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More chances to catch a glimpse of rare tiger cubs at Longleat safari
The public may be able to catch a glimpse of four rare, newly-named tiger cubs at Longleat safari park. The quartet of female Amur tiger cubs were born in Wiltshire five months ago and have now been named following a public vote. There are
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PHOTOS: Rally enthusiasts enjoy two-day Castle Combe event
Rally enthusiasts were treated to the first stage rally event to run at Castle Combe since 1983, when the Lombard RAC rally ran a stage there as part of the World Rally series. Bath Motor Club ran a two-day 10 stage, single venue event as part
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Photos as Wiltshire runners celebrate 20th anniversary of Parkrun
Wiltshire runners joined in with celebrating the 20th anniversary of Parkrun. More than 180 runners took to the track around Southwick Country Park, in Trowbridge, to compete on the day recognising the 20th anniversary of Parkrun. The idea
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Driver arrested after car leaves road in Wiltshire crash
A driver has been arrested following a single-car crash in Wiltshire. Police were called to a collision in Shrewton on the night of Saturday, October 5, in which a car appeared to have left the road and sustained significant damage to the front
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Work to improve fitness facilities at Wiltshire sports centre to start
Works to improve the fitness facilities at Warminster Sports Centre are getting underway soon. Wiltshire Council has confirmed that multi-award-winning construction company Beard Construction will carry out the works which are due for completion
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Caravan site for 12 Gypsy families refused among latest applications
A caravan site in a small village just outside Swindon has been refused by Wiltshire Council after it was deemed an unsuitable location for 12 Gypsy families. The pitches were suggested on land east of Restrop Road in Lydiard Green and each family
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Wiltshire nursery rated ‘inadequate’ following latest Ofsted inspection
A nursery in Trowbridge has been rated ‘inadequate’ following a latest inspection by Ofsted inspectors. The move follows Ofsted’s inspection on Thursday, July 11 at the Steps Ahead Day Nursery and Nursery School in Wiltshire Drive, off Bradley
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Children waiting longer than average in Wiltshire for mental health support
Children in Wiltshire are waiting longer for mental health services than young people in the rest of England. The percentage of children in need of mental health services seen within four weeks of referral is lower in Wiltshire than the national
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Shoplifter banned from major supermarkets in Wiltshire for two years
A Wiltshire man has been banned from entering most of the major supermarket stores and retail parks in Bradford on Avon, Melksham and Trowbridge for the next two years. George Edwards, of Blackthorn Way, Staverton, pleaded guilty at Swindon Magistrates
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More than 1,000 people ask landowners to oppose huge solar park
More than 1,000 people have signed an open letter urging landowners to reconsider participating in the Lime Down Solar Project. If it goes ahead, the solar park will stretch across two thousand acres of farmland to the north of the M4, southwest
