05 Dec 2019 Charlotte Frost
Sirs,
There are two post offices closer to Marlborough which weren't mentioned in the recent story regarding Marlborough's Post Office. One is in Chiseldon, at the Spar shop in Mays Lane, and the other in Aldbourne, at the deli/cafe on the corner of Marlborough Road and the main B4192.
I have used...
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05 Dec 2019 A Correspondent
Police are appealing for information following two serious incidents of livestock worrying in a field near Bedwyn Common.
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05 Dec 2019 the Environmental Correspondent
Sixth form students and teachers from St John's, Marlborough, representing SEA (Schools for Environmental Action), participated in the Global Climate Youth Strike last Friday (November 29), heading to Bristol where they joined hundreds of others calling for climate justice and urgent action to help reduce the worsening impacts of the climate...
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04 Dec 2019 the Crime Correspondent
A Wroughton man has admitted drug driving after being stopped in Marlborough. Around 10.15pm on Sunday 8 September 2019, officers stopped a blue Seat Leon outside the Bear Hotel near the Parade. They became suspicious when the male driver starting acting as if he was trying to hide something; he...
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04 Dec 2019 the Embroidery Correspondent
Lt Col Neil Stace, who was a runner up in the 2015 series of the Great British Sewing Bee, was the surprise speaker at our Christmas lunch this week.As a bit of fun, Neil and a friend had joined the sewing group at Primary School and his interest developed from...
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03 Dec 2019 A Correspondent
The ever popular and successful Burbage Christmas Tree Sale & Market is this year celebrating its twenty-fifth anniversary on Saturday, December 7 and Sunday, December 8 with the biggest and best event yet.
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03 Dec 2019
Marlborough residents can now view online the three options put forward for the play area that will be built as part of the new housing development on the former amenity land off Rabley Wood View.
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03 Dec 2019 A Correspondent
The NHS is under dangerous threat of becoming an insurance-based health service according to GP Dr Bob Gill who spoke at a public meeting in Marlborough (November 28). Dr Gill is non-political - the event was hosted by the Devizes Labour Party.
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03 Dec 2019
Dorset & Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Service (DWFRS) is supporting the pre-Christmas ‘don’t drink and drive’ campaign, in partnership with Wiltshire Council and Wiltshire Police.The road safety teams will be out and about in the coming weeks, landing in Marlborough High Street on Weds 11 December between 10am and 2pm...
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03 Dec 2019
"How can you take a prime retail unit out of the High Street and replace it with a Dental Surgery?". This was the question posed by Councillors at last night's (Monday 2 December) Planning Committee meeting of the Town Council when presented with the application to convert the iconic Conservative...
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