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  • Shoppers brave the cold and rain to hit the high streets

    SHOPPERS braved the cold and rain today to hit the high streets of towns in north and west Wiltshire. They were out in force in Trowbridge, Melksham, Warminster and Westbury, as well as Chippenham, Calne, Devizes, Malmesbury and Marlborough on

  • What You Said: cycle lanes, armed forces celebration and rats

    Here are some of the comments you have made about our stories on our social media channels. Commenting on the story about Wiltshire Council getting over £600,000 for round two of a cycle scheme: Stuart Seear: That is the most pointless, unsightly

  • Search for missing moggie begins this morning in Chippenham

    PET detectives are this morning combing an area in Chippenham for a missing moggie called Socks. The 11-year-old black and white cat went missing after managing to escape from a carrier while being taken to a Chippenham veterinary practice for

  • Woodland cover could increase by 68%

    Woodland cover in Wiltshire could increase by 68 per cent if councils and the government worked together to boost tree planting, environmental campaigners have claimed. Friends of the Earth is calling on the government to mark National Tree Week

  • Healthwatch welcomes four new board members

    Healthwatch Wiltshire has appointed four new board members to help prioritise health and social care issues most important to Wiltshire. The Local Leadership Board (LLB) is the driving force behind Healthwatch Wiltshire's commitment to ensure the

  • Students sing Christmas carol to light up Calne

    STUDENTS from more than a dozen schools worked together virtually to make up a Christmas jingle video to spread some cheer. Ashley Martin, headteacher at Heddington Primary School in Calne, said the idea came to him in a dream. “I had a dream