Wiltshire

This officer was on duty in Staverton as Project Zero targeted drivers committing road-related offences such as speeding, using mobile phones while driving, having no car tax or not wearing seat belts.

Police lie in wait to catch nearly 200 drivers breaking rules in town

Castle Place shopping centre is up for sale by online auction for the thirds time this year

Castle Place up for sale for third time as Shires makes announcement

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Oasis Academy Longmeadow is to change its name to Willowbrook Primary School in the Spring

Trowbridge primary school to change name as it joins new trust

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Daniel Morgan is missing.

Family ‘increasingly concerned’ as police launch urgent search for msising man

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The council has also asked private landlords, who have affordable homes to rent, to get in contact to help house refugees.

Afghan refugees to be housed in empty military accommodation

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The Julian House Bike Workshop in Duke Street, Trowbridge, could be demolished to make way for eight flats.

Charity's bike workshop could be knocked down to make way for flats

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Following the demolition of the 20th Century factory buildings, the site was sold to the applicant in 2016.

Development plans approved to completely transform market town

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Rough sleepers will be helped in the coming days in Wiltshire

Emergency provision announced for Wiltshire's rough sleepers as temperatures drop

Trowbridge will have a new dog exercise field

Land to become dog exercise field despite objections

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Poundland's plans have been turned down

Poundland plans among latest applications to Wiltshire Council

Potholes are one of the leading causes of car breakdowns.

How Wiltshire Council prioritises which potholes get fixed

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The council is required by the Electoral Registration and Administration Act 2013 to undertake a compulsory review of UK Parliamentary polling districts and polling places.

Parish gets a name change and voting stations change ahead of elections

Donelan has been the MP for Chippenham since 2015.

Chippenham MP praises £500m investment in the future of AI

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According to the headteacher, the new block gives the feel of a performing arts facility.

£6 million school building completed in Wiltshire

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The petition calls for the field to be removed from the local plan for Salisbury.

Crowd of villagers travel to Trowbridge to fight local plan

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The binoculars stolen were worth around £1,000.

Wildlife charity saddened after £1,000 worth of children's binoculars stolen

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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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Trowbridge Salvation Army Christmas Toy Appeal in previous years

The Works partners Salvation Army’s Christmas Present Appeal 2023

The church will host three meetings during the week and one Sunday service.

New Wiltshire church approved despite local controversy

The landslip was considered to be the result of a combination of factors, including existing weakness, increased groundwater flows and increased loading due to earth moving operations in connection with the adjacent development.

Update on B4069 Lyneham Banks reconstruction plans

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The first version of the design was submitted to Wiltshire Council and Historic England in February 2022.

Major planning application goes in for works at Stonehenge

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A planning application for 190 homes on the site was rejected in 2008.

Town council’s petition on local plan reaches milestone

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Trowbridge multi-storey car park has seen a number of rough sleepers this year.

Council gives verdict on rough sleepers using tents in Wiltshire

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The proposed location for the physiotherapy department will need extensive work.

‘Dilapidated’ hospital department due to be demolished and relocated

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The main sources of local government revenue are government grants, council tax and business rates.

Wiltshire Council bucks national trend in forecast budget underspend

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There are 1,405 McDonald's restaurants in the United Kingdom.

Charity store to be replaced by a McDonald’s in Wiltshire retail park

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Warminster Town Council will meet next year to set its share of the Wiltshire Council Tax

Warminster Town Council looks to set increase in tax precept

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The Barleycorn Inn offers five rooms for bed & breakfast.

Landlords unhappy with Wiltshire pub's 'at risk' application

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Baloo's co-director Lucy Combes and nursery manager Ella Talbot at Bumpers Nursery in Trowbridge.

Wiltshire soft play centre launches new day nursery

On parade: a contingent of Gurkhas march to the Warminster War Memorial for Remembrance Sunday.

Wiltshire Remembrance: Thousands brave weather to remember those lost

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

Harry Gilmour's vintage clothing shop for men is taking off.

Vintage shop aims to promote need for sustainable clothing

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

If an asset is listed and then comes up for sale, the new right will give communities that want it six months to put together a bid to buy it.

Bid to protect pub among latest Wiltshire planning applications

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When solar panels are exposed to photons of sunlight, they release electrons and produce an electric charge.

Is Wiltshire the UK capital of solar energy farms?

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The council advises residents to consider whether a journey is necessary in icy weather.

Wiltshire gritters ready for winter with 12,000 tonnes of salt

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A Spitfire memorial that one in Trowbridge could compare to

Calls for Spitfire memorial to honour town's history

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Six-year-old- Amelia and Lilly with 10-year-old Theo and Lucy meet wartime evacuees Alan and Dorothy Jolly at Trowbridge Oaks care home.

Youngsters learn about life as evacuees in wartime Britain

Alice Moody with her Doctorate in Education

102-year-old Wiltshire woman receives honorary doctorate

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Paul Strong and his daughter Tania Peacock with Zoe and Andrew Gaskell

Families shocked to find their land designated as green space 'without consent'

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Angry Peter Wordley says The Shires car park ticket machines are frequently out of action and not fit for purpose.

Shoppers stung by shopping centre car park fines despite paying

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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

Youth councillors will have the chance to inspect council services to see if they represent young people's best interests.

Campaign begins for teenagers to join Wiltshire Youth Council

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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EHC plans identify educational, health and social needs and set out the additional support needed to meet them (stock photo)

Special educational needs demand in Wiltshire is rocketing

It is recommended that people take more than 10,000 steps per day to remain active

Wiltshire residents can hire free fitness watches and blood pressure trackers

Moto Hospitality Limited is the UK’s largest motorway services operator with 59 motorway service stations.

Details for new M4 service station in Wiltshire unveiled

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New food hygiene ratings have been awarded in Wiltshire (stock image)

The latest food hygiene scores for venues around Wiltshire

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The report says that similar data appears when analysing other rural counties such as Somerset, Dorset, Lincolnshire and the Isle of Wight

Wiltshire's primary schools face challenges in Ofsted ratings

Every day approximately 1.6 million people visit a pharmacy in England

Patients struggle as Wiltshire has lowest number of pharmacists in country

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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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Plots 1-5 Courtfield Gardens

Work is progressing to convert historic house in Trowbridge

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