Melksham

Wiltshire stalker jailed after 'threatening to kill' victim

Melksham Carnival 2022: Thousands line the streets.

Update on future of town carnival forced to take a year off in 2023

Santa will be coming to the doorstep of multiple towns across Wiltshire.

Here’s when Santa will be coming to your street this December

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The council has already developed a Wiltshire-wide cycling and walking plan.

Wiltshire Council asks cyclists and walkers for their feedback

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Ian Gadd wanted by police

Serial shoplifter on run from police faces multiple offences

The land is the same size as 42 and a half football fields.

Huge area of Melksham goes up for sale after factory closure

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A cyclist has died after a crash on the A350 in Melksham

Cyclist dies days after crash with car at Wiltshire roundabout

Tori Jordon and staff at the Still Sisters Distillery opening in St George’s Works , Trowbridge

Gin shop and distillery opens with new tasting sessions

Stonegate Farmers Ltd: Michelle Donelan MP with Derek Bull, Operations Director (blue top) and Luke Weaver(white coat).

Wiltshire firm reveals £10m growth and investment plans

A Spitfire memorial that one in Trowbridge could compare to

Calls for Spitfire memorial to honour town's history

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Alice Moody with her Doctorate in Education

102-year-old Wiltshire woman receives honorary doctorate

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The apetito head office in Trowbridge

Wiltshire firm plans to give staff pay rise to 'real' living wage

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The mystery 'stick man' *on the front cover of the Led Zeppelin IV album has been identified as mostly likely to be thatcher Lot Long from Mere.

Led Zeppelin's mystery 'stick man' identified as Wiltshire thatcher

The Lounge former café and bar in Roundstone Street

Calls mount for town centre shops to smarten up their act

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A Wetherspoon pub in Wiltshire was forced to close after the discovery of rats

Exclusive Wetherspoons pub forced to close after rat problems

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Police at The Unicorn Pub after an incident earlier this year

Police close main road in Wiltshire town after fire at derelict pub

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Photo: Lt Col Roy Jones, CO at Warminster Garrison, presenting toys to Salvationist and Appeal Co-ordinator Paula Bartlett in 2022. The Warminster Garrison will be supporting this year’s appeal.

Salvation Army launches 2023 Christmas Present Appeal in Trowbridge

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The front of this driver's car seems to be completely torn off

Driver 'didn't see the problem' with car missing front end

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Jenny Mosley puts on a brave face after receiving a parking charge notice yet she maintains she never received Parkmaven's first letter and is now trying to appeal.

Shopper 'distressed and humiliated' by £170 parking fine for £1 ticket

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Every UK region is now experiencing a childcare recruitment crisis, according to the Trades Union Congress.

The places in Wiltshire where it's hardest to find childcare

Rosie Sheehy as the young woman and the cast of Machinal.

Classic American drama Machinal is intended to shock audience

The powercut is affecting over 500 customers.

Huge power cut wipes out electricity for over 500 homes in Wiltshire

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This unusual fungi growing in Trowbridge Town Park has attracted much attention from townsfolk as it hasn’t been seen on this tree before

Mystery surrounds strange fungi growing in town park

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The ticket office at Trowbridge railway station was among those in Wiltshire threatened with closure.

Campaigners welcome U-turn on station ticket office closures

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Salvation Army volunteers with their haul of toys during the 2021 Christmas appeal

How you can can give the gift of Christmas to Wiltshire families in need

Pamela Smith, Chair of the National Bargee Travellers Association at work on board her narrow boat.

Boaters slam Canal & River Trust plans to hike up charges

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Kathy Miller celebrated the 20th anniversary of the Neem Tree Trust by staging a fundraising event in Holy Trinity Church., Bradford on Avon, on Saturday.

Wiltshire charity raises more than £600,000 for chilren in India

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Ex-service veterans and members of the public gather round the Trowbridge War Memorial to pay their respects on Remembrance Sunday.

