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  • Warning to pet owners after a Warminster cat was poisoned

    A Warminster woman has been left with a £3,500 bill from vets after her pet cat Bud died a horribly painful death after licking an anti-freeze product containing ethylene-glycol. Liz Gadsby says Bud died after licking the odourless, colourless,

  • Netheravon pub shuts after positive staff covid test

    The Dog and Gun pub in Netheravon has shut it's doors for a fortnight after a member of staff tested positive for coronavirus. In a statement, the pub owners said: "This is for precautionary health and safety reasons due to a member of staff having

  • Clothes recycling bin provided in Pewsey

    Pewsey Parish Council has arranged a green clothing recycling bin in the village. It is outside the public toilets in the North Street car park. Proceeds from the donations will go towards the Wiltshire Air Ambulance. The council says the

  • Artist helps Ramsbury pupils make new wood mosaic

    Ramsbury Primary pupils have produced a new wood mosaic - with the help of artist Zac Newham. Zac guided one class at a time, so that every child in school had the opportunity to produce a piece of the mosaic on the playground wall. The design

  • Meet the owner of Wiltshire town's first zero-waste shop

    A NEW zero-waste shop is said to be the first of its kind to open its doors in a Wiltshire town. Jo Portsmouth got The Pantry Shop up and running in Royal Wootton Bassett High Street after making a success of selling plastic-free products from a

  • Town council to turn Manor House into community hub

    ROYAL Wootton Bassett Town Council has bought Manor House. The building next to the town’s police station was once used by the Quartermaster's Regiment in the Second World War. And it was home to Cricklade and Wootton Bassett Rural District Council