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Charity ships 12,000th African bike

58 min 57 sec ago
A Wiltshire charity that helps children in the The Gambia sends its 12,000th bicycle to Africa.
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'Gateway to nowhere' criticised

2 hours 40 min ago
A councillor criticises the council for erecting a kissing gate in the middle of a field in Wiltshire.
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Pair face jail for revenge killing

May 24, 2013 - 17:09
Two drug dealers face prison sentences for stabbing to death a former soldier in a revenge attack in Swindon.
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Bristol City have Flint bid accepted

May 24, 2013 - 16:33
Swindon Town accept a £350,000 bid from Bristol City for central defender Aden Flint, BBC Wiltshire learns.
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Bath owner covets 2015 Premiership

May 24, 2013 - 11:39
Bath owner Bruce Craig reveals that he harbours ambitions for the club to become English champions in 2015.
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Hooker Webber to captain England

May 24, 2013 - 11:08
Bath hooker Rob Webber will captain England for the first time in Sunday's game against the Barbarians at Twickenham.
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Widow starts military charity trek

May 24, 2013 - 06:58
The widow of a soldier killed in Afghanistan is starting a 274-mile charity trek with their five-month-old daughter from North Yorkshire to Wiltshire.
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Widow starts military charity trek

May 24, 2013 - 06:58
The widow of a soldier killed in Afghanistan is starting a 274-mile charity trek with their five-month-old daughter from North Yorkshire to Wiltshire.
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Widow starts military charity trek

May 24, 2013 - 06:58
The widow of a soldier killed in Afghanistan is starting a 274-mile charity trek with their five-month-old daughter from North Yorkshire to Wiltshire.
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VIDEO: Rex Whistler works go on display

May 23, 2013 - 22:21
Optical illusions on show in Salisbury
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Hidden camera GP jailed for abuse

May 23, 2013 - 15:56
A family doctor who used a secret camera inside his wristwatch to record himself abusing female patients at his surgery is jailed for 12 years.
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'Trust ruined' by secret video GP

May 23, 2013 - 13:43
Victim's shock at GP who filmed women
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Titanic violin real, scan suggests

May 23, 2013 - 13:32
A violin thought to be the one played as the Titanic sank is proved to be genuine following CT scans at a hospital, an auctioneer says.
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Constable masterpiece bought by Tate

May 23, 2013 - 09:38
Salisbury Cathedral from the Meadows, one of Constable's "most important paintings", is bought by the Tate for a "bargain" £23.1m.
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How the men from the ministry saved England's heritage

May 23, 2013 - 04:11
Men from the ministry save Britain's heritage
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Bath's Hipkiss announces retirement

May 22, 2013 - 15:47
Bath and former England centre Dan Hipkiss ends his playing career because of a shoulder injury, aged 30.
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Man charged over Devizes bomb hoax

May 22, 2013 - 15:17
A 46-year-old man is charged with making a hoax bomb threat which led police to evacuate a street in Devizes, Wiltshire.
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Man charged over Devizes bomb hoax

May 22, 2013 - 15:17
A man, 46, is charged with making a hoax bomb threat which led police to evacuate a street in Devizes.
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Promoted Salisbury release Matthews

May 22, 2013 - 12:08
Robbie Matthews is one of six players released by Salisbury after their promotion to the Conference Premier.
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Bristol City have Flint bid rejected

May 22, 2013 - 11:59
Swindon reject a bid from Bristol City for defender Aden Flint, who then has a written transfer request turned down.
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