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Warminster classroom drama as child locked in cupboard

4:00pm Saturday 18th May 2013

A boy who got locked in a stationery cupboard at Sambourne Primary School, Warminster, had to be rescued by firefighters last Thursday. The boy was in the cupboard for over 20 minutes until the crew arrived A spokesman for the school said: “One of our Year 1 pupils accidentally got locked into our large stationery cupboard. It became jammed from the inside.

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Warminster home zone explanation

2:00pm Saturday 18th May 2013

An information evening about Wiltshire Council’s Strategic Land Availability Assessment will take place at Warminster Civic Centre on Tuesday, from 5pm to 8pm.

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Frosty reception to Warminster homes plans

11:00am Friday 17th May 2013

A Pproposal to build homes on land next to Bath Road and Church Street, Warminster, got a frosty reception at a public exhibition staged by Redrow Homes South West.

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Warminster stages land development meeting

5:30pm Tuesday 14th May 2013

An information evening, organised by the Warminster and Villages Community Partnership, about Wiltshire Council’s Strategic Land Availability Assessment, will take place at Warminster Civic Centre on Monday, from 5pm to-8pm.

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Warminster Military Wives Choir to stage memorial fundraiser

4:49pm Tuesday 14th May 2013

A charity evening featuring the Military Wives Choir will take place at Warminster Civic Centre on August 31, from 6.30pm to midnight.

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Antiques expert joins BBC’s new app and web launch

8:00pm Sunday 12th May 2013

Former Warminster antique valuator John Weallans has taken a role as an expert for BBC show Cash in the Attic’s new website and app.

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Good response to self-build homes proposal

11:00am Sunday 12th May 2013

Proposals for self-build homes in Warminster have taken another step forward after a positive response to recent exhibitions and surveys.

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Woman airlifted to RUH after suffering cardiac arrest

2:34pm Tuesday 7th May 2013

A woman was airlifted to hospital on Friday (May 7), after she suffered a cardiac arrest in Morrisons supermarket in Weymouth Street, Warminster.

Pillowcase fashion in Warminster

12:00pm Sunday 5th May 2013

A charity sewing day will take place on Saturday, May 11, at Christ Church Hall in Warminster, from 11am to 4pm. Participants are being invited to create dresses out of pillowcases for the Dress a Girl Around the World project.

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Warminster beauty spot alert

8:00am Sunday 5th May 2013

Police have issued a warning to people visiting rural areas around Warminster not to leave any valuables on display in vehicles parked in remote locations. There has been an increase in thefts at the area’s beauty spots since the weather has improved.

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Burglary victim welcomes jailing of Westbury raiders

4:04pm Friday 3rd May 2013

A woman in her 60s who was left with a suspected broken nose after she confronted two burglars in her own bedroom says she is pleased to have seen them jailed.

Warminster man denies underage sex charges

8:54am Tuesday 30th April 2013

A man accused of having sex with a 15-year-old girl is to face trial by judge and jury.

Center Parcs reaches fundraising target for GOSH

12:39pm Monday 29th April 2013

Center Parcs directors pedalled 125 miles last week to bring the company's fundraising total for Great Ormond Street Hospital to half a million pounds.

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Peer falls out with son as murals of childhood are removed

8:00pm Sunday 28th April 2013

Lord Bath is no longer speaking to his son and heir, after finding out that several of his Longleat murals, showing children’s scenes, have been taken down.

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Arrest after Warminster home raids

7:00pm Sunday 28th April 2013

Police received reports of two burglaries in Warminster overnight on Saturday The first was at 11.40pm, when a garage in Vicarage Street was broken into and alcohol was stolen.

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Old grenade is found in garden

8:00pm Saturday 27th April 2013

An unexploded hand grenade was dug up by a gardener in Upton Scudamore on Sunday at 8pm. An Explosive Ordnance Disposal team from Tidworth inspected the inert Second World War device and disposed of it.

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Driver hurt as car leaves A350 near Longbridge Deverill

5:43pm Saturday 27th April 2013

A driver suffered minor injuries after his car came off the road on the A350, Longbridge Deverill.

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Warminster man resuscitated after cardiac arrest in Iceland

1:28pm Friday 26th April 2013

A Warminster man was resuscitated by an off-duty paramedic and ambulance services today, after suffering a cardiac arrest while shopping in Iceland supermarket in Warminster.

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Cricketers make run for pavilion

6:00pm Thursday 25th April 2013

Sutton Veny Cricket Club hosts a 10k run on Bank Holiday Monday, May 6, for the new pavilion. Registration at 9.30am at the village hall. Entry £12 on the day or £10 in advance

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Rising resistance to Warminster development

4:00pm Sunday 21st April 2013

Support for a residents’ campaign group is continuing to grow as it leads the fight against plans to build 320 homes on the outskirts of Warminster.

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Warminster election

3:30pm Thursday 18th April 2013

There are just two wards in Warminster that will be decided in May, with five candidates assured a seat in the new council.

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Raiders reported in Warminster

10:00am Sunday 14th April 2013

Police are investigating two reports of burglary in the area around Broadway in Warminster, between March 27 and April 4.

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Damage arrest for pane attack in Warminster

6:00pm Saturday 13th April 2013

A man from Heytesbury was arrested on suspicion of causing damage to a shop window in the Three Horseshoes Walk, Warminster, at 5.15pm last Friday. Thomas Feltham, 18, was later charged with causing criminal damage to the shop window, criminal damage to a police van and assaulting a detention officer at the police station. He is due to appear at Salisbury Magistrates’ Court on April 23.

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Motorcyclist involved in collision at Longbridge Deverill

11:25am Tuesday 9th April 2013

A motorcyclist was in collision with a car on the A350 at Longbridge Deverill, near Warminster, at 10.30am on Saturday, leaving him with a broken left shoulder and a collapsed lung.

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