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  • More take part in Castle Combe Circuit racing schools

    Castle Combe Circuit has seen an increase in its Racing School Driving Experiences compared to the same period in 2013. Christmas is always a strong period for the sale of driving experience gift vouchers at the Wiltshire race circuit but circuit

  • Flying lions amaze Longleat Safari Park staff

    If you’ve ever wondered what the big cats get up to when the visitors have gone home these extraordinary images from Longleat Safari & Adventure Park reveal a hidden side to the world-famous pride. The set of photos, which were taken by Longleat

  • RUGBY: Witney 9 Devizes 7

    DEVIZES slipped to their first South West One East away defeat since Sepetmber as they came out on the wrong side of a defence-dominated encounter in Oxfordshire. In the first of three matches on the road for the Saddlebacks, it was the home side

  • RUGBY: Trowbridge 3rd 41 Minety 2nd 0

    SHORT-HANDED Minety seconds were soundly beaten by Trowbridge’s third team despite the hosts’ sporting loan of three players. Minety arrived with only 12 men, but Trowbridge generously lent them three front row players. Injuries gradually reduced

  • Calne Town Council votes to increase precept by 2.39 per cent

    Calne Town Council has voted to increase its precept by 2.39 per cent, but the amount the average household pays in council tax will remain at £3.80 per week. The decision, made on Monday, will help to fill a funding gap of around £57,000 now that

  • RUGBY: Corsham 7 Dorchester 3

    CORSHAM ground out their fourth Southern Counties South win of the season as they edged a tight battle at Lacock Road. The home side started at pace, the forwards driving Ed Minty over the line, only for the try to be disallowed by an unsighted

  • RUGBY: Pewsey Vale 10 Minety 32

    MINETY pulled away in the second half to climb back up to second in Dorset & Wilts One North. The visitors got off to a flying start as, on his own 22, scrum-half Duncan Simpson sniped round the fringes of a ruck to break Pewsey’s line before

  • Warmth scheme reaches major milestone

    The npower Health Through Warmth scheme, which helps homeowners in Wiltshire, is celebrating after installing over £4 million of heating and insulation measures across England and Wales during 2013. npower Health Through Warmth works with local

  • Boomtown Rats to headline at All Cannings concert

    The Boomtown Rats will be the headline act at this year’s Concert at the Kings, All Cannings, on May 31. The charity event is in its third year and will feature five bands and be raising money for Macmillan Cancer Support and Above and Beyond,

  • Community First's new service to help Wiltshire communities

    Community First is launching a new support service for communities in Wiltshire. The EnAct service will support community engagement and action projects – helping groups and organisations to find out what local people want to see in their communities

  • Town council to replace stolen Marlborough's mayoral chains

    Marlborough Town Council has given up hope of finding its mayoral chains, which were stolen from the town hall last October, and now wants to replace them. The town council’s insurers have agreed a payment of £96,550 to replace the 18 carat gold

  • Free NHS health checks for Wiltshire residents aged 40 to 74

    Wiltshire residents aged between 40 and 74 will be invited to make an appointment for a free NHS health check from their GP practice. The checks, paid for by Wiltshire Council, will assess a person’s risk of developing heart disease, stroke, diabetes

  • Join the Race for Life fight against cancer

    Women are being urged to show cancer who’s boss by signing up to Cancer Research UK’s Race for Life 2014, which is now open for entries. Every day, around 84 people are diagnosed with cancer in the south west so Cancer Research UK is calling on

  • Work finishes on Kington St Michael reservoir expansion

    The reservoir at Kington St Michael can now store an extra five million litres of water. Over the past 12 months work has been taking place to increase the storage capacity at Allington Reservoir. Project manager Joe Edmunds said the project