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  • Inquests open into four victims of Bath tipper truck tragedy

    INQUESTS into the deaths of four people killed in a tipper truck crash in Bath have been opened and adjourned by a coroner. The red truck first struck Mitzi Rosanna Steady, four, as it travelled down Lansdown Lane in Upper Weston, Bath, just after

  • Devizes MP defends Conservative immigration targets

    DEVIZES MP Claire Perry has defended the Conservatives use of immigration targets during an appearance on the Daily Politics show today. Mrs Perry joined regular hosts Andrew Neil and Jo Coburn and Labour’s Hilary Benn in the studio and explained

  • Still time to enter this Sunday's Devizes Half Marathon

    THERE is still time to enter this year’s Devizes Half Marathon which has now moved to a spring date this Sunday.The race is fourth running of the half marathon organised by Events Logic UK in Poulshot and sponsored by DS Smith Packaging.All entries must

  • Fears for future of village pub

    VILLAGERS in Bromham fear the historic Oliver Cromwell pub could become a target for vandals if it is left empty by its owners Enterprise Inn. Landlord Tony Okun and his family were forced to leave the pub at St Edith's March last month despite

  • Petition to save music service

    CHIPPENHAM MP Duncan Hames is one of thousands of people who have signed an on-line petition calling for Wiltshire Music Service to be saved.Wiltshire Council is still consulting with music teachers and administration staff who are under threat of redundancy

  • Author delights Chippenham children with his storytelling

    FAR, far away in the land of Sainsbury’s Chippenham, children’s author and illustrator Tom Percival celebrated World Book Day with princesses and superheroes from Frogwell School.The author of Bubble Trouble read his story, about friendship, fights, and

  • Dynamic duo eye more national success

    NATIONAL champions in the ladies pairs five seasons ago, the North Wilts Indoor Club’s top partnership of Sue Cooke and Alex Jacobs are on the national trophy title trail again. The duo had already qualified for the last 16 at this year’s ladies

  • Young scientist presents his research at Parliament

    SCIENTIST Daniel Page, 27, from Malmesbury, will be at Parliament to make a presentation on his research to politicians and a panel of expert judges on Monday. Mr Page, a PhD student at University of Southampton, was shortlisted from hundreds of

  • Westonbirt tree top walkway will become a reality

    A TREETOP walkway that will open-up spectacular new vistas at Westonbirt Arboretum will be created following a £1.9 million fund raising campaign.The project will enable visitors to stroll through canopy of trees 43ft above the ground, giving them a

  • Minister to be grilled in Devizes over neighbourhood plan

    COMMUNITIES Minister Stephen Williams faces a grilling when he visits Devizes to talk about the Devizes Area Neighbourhood plan. He will face officers and councillors from Devizes Town Council, Bishops Cannings and Roundway parish councils next

  • Urchfont children dress up for Frozen sing-a-long

    FROZEN’S Elsa and Anna were seen in Urchfont on Sunday as children dressed up for a fundraising event. A special sing–a-long screening of Frozen was held in Urchfont Village Hall and had more than 90 children belting out their favourite songs from