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  • Cancer research becomes Marlborough's latest charity shop

    Cancer Research UK became the eighth charity to open a shop in Marlborough as survivor Christopher Cutforth cut the ribbon on the new store this morning. The shop has taken over the premises in the High Street which independent business Kitchenmonger

  • Devizes headteacher calls it a day

    DEVIZES School headteacher Malcolm Irons has made an emotional announcement of his retirement to staff and pupils. Mr Irons, 59, spent half term considering what to do and eventually decided that he wanted to go at the end of the summer term in

  • RUGBY: Dunn’s hoping to make breakthrough

    RISING star Tom Dunn is hoping that he can follow in the footsteps of the previous winners of the LV= Breakthrough Player award by achieving ‘awesome things’ in the rugby world. The 22-year-old Bath Academy hooker, from Studley, is one of the ten

  • Historic Bruce canal tunnel gets high flying facelift

    ABSEILERS made their way down the Bruce Tunnel, which runs through Savernake Forest, to give the historic bridge a facelift. The Canal & River Trust called in a specialist rope team to spruce-up the two centuries-old tunnel on the Kennet &

  • Wiltshire man arrested in nationwide cyber crime crackdown

    NEARLY 60 people, including a Wiltshire man, have been arrested in 25 separate operations in a major clampdown on cyber crime. Police action took place this week across England, Scotland and Wales with officers deployed from the NCA's National

  • 5 things you need to know before International Women’s Day

    THE changing lives of women – as well as highlighting areas where inequality still exists - haver been revealed in figures released by the Government before International Women’s Day on Sunday. This year's day has the theme #MakeItHappen 1.

  • Veteran Devizes swim coach goes out with a splash

    VETERAN swimming coach Dennis Frith retired with a splash on his last night of teaching at Devizes Swimming Club after more than 45 years of volunteering.The great-grandfather had expected to just turn up at Devizes Leisure Centre coach and then quietly

  • FUTSAL: Luke's national landmark

    THE CYNICS may have poked fun at Luke Ballinger when he first stepped on to a futsal court but the Westbury man has definitely had the last laugh after becoming the first England player to hit 50 goals for the national team last weekend. The 26