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Wiltshire News

• Fire cadets boost bloom bid

  Cricklade's fire cadets have played their part in supporting the town's bid for Britain in Bloom success. read more

• Road closed following collision

  POLICE have closed a road in the centre of Trowbridge following a collision between a car and a motorbike. read more

• Search for water voles at family fun open day

  Searching for signs of the elusive water vole will be one of the many fun activities laid on for children at Wiltshire Wildlife Trust's family event at Conigre Mead Nature Reserve, Melksham, on Saturday 19th July, 2-4pm. read more

• Busy morning for Fire and Rescue

  Wiltshire Fire & Rescue Service dealt with two large incidents within ten minutes of each other this morning . read more

• Two people trapped in car

  TWO people were trapped in a car on the Swindon-Devizes road near Avebury this morning after a collision with a coal lorry. read more

• Pets in the South West are getting fatter

  Over a quarter (27%) of dogs in the South West are obese with an increase of one per cent in the last year fuelled by a diet of unhealthy, exotic foods. read more

• Thirteen hundred flood-hit families return home

  Floods Recovery Minister John Healey today announced that the number of flood-hit families still out of their homes has fallen by a quarter in the last month and the number living in caravans has halved. read more

• Fly tipping law unfair to landowners says Trust

  Private landowners have to foot the bill for clearing rubbish that has been illegally dumped on their land, a cost that can run into thousands of pounds. read more

• Deputy constable to undertake three day cycle ride

  Deputy chief constable Stephen Long is undertaking a 3 day cycle ride to mark his retirement, after 30 years with Wiltshire Police. read more

• Proposal to shut A344 alongside Stonehenge

  A road which runs alongside Stonehenge could be closed in a proposal to protect the site's future. read more

• Depiction of Victorian murder case wins major book award

  An account of the gruesome Victorian murder which sparked the nation's obsession with crime detection stories won the world's most lucrative non-fiction book prize tonight. read more

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