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• Leave early and be prepared for delays this weekend

  TRAVELLERS in the West face a Spring Bank Holiday weekend of packed roads, disrupted rail journeys and the possibility of thundery showers. read more

• MP expresses concern over gypsy sites

  North Wiltshire MP, James Gray, has written to North Wiltshire District Council expressing his concerns over the current consultation with regard to the proposed permanent gypsy encampments within the constituency. read more

• Register office marriage fees to remain the same

  The cost of getting married at the four ceremony rooms in Wiltshire will remain the same across the county this year. read more

• Wiltshire Police spend £420,000 on PR

  Police forces in the South West spent more than GBP7m on PR and marketing in the past three years, it has been revealed. read more

• Woman pleads guilty to string of offences

  A heavily pregnant woman has pleaded guilty to stealing a wallet and a string of credit card offences. read more

• Army cadets face tough challenge

  Six Wiltshire Army cadets have just taken part in one of the hardest challenges of their life in the Ten Tors Challenge on Dartmoor. read more

• Network to support environmental action

  The Wiltshire Wildlife Trust is launching a network that will draw together the experiences of Wiltshire's environmental activists. It will give support to groups and individuals who are active in delivering all sorts of environmental projects from looking after community wildlife sites to promoting local action on climate change. read more

• Car thief jailed

  A railway worker who broke into house to steal the keys to a sports car parked outside has been jailed. read more

• Bobby Goes to Bollywood

  Bristol's top Bhangra band, RSVP, rocked a quiet village near Calne on Friday 9th May, combining modern Indian dance music with entertaining dance instruction for guests at a Bollywood Ball held by The Wiltshire Bobby Van Trust. read more

• Wootton Bassett's Peter Orton left £21m in his will

  TV entrepreneur Peter Orton who created the top children's programme Bob The Builder left more than £21m in his will. read more

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