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  • Pasties go down well at launch

    CUSTOMERS queued before 10am for the grand opening of the latest business to open up in Trowbridge town centre. The world’s oldest Cornish pasty maker, Warrens Bakery, has opened a new flagship store for Wiltshire in Fore Street. Franchisee Julie

  • DORSET & WILTS ONE NORTH: Warminster sink Supermarine

    WARMINSTER proved much too strong for Dorset & Wilts One North basement boys Supermarine as they romped to a 39-5 win on the road. The Amber and Blues struck first as Gavin Pratt’s quick tap penalty eventually allowed Dean Priestman to run in

  • Air ambulance hit by rising costs

    WILTSHIRE Air Ambulance is calling on the people of Wiltshire to help the charity continue saving lives as its annual costs rise. The air ambulance says the increase in its costs, by 15 per cent to £3.75 million, is due to the increasing cost burden

  • Nuclear bunker dug up for homes

    WORK on Bradley Road, Trowbridge, on the site of the former district council offices, has revealed views of the nuclear bunker which was hidden underneath the building. The West Wiltshire District Council offices were built during the Cold War,

  • Police called to reports of naked man

    POLICE officers were called to reports of a naked man in Trowbridge this morning (Wednesday). A tweet from Trowbridge Fire Station said that police were called to a man who was seen naked on the Longfield Roundabout at around 8.15am. The tweet

  • RUGBY: Bath's Joseph added to England squad

    ENGLAND coach Eddie Jones has added Bath centre Jonathan Joseph to his squad ahead of next week’s Six Nations opener against Ireland. Joseph was part of a 36-player group that departed for a training camp in Portugal on Wednesday. The 27-year-old

  • Several children followed by strangers in Bradford on Avon

    A 10-YEAR-OLD boy and two 12-year-old girls have been followed by strangers in Bradford on Avon in the last week. Police are urging parents to speak to their children about the dangers of speaking to strangers following the two separate incidents

  • Protesters rally against Westbury gasification plant

    PROTESTERS lined the steps of County Hall today to make their voices heard against the proposed gasification plant in Westbury. The application, submitted by Hills, is to create a thermal waste treatment to get rid of waste that cannot be recycled

  • Law firm adds seven new recruits

    A WILTSHIRE law firm with offices across the county has taken on its largest ever number of new recruits to start at any one time. Goughs Solicitors with offices in Devizes, Corsham, Calne, Chippenham, Trowbridge and Melksham has made seven new

  • £50m on new housing company

    PLANS to launch two new companies to increase housing in the area have been revealed by Wiltshire Council. A 250-home wishlist has been released, which would see Wiltshire Council borrow £50m to buy 50 houses a year. The houses would be bought

  • Cuts to 999 call centre

    EMERGENCY calls could take longer to answer if proposed cuts are made to call handling staff at Wiltshire Police. Although the force says cutting three roles in the call handling centre would not have an impact on the service, Kieran Kilgallen,