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  • Lovely surroundings shame about the sandwiches

    WHEN it comes to afternoon tea there is much more to it than just the food and drink. For the past few years my daughter and I have indulged in quite a few from ones at some of London’s poshest hotels to those in small Wiltshire cafes. We have

  • Trail raises cash for Keevil school

    HUNDREDS of visitors trekked around Keevil on Saturday and Sunday May 18 and 19 for the village’s 11th annual scarecrow trail. Around 40 scarecrows were on display from 10am to 4pm, with the theme of Once Upon A Bookcase, based on books old and

  • Marking the end of spring at the Green Man Festival

    HUNDREDS of dancers filled the streets of Bradford on Avon over the weekend as the town hosted its second Green Man festival to mark the end of spring and the coming of summer. The event which raises money for Dorothy House saw groups of dancers

  • New Assistant Chief Constable joins Wiltshire Police

    A NEW Assistant Chief Constable joins Wiltshire Police today. Mark Cooper was appointed in to one of two existing ACC posts in Wiltshire earlier this month and today starts his role as ACC for Crime and Justice. Mark joins the Force from Dorset

  • New mayor wants to continue improving image of Westbury

    Civic duties changed hands in Westbury last night as a new mayor was unanimously sworn in. Mike Sutton will become the chairman of the town council and be mayor for the next 12 months, with Sheila Kimmins his deputy. His first job as the new

  • Strong man is to launch Wobble

    ENGLAND’S Strongest Man title holder, Lee Osment, who comes from Warminster, is to officially open this year’s Warminster Wobble cycling festival. He will be performing a strong man lift of a car at 11am as part of the opening ceremony to get the

  • Helping young people avoid homelessness

    YOUNG people who have faced homelessness will benefit from a scheme supported by a Trowbridge-based company which helps private landlords to fill vacant properties quickly and free of charge. The Amber Foundation in Bythesea Road are involved in

  • New traffic lights causing jams

    NEW traffic lights at a busy five-way junction in Chippenham are causing long delays, the town council has heard. They replaced a mini roundabout at the top of New Road with the aim of improving traffic flow, but townspeople are unhappy because