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Parishioners from Wiltshire embark on Italian trip

6:00pm Sunday 14th March 2010

Churchgoers from across Wiltshire will embark on a pilgrimage to Sicily in the autumn, following a successful trip to Rome and Assisi last year.

Community stalwarts from Melksham handed civic awards

Andy Lolczak with his Civic award`

4:00pm Sunday 14th March 2010

A volunteer committed to Melksham’s Christmas lights display and a helpful bus driver were among recipients of civic awards on Friday.

Westbury man told: "I don’t like your Dali, I’m afraid..."

Antiques Roadshow expert Clive Farahar tells David Levy he doesn’t like his Dali sculpture (31103/4)dv

2:00pm Sunday 14th March 2010

ANTIQUES Roadshow expert Clive Farahar was less than impressed with a statue that used to belong to ballet dancer Rudolf Nureyev when he called into Devizes on Monday.

Colerne Sea Scouts seek leader to run village troop

1:00pm Sunday 14th March 2010

Colerne Sea Scouts desperately need a leader, otherwise the troop will not be able to continue in the village for the first time in 50 years.

Trowbridge parishioners go to church’s aid

Rev Allan Coutts, of St Thomas’ Church, which will take over responsibility for Holy Trinity, Trowbridge

11:00am Sunday 14th March 2010

ONE of Trowbridge’s iconic buildings is to close as a parish church on Easter Sunday.

Melksham anniversary rings out

Past chairmen of the Melksham & District Twinning Association with town crier

4:00pm Saturday 13th March 2010

Former chairmen of the Melksham Twinning Association met for a photshoot at the town hall on Saturday to officially mark its 30th year.

Koreans in social visit to Trowbridge

The Korean delegation meets with Sandy Lewis, head of community leadership, and Cllr John Thomson on their visit to Wiltshire Council’s Services department

3:00pm Saturday 13th March 2010

A group of representatives from a Korean welfare foundation visited County Hall in Trowbridge on Tuesday.

Melksham residents win battle over store’s plans

1:00pm Saturday 13th March 2010

Plans for Sainsbury’s to extend its store in Melksham have been refused by Wiltshire councillors.

Corsham widow left distraught after theft

Joan Reynolds at the grave of her husband Phillip, where her floral tributes are missing

11:30am Saturday 13th March 2010

Widow Joan Reynolds visited her husband’s graveside last week to find plantholders had gone missing just eight months after his death.

Westbury shop reopens – at the double

Westbury mayor Sue Ezra reopens the newly extended Dorothy House Shop, watched by manager Cherol North, second left, and staff

11:10am Saturday 13th March 2010

The manager of the Dorothy House hospice shop in Westbury is hoping its recent refurbishment will mean more money for those who need it.

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