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Town's U-turn over twinning signs

Former mayor Roger Andrews stands by one of the controversial signs

2:40pm Sunday 5th July 2009

Councillors in Bradford on Avon are reconsidering their decision to leave the names of their French and German twin towns off welcome signs for the town.

Congregations have Hope in their hearts

Volunteers help out at the Hope Nature Centre

12:40pm Sunday 5th July 2009

More than 300 volunteers were at a charity nature centre near Trowbridge at the weekend to help with maintenance and building work.

Savernake health campaigners await judge's decision

12:34pm Sunday 5th July 2009

Upbeat but exhausted…that was how Val Compton described herself at the end of the four day High Court trial over the closure of the Minor Injuries Unit and Day Hospital at Savernake.

Madonna's ex bids for green Wiltshire home

Ashcombe House

12:41pm Sunday 5th July 2009

British film director and pop star Madonna's ex-husband Guy Ritchie has submitted plans to turn his Wiltshire estate into a more eco-friendly home.

Rowdy yobs cause 23,000 complaints in Wiltshire

12:22pm Sunday 5th July 2009

Rowdy behaviour is the biggest cause for complaint among people in Wiltshire, Government figures have revealed.

How Ushers' Trowbridge brewery is now the toast of North Korea

The Ushers Brewery in Trowbridge before it was demolished

12:30pm Sunday 5th July 2009

The Ushers brewery in Trowbridge used to produce award-winning traditional British real ales. After an extraordinary journey, it is now being used to brew a beer dubbed the "Pride of Pyongyang" in NOrth Korea.

Pubwatch spreads the word

9:00am Sunday 5th July 2009

The Pubwatch scheme in Bradford on Avon is being relaunched, and police are calling on all landlords from the town and surrounding villages to join.

Devizes families in plea for traffic curbs

Petition organiser Robin Lane and fellow residents

7:00am Sunday 5th July 2009

Worried families in Long Street, Devizes, are calling for action to tackle the volume of traffic using the road.

Couple take over Upavon pub

Andy and Jen Duggan

7:00am Sunday 5th July 2009

Andy and Jen Duggan, who have taken over the Antelope Inn in Upavon, say they intend the roadside pub, that has had mixed fortunes in recent years, to be a proper family pub again.

Swindon Fire Station open day

Swindon Fire Station open day

9:00pm Sunday 5th July 2009

DROVE Road Fire Station was open to the public at an event to mark its 50th birthday.



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