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  • Police close off road after accident with cyclist

    POLICE officers have closed Trowbridge Road in Westbury this evening after a collision thought to involve a cyclist Three ambulances and four police cars were at the scene on Blue Circle bend this afternoon. The cyclist's injuries have not yet

  • Club owners bid to win customers

    THE owners of the Players Club in Westbury are hoping the Star Factor talent show will help to bring in new audiences. Sally Boyle, of the Starry Eyes Performance Foundation, is working with the club to attract a family-friendly audience for local

  • Young dancers impress judges at Devizes Eisteddfod festival

    HUNDREDS of young dancers took part in two days of competitive dance classes over the weekend as party of the Devizes Eisteddfod festival. The dance extravaganza saw performances of ballet, tap, modern, classical and cabaret styles from dancers

  • Stonehenge tops region’s hotspots

    THE most widely recognised prehistoric monument in Europe, Stonehenge, is the number one visited attraction in the South West, according to a new study published last week. The world heritage site on Salisbury Plain hosted 1,555,868 visitors from

  • Musical youth tune up for Devizes Eisteddfod

    HUNDREDS of youngsters from all over Wiltshire and further afield will be honing their talents this week ready for the musical and singing classes of Devizes Eisteddfod which runs from Thursday to Saturday. There will be more than 200 classes of

  • Gold award for town council as staff are praised

    STAFF are celebrating after Trowbridge Town Council has been recognised as a good employer and has been presented with a gold accreditation from Investors in People. The council has been found to have a number of policies in place, meaning that

  • Dancers donate proceeds from first event to air ambulance

    THE White Horse Dance Club held its first dance last month at White Horse County Park in Westbury, and have donated all the proceeds to Wiltshire Air Ambulance. The 70 dancers, enjoyed a great evening of ballroom, Latin and sequence styles, dancing

  • Art society gives hundreds for residential school trip

    Young Arts representatives for the Devizes and North Wiltshire groups of the Art Society met with the leader of art at John of Gaunt at the school in Trowbridge to present a cheque for the department's an annual residential trip. Angela Purdon and

  • Forty years of caring for the disabled

    TWO Trowbridge care workers have each received a long service award for working with people with autism and disabilities for 40 years. Teresa Hibbs first worked as an agency worker at a Trowbridge care home, The Old Rectory and became the manager