Town council row over free tickets to Festival of Remembrance

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The Lamb Inn in Trowbridge is a popular grass roots music venue.

Uncertainty at town pub as brewery seeks new tenants

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The scammers asked for £4,000 upfront

Residents warned as door to door scammers try to steal thousands

Wiltshire entrepreneur makes shoes from motorsport tyres

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The Hot Rock Carnival Club lit up the night sky with their Samba-themed carnival float.

Trowbridge Carnival procession wows the crowds despite the weather

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Firefighters were called out to rescue a young family whose Renault car got stuck in floods at Melksham. Photo: Trevor Porter70299-3

Drivers urged not to ignore flood warnings after a vehicle gets stuck

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Work has begun to refurbish and renovate the historic Hop Pole pub in Limpley Stoke.

Cost of saving 500-year-old village pub could top £1 million

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Derek and Lesley Peters say their garden and home is being dwarfed by their neighbour's huge loft conversion.

True scale of 'overbearing' loft conversion shown in new aerial images

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A number of Trowbridge roads will be closing for the carnival this weekend

Full list of all the roads closing for Trowbridge Carnival this weekend

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Andy Collins, of Try4Fitness helps one of his clients to achieve their fitness goals.

Fitness coach in line for national award – but needs your help to win

Police have arrested four people after finding illegal workers at a Chinese takeaway

Four arrests after police find illegal workers in Chinese takeaway

Friary Vintners Ltd in Frome is close to opening its new Still Sisters gin micro-distillery and gift shop in St George’s Works, Trowbridge.

Gin distillery prepares to open new town centre shop

George Ward was evicted from his tent on the Kennet & Avon Canal towpath in August.

Evicted boater ordered to pay £32,000 by Canal and River Trust

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A car falls into the trap at the junction of Station Road and Harrison Way in St Ives is designed to prevent vehicles driving onto the bus lane.

Driver's fury as cars are wrecked by bus lane 'trap'

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The B3105 at Staverton is still closed but the Wessex Water mains laying works are now complete past The Bear public house and Michael Blake’s racing stables.

Company provides update on roadworks 'bringing traffic to a standstill'

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Israeli airstrikes razed swaths of a neighbourhood in Gaza City (AP Photo/Fatima Shbair)

Friends of Palestine group in Wiltshire condemns violence

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Belliringers will compete for the title

Why 100 bellringers will be doing battle at Wiltshire church this weekend

A new service has launched in Wiltshire offering support for people who have been affected by sexual violence.

New service to support victims of sexual violence in Wiltshire

The former Ushers Brewery machinery in Trowbridge was dismantled and shipped to North Korea in a £1.5m deal approved by the UK Government.

How a Wiltshire brewery was taken apart and is now making beer in North Korea

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Tiny Hughes, who died on Thursday, was the founder of the Wiltshire Microlight Centre.

13 aircraft soar over hospice in tribute after pilot's death

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Jack Bardoe as the Son, Rupert Everett as Father and Eleanor David as Mother in A Voyage Round My Father.

THEATRE REVIEW: A Voyage Round My Father

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Trowbridge Apple Festival organiser Mel Jacob with some of the vast selection of apples on show.

Trowbridge Apple Festival: What you need to know ahead of big day

Courtney Wicheard, of Bare Laser Ltd, says the public realm improvements in Castle Street and on the B3095 at Staverton are 'killing' her business.

Traders fear improvement works will kill off their businesses

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The home in Melksham was burgled (stock)

Home raided by burglars while occupants were on holiday

The Melksham Scout Hut after the incident

Three arrested after alleged vandals 'urinate' in Wiltshire scout hut

The new Toolstation outlet in Furnax Lane, Warminster

New Toolstation store opens in Wiltshire town

Hotel closed: steel barriers now protect The Swan Hotel in Bradford on Avon from unwanted guests..

Historic inn and hotel faces uncertain future after closure

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