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  • UPDATE: Identification sought for not paying taxi fare

    TWO men left a taxi in Devizes without paying the fare. Following the Police appeal earlier today regarding this, the two men have been identified. Police spokesperson said: "We are pleased to confirm that we have received a large amount of information

  • Success with Support Local campaign in Melksham

    MELKSHAM Town Council launches its first ever Support Local campaign. It joined forces with ShopAppy to encourage people to love local Melksham businesses by participating in a year-long campaign, declaring 2020 to be the year to Support Local.

  • Let’s talk about death says ex-nurse author

    AN AUTHOR from Bradford on Avon has addressed the problems with society’s reluctance to talk about death in her new book. Sue Brayne, 67, trained as a nurse and did a masters degree in the Rhetoric and Rituals of Death. Her latest book Living

  • Attack on air ambulance 'potentially catastrophic'

    THE chief pilot of Wiltshire Air Ambulance said a laser attack on Thursday could have been potentially catastrophic. Matt Wilcock was piloting the charity’s Bell 429 helicopter with two paramedics aboard when they were attacked in Chippenham.

  • Workshops share help

    A SERIES of community-run mental health workshops are being held in Bradford on Avon. They take place at Bradford on Avon Rugby Club, at Ashley Lane, Winsley, every Saturday from 10am to 11.30am. Em Jenkins, who works for HSE Global Series in

  • Short stay hosts needed

    SHORT stay hosts are needed by Wiltshire Host Families in Trowbridge. The company is urgently seeking hosts in Chippenham area for a group of French students aged 12-18 from March 24 for three nights and from March 30 for four nights. Hosts will

  • Watch out for bats waking up

    A Warminster environmental group is asking people with bat boxes to look out for signs of activity from the tiny flying mammals. Now that spring is around the corner, bats are likely to be on the move after their long winter hibernation. Members

  • Grants available will benefit community

    CHARITIES and organisations in Warminster who need grants of up to £2,000 are being invited to apply to the town council. Warminster Town Council awards grants to organisations and charities who directly benefit the Warminster area. Grants can

  • Cello-piano duo concert

    EDINGTON Arts will present its first concert of 2020 and its first Cello/Piano Duo next month. Brothers Jun (pianist) and Yuuki (cellist) Bouterey-Ishido, from New Zealand, will perform in Edington Priory Church on Saturday, March 21 from 2.30pm

  • FOOD REVIEW: The Black Horse, Trowbridge

    I’D not eaten at the Black Horse for quite some time, our last foray there being for a family Sunday lunch. Setting up a rendezvous with a friend, the request was for ‘somewhere in Trowbridge that does good topped chips’. A bit of a browse round