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Family keep up right-to-die bid

7:00pm Friday 17th May 2013

The Nicklinson family returned home to Melksham yesterday, after spending three days presenting the next stage in their battle to change the law on assisted dying begun by the late Tony Nicklinson.

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Body of former council officer discovered in Melksham

5:31pm Friday 17th May 2013

The body of a retired council officer was found at a house in Melksham yesterday evening.

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Pavilion joy as club gets home in Whitley

1:00pm Friday 17th May 2013

THE Golden Fleece Cricket Club has played its first fixture on its new ground, next to Whitley Golf Club, marking the success of a two-year project to find and fund a home for the team.

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Body recovered from Melksham home

10:18am Friday 17th May 2013

The body of a male believed to be in his 60s was discovered at Beech Avenue, Melksham yesterday (Thursday).

Right-do-die appeal begins

12:21pm Monday 13th May 2013

Leading judges said today that they are "acutely aware of the desperate situation" of those at the centre of "right-to-die" litigation at the Court of Appeal - but emphasised that the case could not be decided on the basis of "personal sympathy".

Melksham family take right to die case to Court of Appeal today

8:22am Monday 13th May 2013

Right-to-die legal action started by locked-in syndrome sufferer Tony Nicklinson reaches the Court of Appeal today.

Friends and family join together to scatter right to die campaigner's ashes

3:58pm Saturday 11th May 2013

The family of the right-to-die campaigner Tony Nicklinson today scattered his ashes on a rugby pitch before a game was played in his memory.

Melksham right to die campaigner's ashes scattered

12:50pm Saturday 11th May 2013

The ashes of right-to-die campaigner Tony Nicklinson will be scattered today at a rugby ground where he used to play.

What a stellar idea, sir - say Melksham Oak pupils

2:01pm Thursday 9th May 2013

The stars have come out at Melksham Oak Community School, following the introduction of the school’s first house system.

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Melksham firm dives in with £150k MoD contract

2:28pm Tuesday 7th May 2013

A Melksham company has made a splash, winning a lucrative contract to provide the Armed Forces with diving equipment.

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Research trip means dash yields cash in Melksham

1:00pm Sunday 5th May 2013

It was a family affair for the winner of the Rotary Club of Melksham’s trolley dash, as her daughter joined in the high-speed shopping spree.

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Trip of terror for Melksham cab driver

3:00pm Friday 3rd May 2013

Taxi driver Phillip Rilley says he feared for his life after a passenger became abusive and violent on an early hours trip.

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Melksham bus driver admits drink-drive trip

1:00pm Friday 3rd May 2013

A bus driver from Melksham, seen drinking Special Brew lager while on duty, has been banned from driving for 18 months and fined more than £200.

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Pensioner dies after Shaw crash

9:27am Friday 3rd May 2013

An 88-year-old woman injured in a car accident in Shaw in March has died.

Hits fuel web ambitions for Melksham teenagers

9:00am Friday 3rd May 2013

Two teenage entrepreneurs from Melksham are looking to expand their fuel comparison website, just four months after it first went live.

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Melksham store tunes into plight of carers

4:00pm Thursday 2nd May 2013

Shoppers in Melksham had a musical surprise on Saturday when an impromptu performance took place to raise awareness of the work of unpaid carers.

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Semington has a whole lotto tales to tell

5:00pm Wednesday 1st May 2013

A Semington charity run by people with learning difficulties has received a grant from the Heritage Lottery Fund to record the life stories of people with learning difficulties.

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Broughton Gifford Beavers take on supermarket challenge

3:30pm Wednesday 1st May 2013

Beavers from Broughton Gifford scout group visited Sainsburys Melksham recently to find out about what kind of food is available from different parts of the world. The group is taking part in the Sainsburys Active Kids challenge, where they have to complete different tasks each week. While at the store they completed a healthy eating challenge and pledged to drink a glass of water with each of their meals, as well as completing some physical activities in the car park. The boys are pictured with their leaders after the outdoor challenges.

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Lottery boost mean charity can help clients tell their stories

8:27am Wednesday 1st May 2013

A Semington charity run by people with learning difficulties has received a grant from the Heritage Lottery Fund to record the life stories of people with learning difficulties.

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Teen web tycoons hoping to expand business beyond Melksham

8:22am Wednesday 1st May 2013

Two teenage entrepreneurs from Melksham are looking to expand their fuel comparison website, just four months after it first went live.

Suzanne Newton murder: plea hearing postponed

1:07pm Tuesday 30th April 2013

The plea hearing for Richard Newton, who is accused of murdering his wife Suzanne in their Bowerhill home in January, has been postponed to May 24.

Sportsmen get new challenge

10:10am Saturday 27th April 2013

THE marathon is a regular fixture for athletes, but other sports people signed up to challenge themselves while raising money.

Drink-drive Melksham bus driver handed 18-month ban

4:50pm Friday 26th April 2013

A bus driver from Melksham seen drinking Special Brew while on duty has been banned from driving for 18 months and fined over £200.

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Antiques valuation day in Melksham helps canal project

3:00pm Thursday 25th April 2013

Fundraisers collected cash in aid of the restoration of a local waterway with an Antiques Roadshow-style event.

Twice as many homes burgled

1:00pm Sunday 21st April 2013

BURGLARIES in Melksham have risen drastically in the past 12 months, according to police figures presented to the town council.

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Specialist burglars in high-spec bikes haul

1:00pm Saturday 20th April 2013

Motorbike enthusiast Garry Sam is blaming a professional gang after two top-end bikes were stolen only months after his previous bike was taken.

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Last farewell to Melksham Town’s Conigre ground gatesman

11:00am Saturday 20th April 2013

TRIBUTES have been paid at Melksham Town’s Conigre ground for the club’s long serving gateman Derek Ledbury, whose funeral was held on Wednesday.

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Melksham police to tackle teen gangs after assault on officer at McDonald’s

5:00pm Friday 19th April 2013

Melksham Police are clamping down on anti-social behaviour at the town’s McDonalds, after an officer was assaulted trying to break up a group of unruly youths.