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  • Wiltshire doctor visiting Guinea in bid to beat Ebola virus

    A doctor working at Porton Down, on Salisbury Plain, is to travel to Guinea to help combat the Ebola outbreak. Dr Christopher Logue is a virologist who will lead tests at a laboratory to check if patients with symptoms have actually contracted

  • First Class finish by students

    Kate Maher, of Lyneham, and Heidi Schwenk, of Kington St Michael, have earned First Class degrees. The 21-year-olds are graduating from the University of Worcester. Miss Maher, who attended Royal Wootton Bassett Academy, said she had chosen

  • Devizes teen is composed for success

    Teenage composer Lily Loraine-Smith has produced a CD of her songs, including one that has won a major award. Lily, 15, of Northgate Street, Devizes, has put five of her tunes on the disc, One Day, and on Monday was selling copies at the town’s

  • Lacock bee and honey day

    Families enjoyed summertime fun at a bee and honey event at Lacock Abbey on Sunday. The festivities, organised by the Melksham Beekeepers Association, took place in the National Trust site’s botanic garden. There was a display of beekeeping

  • Bassett benefit case cheat kept wage secret

    Benefits cheat Hayley Walklate, of Royal Wootton Bassett, failed to inform Wiltshire Council when her circumstances changed. Walklate, 39, of Richards Close, claimed £5,000 more than she was due after failing to notify the council that she was

  • Classic cars cruise around Wiltshire in aid of air ambulance

    Motorists cruised round the countryside of Wiltshire in their classic cars and raised money for Wiltshire Air Ambulance. The classic car run, on Sunday, was organised by Devizes and District Motor Club and a total of 46 cars took part, the most

  • BOWLS: Jacobs toasts national crown

    ALEX Jacobs has become Wiltshire’s latest winner of a national championship outdoor bowls title. The Box player clinched the Over 55s singles crown on Sunday afternoon at the 2014 English National Championships at Bowls England Headquarters at