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  • Fun keeps growing

    A TINY village pre-school is making the most of the unseasonably beautiful weather in its brand new garden. Yatton Keynell Under-5s has been fundraising to turn the scrubby patch of grass outside the village hall where it is based into a lush garden

  • Advice to stay safe

    More free fire safety checks will be carried out in people’s homes in a partnership between the county’s fire and rescue service and Wiltshire Council. The council has loaned a fleet of vans to the service to increase the number of its trained technicians

  • Dramatic school win

    GRITTLETON House School students are celebrating after beating off other schools to win two drama competitions at the Mid-Somerset Festival. Two groups of 10 students competed in the ‘theme’ cup and the ‘improvisation based upon a poem’ cup. The theme

  • Residents angry over decision to close gaps at A350 black spot

    Over a year-and-a-half after a crash that killed two friends on the A350 in Chippenham, Wiltshire councillors have decided that the the Pretty Chimneys gap in the central reservation is to be closed off for good. It will not be the only change on the

  • Godmother’s leap of faith

    FORMER Sheldon School student Rosie Brown has made the ultimate leap of faith to raise money for research into cystic fibrosis. Miss Brown, 20, of Hunger-down Lane, Chippenham, jumped out of a plane on Sunday inspired by the plight of her two-year-old

  • Council approves Le Marchant Barracks flats plan

    THE historic Keep building on the former Le Marchant Barracks site in London Road, Devizes, can be converted into flats. Wiltshire Council’s planners have approved plans by local builders Gaiger Brothers to create 13 flats in the Grade II listed

  • Woman, 47, arrested over man's canal death in Devizes

    A 47-year-old woman has been arrested on suspicion of manslaughter after the death of a man pulled out of the canal in Devizes last night. Police were called at 8pm to reports of a 45-year-old man in the water near Lock 40 on the Kennet and

  • It’s great to graft at hospital

    The Great Western Hosp-ital is one of the best trusts to work for in the country, say its staff. The 2011 NHS Staff Survey published this month showed that the GWH was performing above average when compared with trusts of a similar type around the UK

  • Village is set to rock

    Rock legends will be performing at a concert in All Cann-ings in a bid to raise more than £50,000 for cancer charities. The star-studded event on May 26 will feature The Sweet, The Wurzels, The Strawbs, The Dave Kelly Blues Band, the SAS Band plus other