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Dec 10, 2024 | 
yahoo.com | Kelly Morgan
An elderly couple's home has been flooded 20 times since they bought it as their "forever home" in 2021. Peter and Patricia Clarke, who moved to the property in Swindon from Cornwall three years ago, said a pond on council land near their home regularly overflowed and poured into their back garden. Mrs Clarke, 76, has dug ditches and built a DIY dam in an attempt to protect the property.
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Oct 2, 2024 | 
ca.news.yahoo.com | Kelly Morgan
Nightingale Wood is one of 37 sites that makes up the Great Western Forest [Swindon Borough Council]The Great Western Community Forest (GWCF) is celebrating its 30th year after it was originally founded in 1994. GWCF covers an area of 39,000 hectares (more than 168 square miles) stretching from the North Wessex Downs Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty to the River Thames.
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Sep 12, 2024 | 
yahoo.com | Kelly Morgan
Kelly Morgan - BBC Wiltshire ReporterSeptember 12, 2024 at 11:48 AM·3 min readWork has begun to create a new multi-million pound youth centre for Swindon. The Government's Youth Investment Fund has provided £3.8m to transform the Lyndhurst Centre in Park North. The design and development is being led by local young people, who will also be involved in the running of the facility when it opens in 2025.
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Sep 2, 2024 | 
newsbreak.com | Kelly Morgan
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Sep 2, 2024 | 
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Kelly Morgan - BBC WiltshireSeptember 2, 2024 at 12:44 AM·3 min readA man with skin and prostate cancer has begun training to complete a 90-hour fitness challenge in his 90th year. The RAF veteran will undertake the feat over 12 days in June 2025, raising money for Help for Heroes and Cancer Research. Suffering from side-effects from his cancer treatment, Mr Ayling said he knows that it is not going to be easy but exercising helps him feel healthy, both mentally and physically.
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May 17, 2024 | 
bbc.com | Kelly Morgan
School interventions begin for community group aiming to "stop kids killing kids"Kelly Morgan,BBC Wiltshire ReporterListen on BBC Sounds to Zoe Mitchell, Owen Dunn's mother (left) and Joanne Davis, founder of Owen's World (right)Personal heartbreak is being shared with students in an effort to deter teenagers from picking up knives. Owen Dunn was 18 when he was fatally stabbed in December 2022. A group, formed by his family and friends, now warns teenagers about the realities of violent crime.
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Apr 19, 2024 | 
yahoo.com | Kelly Morgan
Construction workers were shot at with BB guns amid a rising number of reports of roadworker abuse, a worker has said. The Milestone Infrastructure employee, who wished to remain anonymous, said the incident happened at about midday on 5 April on Fisherton Street in Salisbury. "It's disgusting. We're here to earn a wage and go home safely to our partners, our kids. The abuse needs to stop," he said. Wiltshire Police is investigating the alleged incident.
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Apr 12, 2024 | 
ca.news.yahoo.com | Kelly Morgan
A community group hoping to boost biodiversity on land formerly owned by a local tire company have lost out to a rival bidder. The Melksham Green Space group wanted to preserve 28.5 acres of land next to the River Avon for the community. Its chair, Nigel Benham, said: "I feel devastated for the town."A spokesperson from Cushman and Wakefield, who auctioned the land on behalf of Cooper Tire and Rubber, said they are unable to provide any further details because the process is ongoing.
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Apr 5, 2024 | 
yahoo.com | Kelly Morgan
A petition against plans for a solar farm spanning 2,000 acres (810 hectares) across countryside in north Wiltshire has gained thousands of signatures, with hundreds of people attending a recent public meeting about the proposals too. The development aims to create 500MW of clean energy, said to be enough to power 115,000 homes. If approved it would occupy agricultural land in six villages, including Sherston, Hullavington and Stanton St Quintin, near Malmesbury.
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Mar 20, 2024 | 
aol.com | Kelly Morgan
The Lord Lieutenant of Wiltshire, Sarah Troughton, was guest of honour at the official openingA new civic centre has been officially opened in the garrison town of Tidworth in Wiltshire. The building has been designed as a multi-use community hub with a community police office at the rear of the building. The project, funded by Tidworth Town Council and the Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner, was delivered under the predicted budget of £7.3m.
