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  • Thieves target horse stables in Colerne

    HORSE owners in west Wiltshire have been warned to be extra vigilant after thieves repeatedly targeted one stables over the last few weeks. Tack rooms, stables and fields, where horses are kept, have been illegally accessed at The Stables, Eastrip

  • Space still needed for 17,000 homes by 2036

    LAND to build 17,000 houses in Wiltshire still needs to be found by 2036. Consultation will take place next year over Wiltshire’s Local Plan, which sets out future development in the county, the council’s cabinet agreed on Tuesday. Wiltshire

  • Longleat mounts spectacular Land of Light display

    YOU can look but don’t touch at Longleat’s spectacular new Land of Light festive display which has just opened for the Christmas and New Year period. The event runs from today until Sunday, January 10. Gazette photographer Siobhan Boyle and her

  • Longleat reopens with festive Land of Light display

    YOU can look but don't touch at Longleat's spectacular new Land of Light festive display which has just opened for the Christmas and New Year period. The event runs from today, Thursday, December 3 until Sunday, January 10 inclusive. Our photographer

  • Councillor calls for action on queuing

    A MELKSHAM and Wiltshire councillor is to call for action after complaints about drivers queuing for McDonald's blocking other traffic on the busy A350. Queues have sometimes built up to the Farmers roundabout and the Semington roundabout on the

  • Special advent plans by Sheep Street Baptist Church

    Inspired by the many rainbows people put in their windows during the first lockdown, Sheep Street Baptist Church have come up with a Covid proof idea of sharing the Christmas message of joy and hope. For the previous few years the church has held

  • Missing person Michelle Watkins found

    A woman from Calne who has gone missing twice in the past two weeks has been found again. Police confirmed today that Michelle Watkins, 50, who was reported missing from Calne on Sunday has been found. The first time she went missing was on November

  • Rushall CEVA Primary School star in online carol event

    In lieu of traditional Christmas carol concerts and school nativity plays this year, schools and churches from across the South West have joined together to create a unique online Christmas extravaganza instead. Rushall CEVA Primary School, in Pewsey

  • First Covid vaccine gets UK approval

    The first Covid vaccine has been approved for use in the UK and according to The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA), the Pfizer/BioNtech jab is ready to roll out as soon as next week. The new coronavirus vaccines will be

  • MOD Corsham seeks new recruits to combat cyber warfare

    The cost of helping to protect the Uk from cyber attacks has been revealed, as the Ministry of Defence looks to recruit more staff to the Corsham-based team who help guard the nation's security. MoD Corsham, formerly Basil Hill Barracks, is home