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  • Volunteers at Great Chalfield Manor

    Bath based Mowbray Woodwards Solicitors closed its office last Thursday for a day of community service at a local National Trust property. More than 40 employees volunteered their services to Great Chalfield Manor near Melksham, a charming 15th century

  • Preview: Infestation, Pound Arts, Corsham

    HAVE you ever found a beetle beautiful or an insect intriguing? If you have, this is one for you: if not, then come and explore Infestation at The Pound, Corsham.Traditionally trained wood sculptor Alex Jones has been carving a menagerie of large creatures

  • Warminster duo clock up 45 years between them at Wren House

    TWO Warminster carers with 45 years between them are as keen as ever to help those in need at Wren House.Ellie Simmonds and Donna Van Tromp started off as care workers at the home on Vicarage Street before being promoted to managerial positions.Ms Van

  • Wiltshire care firm's teatime treat

    ERIC and Anne Pelling, founders of care company Butterfly, recently welcomed clients to a spring tea party.Each year, the couple, who live in Wiltshire, invite clients to come to tea, meet each other and share a social experience. They even arrange transport

  • Wiltshire bikers band together to present cheque before run

    MOTORCYCLISTS from Wiltshire Bikers joined the Bath Classic Motorcycle Club to present a cheque of £750 to Wiltshire Air Ambulance on Sunday (19).They then headed off for the annual 'Spring Chicken Run', which is an event normally only open to small engined

  • Party time as Winsley project reaches a milestone

    SINCE being set up 30 years ago, the Winsley Village Project has aimed to help those who are less fortunate by supplying famine relief and long term medical aid to people in third world countries.This year, the organisation will mark its milestone anniversary

  • Now and Then - Staverton School

    Staverton School 3 Then and Now. We continue with our feature on the Staverton School in the building funded by George Smith in 19th centuryReading, writing and arithmetic were the core subjects and by 1871 geography and history were also taught. A

  • From the Files

    May 1, 1970WARMINSTER: It is rumoured that the Ministry of Public Buildings and Works are planning a supermarket on the site of the present Warminster head post office at the corner of East Street, already the town's worst bottleneck. Warminster Urban

  • Politicians and people need to be respectful

    WELL after all these weeks Polling Day is almost upon us.Last week I felt the national election campaign was flagging a little, and this week has confirmed that impression, as the pronouncements from leading political figures have grown ever more strident

  • Railways are catching up

    As this column has hopefully demonstrated over the last two or so years, technology increasingly touches all corners of our lives, and even those who claim to be luddites are even finding their lives unwittingly taken over by devices like smartphones.We