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  • Bright yellow barbershop in trouble with council

    A TURKISH barber has pledged to let locals decide the colour of his new shop in Chippenham after horrifying some by painting it bright yellow. Baban Ghafoor, 28, from Istanbul, left some people appalled after his staff painted the front of his

  • Wiltshire entrepreneur bringing product to Chelsea Flower Show

    A Marlborough based entrepreneur, Jose Sol is bringing his Spanish produced ham, Jamón Ibérico, to the masses this year at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show. The company, Spanish Ham Master, is celebrating its 10th anniversary this year and is partnering

  • Iconic listed building with museum set to re-open

    One of Marlborough high street’s most iconic buildings has been given the go-ahead for visitors to re-enter the site, boosting tourism in the town. The Merchant’s house is now set to be open in mid-June after it was closed in mid-March due to structural

  • Person hit by train between Bristol and Swindon

    There has been travel disruption to rail services in Wiltshire this morning following a person being hit by a train between Swindon and Bristol Temple Meads.  The state of the person's condition is not yet known.  The Great Western Railway