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Wiltshire News

• Police warning over bogus callers

  Wiltshire Police are warning householders about cold calliers selling alarms and other security products following reports of homeowners being hassled on their doorstep. read more

• Council cashes in on early tax bills

  COUNCIL tax payers will be hit with their bill a fortnight earlier after bosses decided to change their collection day to make £50,000 in interest. read more

• Avebury car park furore

  The parish council in Avebury is at odds with the National Trust over a proposal to put a permanent height barrier at the entrance to the village's main car park. read more

• How many more Lyneham crews must die?

  Former RAF Lyneham Hercules pilot Nigel Gilbert was one of those who complained about the safety of the aircraft after he was shot at while flying on a mission in Afghanistan. He writes about his campaign to persuade the MoD to fit safety foam into the Hercules fleet before there is another tragedy like the one that killed ten of his friends. As an experienced Hercules pilot, having served on special operations in both Kosovo and Afghanistan, I was aware, perhaps more than most, of the dangers involved in frontline operations. read more

• Gas man gets cold shoulder

  Sarsen Housing Association is looking at ways of getting tenants to agree to allow gas engineers into their homes after it spent thousands of pounds chasing tenants who refused. read more

• No cash lifeline for striggling health bosses

  Wiltshire Primary Care Trust will not be baled out with loans from neighbouring health trusts. read more

• Mum turned away by maternity unit

  Mum Samantha Cork had to pay more than £5,000 to give birth at a private hospital because the Royal United Hospital in Bath was full. read more

• WPC marks 30 years

  WHEN policewoman Ann Morris watches retro cop show Life On Mars it takes her back to the days, 30 years ago, when she joined the force. read more

• Take to Wiltshire's oldest road

  More than 300 people are expected to take part in this year's Ridgeway Challenge 40 mile walk/run along Britain's oldest road. read more

• Lyneham worker's Crufts target

  Dave Darley spends much of his working life servicing aircraft in war zones like Iraq and Afghanistan. read more

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