerned

  • Fair play at Trowbridge's Atrium to start festivities off

    Trowbridge residents will be able to get into the festive spirit when the Wealth of Wiltshire Christmas Fair comes to town on December 11 in the Atrium at County Hall. The Wiltshire Council-run event will include a wide range of local businesses

  • Super Mo Bros smash Wiltshire hair-raising target

    Police officers across Wiltshire have taken on the Movember challenge and already raised more than £1,700 for the men’s health charity. The Wiltshaire Mostabulary team hoped to raise £1,000 but with just a few days to go, the 35 Mo Bros have already

  • Festive thanks as Winsley firm donates Christmas tree

    A Winsley Christmas tree company has given a 25ft tree to Bradford on Avon to thank the town for supporting its business. Nick Durnford, owner of Fine Pines, Church Farm, said the Norway spruce tree, which has been put up at the railway station

  • Gardending - Perfect for planting

    There’s no better time to plant trees and conifers, particularly bare-root ones, when the plants are dormant, but the soil is still warm enough for the roots to become established before spring. So if you’re planting a tree during National Tree

  • RUGBY: Slammin' Sam expects centre role

    SAM Burgess admits his short-term future in rugby union lies in the centre - even if Bath coach Mike Ford sees him as a "barnstorming back rower". League convert Burgess made a 17-minute cameo from the bench as Bath went top of the Aviva Premiership

  • How to deter rats in Melksham

    A pest control team from Wiltshire Council will be giving residents in Melksham tips on how to keep rats away. They will be at the market in Church Street car park on Tuesday, December 9.

  • Anger at grass left to rot in Bradford on Avon

    Bradford on Avon Preservation Trust says its volunteers have been left to clear up the mess in North Meadow on Pound Lane that’s been left behind by Wiltshire Council contractors. The group of 20 volunteers have had two clean ups and gathered more

  • Vandal forced to pay for damage

    A man who threw a punch at a shop window in Market Place, Warminster, at 2.20am on Sunday, smashed it and suffered significant cuts to his hand. He was tracked down by police and will be made to pay for the damage under a local resolution agreement

  • ‘Please rid us of Warminster eyesore!’

    Councillors are backing calls for the removal of unsightly scaffolding in the High Street, after years of complaints. Residents in Warminster have repeatedly registered dismay at the scaffolding in front of 1-3 High Street, which many consider