Karen Gardner
Reporter at BBC Radio Wiltshire
Vegan bull-fighter apprentice. BBC Reporter in Wiltshire. Don't assume anything from any of my feeds! She/her Woke/kind [email protected]
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2 weeks ago |
bbc.com | Karen Gardner
Family wins compensation after asbestos-related deathKaren GardnerBBC News, West of EnglandBradley DowntonCarol Downton took over her husband Vincent's case for compensation after his death from an asbestos-related cancer in 2023The family of a man who died from an asbestos-related cancer have won compensation from his former employer. Vincent Downton, 63, Amesbury, Wiltshire, died in October 2023 after working as a painter and decorator for five years more than four decades ago.
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3 weeks ago |
bbc.com | Karen Gardner
Siemens state-of-the-art rail factory breaks groundKaren GardnerBBC News, West of EnglandBen MarvellBBC News, West of EnglandBBCThe new facility is expected to open in 2026, making rail signalling and control systemsA new "state-of-the-art factory" has begun construction in a Wiltshire town. Siemens Mobility, the rail arm of the German industrial conglomerate, has broken ground on the new facility in Chippenham.
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3 weeks ago |
bbc.com | Karen Gardner
Appeal for young woman with leukaemia after strokeKaren GardnerBBC News, West of EnglandListen to Karen Gardner's reports on a family's fundraising for Cleo Davies - after it was discovered she had undiagnosed leukaemia following a life-changing strokeThe family of a young woman is raising money to fund private intensive rehabilitation treatment after it was discovered she had undiagnosed leukaemia following a life-changing stroke.
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4 weeks ago |
bbc.com | Karen Gardner
Free digital doorbells given to vulnerable peopleKaren GardnerBBC News, West of EnglandBBCShirley says her new digital doorbell is "very helpful and reassuring" Vulnerable people are being given free digital doorbells to boost their security. Wiltshire Bobby Van Trust (WBVT) is installing the devices to support disabled adults, pensioners, and people experiencing domestic abuse.
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bbc.com | Karen Gardner
Dog walkers asked 'to think of the newts'Karen GardnerBBC News, West of EnglandForestry England/CrownWarty newts breed from March to June and are more vulnerable to harm during this periodWalkers taking dogs into community woodland are being asked to ensure their dogs do not harm a rare and protected newt species during its breeding season. Nightingale Woods, in South Marston, is home to a population of rare great crested newts, the UK's largest newt species.
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