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Wiltshire News

• South West TA soldiers and their employers off to Buckingham Palace

  Territorial Army soldiers from the South West are being given the chance to take their civilian boss to a Buckingham Palace Garden Party. The Party is being held to celebrate 100 years of the TA. read more

• The Healthy Life to come under new management

  CELEBRITY chef Peter Vaughan and his mother Judy Dain are selling up their Devizes health food shop to concentrate on teaching healthy eating to youngsters. read more

• Play about polar bear to teach kids about global warming

  POTTERNE based Flying Pizza Theatre Company is tackling the subject of global warming with a play about a starving polar bear. read more

• Looking for a date this Valentine's Day?

  George Clooney and Kylie Minogue have been voted the nation's top celebrity dates in a poll by the National Society for Epilepsy (NSE). read more

• Employees recognized for community works

  Individuals and groups from Nationwide Building Society were recently rewarded for collectively raising more than £78,000 for charity. The Nationwide Employee Community and Environment Awards also recognized employees who took on projects in aid of local communities and the environment during 2007. read more

• Doorway holds recruitment drive

  Doorway, the North Wiltshire charity for single people who are homeless, is holding an recruitment morning on Tuesday 4th March 2008 9am - 1pm at The Salvation Army Hall, Chippenham. read more

• Parents to give feedback in forum

  PARENTS, carers and support groups for children with special educational needs (SEN) are being encouraged to have their say by attending meetings being held around Wiltshire this spring. read more

• Mystery donor helps disadvantaged kids

  STAFF at the Devizes branch of Barnardos fundraising shops were stunned but delighted when a mystery donor came in last week with sacks of gifts for disadvantaged children. read more

• Woolworth's smoking out criminals

  The Woolworths stores in Devizes and Marlborough have been fitted with a revolutionary new crime fighting tool. read more

• Mums trek to raise money for charity

  Two mums trekked 87 miles along the Ridgeway in four days to raise money for two local causes. read more

• Residents satisfied with fire service

  Over 86 per cent of Wiltshire and Swindon residents are satisfied or very satisfied with their Fire & Rescue Service. read more

• WI encourages composting

  With spring approaching, the Women's Institute in Wiltshire is raising awareness of how home composting can reduce landfill and benefit the environment. read more

• Fire authority agrees to increase in council tax

  Wiltshire and Swindon Fire Authority has agreed an increase in council tax of 4.25% for 2008/09 - the equivalent of an extra £2.35 in the year for the average household or about 4 pence per week. read more

• Youth elections this week

  YOUNG people from across Wiltshire are working hard this week to secure a place on Wiltshire Assembly of Youth or UK Youth Parliament. read more

• Firefighters not only fighting fire

  BRICKS, stones and bottles are just some of the things Swindon's firefighters have had to face while serving the community. read more

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