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Olympian lends support to ball in aid of charities

Sharron Davies with staff from Stepping Stones and Portage at the Trowbridge pre-school

11:00pm Friday 10th February 2012

Two mothers have enlisted the help of former Olympic swimmer Sharron Davies to publicise a charity ball which hopes to help secure the future of two local charities.

Did Dickens pick our Pickwick for his book from Corsham?

Hare and Hounds Landlord dons a topper to celebrate his pub’s link with Pickwick Papers

9:00pm Friday 10th February 2012

The 200th anniversary of Charles Dickens’s birth held particular significance for one Wiltshire town.

Wiltshire Council tax and fees to be frozen in new budget

Jane Scott says cuts last year will make setting the Wiltshire Council budget easier this time around

7:00pm Friday 10th February 2012

Balancing the council’s books will be an easier task this year, Wiltshire Council leader Jane Scott has declared.

Bradford on Avon builder admits asbestos breach

6:00pm Friday 10th February 2012

A building firm in Bradford on Avon has been given a £7,000 fine after admitting removing an asbestos insulation board from a house in an unsafe manner.

U-turn means Melksham PO to stay

Melksham’s mail building

5:00pm Friday 10th February 2012

Melksham's Post Office has been taken off the market by Royal Mail and will stay in the town centre, it has been announced.

Wiltshire firms vie for green prizes

3:00pm Friday 10th February 2012

The Wiltshire Corporate Green Awards will take place at Wellington Barn, near Calne, on Friday, February 24.

Warminster clear-up for cycle routes

Colin French, centre, and John Walpole of Warminster Cycle Group discussing plans with Chris March, right, of WETS

1:00pm Friday 10th February 2012

Warminster cyclists are getting together with local volunteers to clean up two country lanes, making them safer and easier to use.

Got any good Corsham ghost stories?

11:00am Friday 10th February 2012

Ghost stories from Cor-sham are being compiled as the town council prepares its tourism strategy for Visit England week.

Police warning after snow across the county

A lorry which jack-knifed on the A350 near Warminster

9:38am Friday 10th February 2012

Much of Wiltshire was covered in a blanket of snow this morning as Wiltshire Police warn drivers to take extra care on the region’s roads.

Wiltshire Police dog and handler scoop top award

PC Tracy Doughty and Tyler

9:27am Friday 10th February 2012

Wiltshire Police dog Tyler and his handler, PC Tracy Doughty, are celebrating after beating 10 other police dog teams to qualify for the National Police Dog Assessments this April.

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Both Trowbridge Town Council and Wiltshire Council have recently been working very hard to bring forward a significant multi-sports development in the Trowbridge Community Area. The proposal would bring together a number of sports clubs, to provide a state-of-the-art facility for all of them to enjoy, including pitches, changing rooms and associated indoor and outdoor facilities.  − Cllr Bob Price, Leader, Trowbridge Town Council

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£500,000 on new tiles (in The Shires shopping centre)? And I have been complaining for years that the gents’ toilets smell like a stable. I have been told that planning permission was needed. Did the new management miss the toilets on her tour prior to getting the job? The problem still remains.  − R Gane, Trowbridge

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