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  • Farm College students go on to pastures new

    STUDENTS at Fairfield Farm College in Dilton Marsh celebrated their 2021 graduation in typical style by throwing their caps in the air. With 25 students graduating, it was the largest graduation event in the college’s history. The event

  • Teachers invited to No.10 garden party

    TWO members of staff from The Mead Trust in Wiltshire travelled to London to meet Prime Minister Boris Johnson in recognition of their contribution to early years education during the Covid-19 pandemic. Mrs Karen Austin, headteacher at River Mead

  • Crews rescue horse from brook

    A FIRE crew from Melksham helped rescue at horse stuck in a brook at Bulkington near Keevil earlier today (Sunday, July 18). They were assisted by the animal and water rescue team from Avon Fire and Rescue Service. The incident happened

  • Exotic flavours tempt at food and drink festival

    THE Bradford on Avon Food and Drink Festival closes later today at 5pm with organisers expecting more than 6,000 people to visit the event this weekend. Thanks to a successful one-day launch in 2019, this year’s festival is taking place over two

  • Classic bikes gleam in the sunshine

    MOTORCYCLE owners and more than 160 enthusiasts gathered in the sunshine on Saturday to raise funds for Holt United Reformed Church at the village's second Classic Bike Show. The show was cancelled last year because of the Covid-19 pandemic but