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21-09-2017
Following the change in contractors for most of Wiltshire Council's household recycling centres, a refurbishment and improvement programme is beginning with centres closing for short periods while the work takes place.
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GP Surgery seeks: Pharmacy Technician or Dispenser Approximately 20 hours per week Excellent communication, organisational and accuracy skills are required. Ideally, we are looking for a person qualified to NVQ Level 2 or equivalent as a minimum. Successful applicant will be expected to be friendly, approachable and maintain a high level of confidentiality...
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Sunday 17 September Marlborough Town Ladies FC 2; Trowbridge Town Ladies 3 Marlborough’s third game of the season saw them pitched against Trowbridge Town Ladies.Trowbridge are a team full of speed, skill and slick passing that have proved to be testing foes on a number of occasions last season in both the league...
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Sirs, Is the repainting of the double yellow lines in George Lane an indication that the road is about to be resurfaced or that it is going to be left in the disgusting state it is in with a lot of the top surface on the pavement ? Yours, Mrs K N Pinchen...
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In a talk in aid of the Kempson Rosedale Enterprise Trust, James Lam will be telling the story of his recent expedition Spitzbergen Retraced at the Theatre on the Hill, Marlborough on Friday, September 22 at 7.30.
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The Marlborough Area Board is hosting a second meeting for residents of the Kingsbury/Silverless/Herd Streets area to hear how Wiltshire Council is responding to concerns residents raised at the previous meeting - which was very well attended.
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Super fit Bedwyn GP Dr Anne Woods from The Old School Surgery in Great Bedwyn and her partner, Royal Artillery Lieutenant Colonel Alex Freeborn came runners-up in the gruelling and tough ‘Questars’ Adventure race across the Brecon Beacons.This Questars Adventure Race in Wales was organised for the Royal Artillery as...
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Staff and volunteers from the county’s independent health and care champion, Healthwatch Wiltshire, are in the road with their 1969 classic campervan to find out what people think about their local health and care services.
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Meeting last week, Wiltshire Council's Strategic Planning Committee have given the final go ahead for Redrow's housing element of the Salisbury Road development.
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Amidst all the talk of health service cuts, targets, waiting times and delayed transfers of care there comes a pat on the back for GWH from the very centre of the NHS.
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Ben Cipolla at last year's Marlborough International Jazz Festival
Jazz megastar, Clare Teal, is a great discoverer of new talent.
After all, she discovered Jamie Cullum. Just five years ago, she was walking down Marlborough High Street on the way to her gig in the big marquee at the International Jazz Festival when she saw a young lad busking a Michael Jackson song.
The Grotto in the mysterious Marlborough Mound, Diana Reynell's masterpiece of restoration
Not many people discover their vocation in the fifth decade of their lives, but Diana Reynell, who died on 1 August, aged 83, certainly did.
The Library with reception area beyond in the new Marlborough St Mary's School
“A wonderful facility right in the heart of the community.” Anne Schwodler, Headteacher. Excitement mounted as Marlborough St Mary’s CE VC, Marlborough’s brand new primary school, opened its doors this week for the first time.
From September 1 the government has doubled the number of hours of free childcare available for all three and four year-olds in England from 15 to 30 hours per week in term time - that is 38 weeks a year. This offer can be taken up by working parents who meet certain criteria, including earning over a minimum amount.
September brings out the Marlborough Hockey Club socks and shirts...did they all go into the wash at the end of last season? Did they need to? This season brings a fresh gear supplier to the Club in the shape of Silver FX.
Hyde Lane Car Park 6 Sept 2017 @ 11:47:51Proposals are going before Wiltshire Council's cabinet next week (September 12) for a review of parking charges - with the aim of increasing them.
Sunday 10 September
Lavington & Easterton United 0; Marlborough Town Ladies FC 10 (Ten)
Marlborough's game against Lavington was played at Dauntsey School on a wet and bleak Sunday afternoon.
Marlborough started the game with pace which resulted in a goal in the seventh minute, a long range shot from Ffion Williams.
Wilcot Village Hall & School House
Wilcot Village Hall has received a grant of £44,800 from the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) for an ambitious project to restore and improve the village hall - making it into a lively community centre and a focus for Wilcot’s fascinating village heritage.
Stolen power tools recovered last weekend
If you suffered a recent theft of power tools (or even a caravan), do you recognise any of these?
Radical changes are coming to Wiltshire's primary and community health care. A plan drawn up by Wiltshire Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) and Capita (the outsourcing and management giant) for the buildings needed in northwest Wiltshire up to 2026, involves cutting two community hospitals and replacing them with other buildings and services.
L-R: Clive Robins – Chair of the MRFC Mini Section, Gary Sharp – Chairman of MRFC, Mako Vunipola – nephew of MRFC’s new Director of Coaching, Elisi Vunipola – MRFC Director of Coaching, Andy Tottman – Director of Chilvester Financial, the new long term sponsor of MRFC’s coaches
Marlborough Rugby Cub's new head coach, Elisi Vunipola received the new coach's kit sponsored by Chilvester Financial Management on Friday (1 September) at the MRFC clubhouse on Frees Avenue during the Tongan National Day celebration being held there.
David MitchellThe Saturday evening of the Marlborough LitFest weekend, brings a special treat for followers of the world-renowned novelist David Mitchell - and of the short story.
The opening event of this year’s Marlborough LitFest will feature a rising star amongst the new generation of poets, Kayo Chingonyi, in a collaboration with the dancer Sean Graham, whose joint performance at the South Bank Centre a few years ago became a talking point of the London literary scene.
The future of policing in Marlborough exercised town councillors at Monday's meeting of the Full Council (September 4). They were especially doubtful about where the so-called 'touchdown point' that will replace - so to speak - the police station is likely to be located.
Colin Brown
Renowned artist Colin Brown will be launching a brand new collection of original artwork at Framemakers Gallery in Marlborough High Street, on Saturday 23 September where he will be in attendance between 12pm and 3pm.
With a very wet start to the month, followed by a cool period, then ending in a dry week with very warm days, Marlborough's August was a variable month.
