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Carers keep on caring
Face to face care support is on hold during the coronavirus outbreak, with carers increasingly concerned for their wards in case they, themselves, become ill. Carer Support Wiltshire says many carers are classed as vulnerable while also trying to
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Trowbridge Mum makes colourful masks for health workers and children
TROWBRIDGE super mum Roxy Browning is turning her sewing business to good use, and producing around 60 face masks a day. She is giving them to paramedics and the Paulton injury unit, and is also getting a lot of requests from parents with young
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MP steps in to Pewsey chemist row and promises more staff are on the way
MP DANNY KRUGER has stepped in to the Pewsey Boots queue drama. People hoping to get prescriptions from the chemist have been queuing around the block for hours . Staff have been verbally abused, as queues have worsened since shop opening hours
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Police thank Wiltshire for donations of hand sanitiser
WILTSHIRE POLICE say they have been overwhelmed with offers for hand sanitiser and protective gloves. They put out a plea via Twitter last week as stocks were running low. Offers came flooding in, including from the head of Dauntsey's School,
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Your rainbow pictures wanted!
Calling all parents! We want you to send us your children’s brilliant rainbow pictures. We’re going to give a page in the Gazette and the Times every week for one of these super pictures. So if you want your child’s work of art to get a full
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Happy 100th birthday to one time Marlborough College man
Anton Barber, a resident at Brendoncare Froxfield, celebrated his 100th birthday with family, friends and staff at the care home in Marlborough. Anton was born in Birkenhead, and spent much of his early childhood in Switzerland, whilst his father
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Neighbours in one North Bradley street share post code lottery windfall
EIGHT neighbours in North Bradley are celebrating today after winning £1,000 each thanks to their lucky postcode. The St. Nicholas Close residents netted the windfall when BA14 0TH was announced as a daily prize winner with People’s Postcode Lottery
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Ramsbury gin makers provide a hopeful tonic to struggling bars
Ramsbury gin makers have created a virtual tip jar to help struggling bars and pubs. They have launched Ramsbury & Friends to enable customers to buy drinks vouchers for their local bar or pub through a virtual tip jar. The company, Ramsbury
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Wiltshire Council announces coronavirus council and business tax breaks
WILTSHIRE Council has confirmed that no resident or business in Wiltshire will have to pay council tax or business rates until June 2020 if they are struggling. It says any resident wishing to defer paying their council tax in April and May 2020
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IN THE DOCK: thefts, threats of violence, driving bans and more
TROWBRIDGE: Mariusz Kownacki, 37, of The Old Mill, Ashton Street, has been remanded on bail until July 2 by Swindon magistrates accused of breaching a non-molestation order. He pleaded not guilty to approaching a woman in Trowbridge on February
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Koi killed in otter raids on fishpond
MORE than 20 valuable Koi, goldfish and other carp have been slaughtered by otters who have raided a fishpond at the 17th century Jacobean Manor in Steeple Ashton. Owner John Aeberhard has warned other fishpond owners to beware after 22 fish were
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Anything but a dog's life for rescue Bailey and Lily
WE all might imagine winning the lottery at one time or another, but this was a reality for Lyneham couple Ruth and Peter Doyle, who won their million in the Euromillions lottery drawer of 2015. The couple have since used their winnings to re-home