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Adventurous abseilers aid Wiltshire Air Ambulance
SUPPORTERS of Wiltshire Air Ambulance experienced the exhilaration of abseiling down Avon Gorge, Bristol, on Sunday 14th April including four women from Melksham. Thirty people abseiled 200 feet down the…
Celebrations as Melksham Ladies take league top spot!
MELKSHAM Town Ladies have been crowned champions of the Wiltshire County Women’s & Girls’ League Division 1. They were named champions after winning 12 of their 14 games, drawing 1…
Melksham milestone as planning application submitted for community campus
Melksham’s multi-million-pound campus has moved a significant step forward with a planning application formally submitted. The application will be available to view on the council’s planning portal shortly. The designs…
Teenager’s book to raise funds for charity in her memory
A BOOK written by Melksham teenager, Evie Clover, who died last year, has been published to raise money for the charity set up in her memory. The book, ‘Written by…
Work to start on new mini country park
LOCAL group, ‘Friends of Shurnhold Fields’, has been given the go-ahead to start work on creating a new mini country park for Melksham. The group is appealing for donations of…
What goes up, must come down…and go back up again! Nicki’s skydive and wing walk 70th birthday thriller
LOCAL woman, Nicki Morton-Holmes, has chosen a rather unconventional way to celebrate her 70th birthday – a skydive and a wing walk! Nicki, who turned 70 in February, is raising…
2019 Carnival Royalty crowned
THIS year’s Melksham Carnival Royalty has been chosen at a special afternoon tea event held at the Canberra Centre. Melksham Carnival Queen 2019 is Naomi Jeffries and Melksham Carnival Princess…
Young dog trainer and her deaf dog crowned Crufts champions!
A MELKSHAM schoolgirl and her deaf dog have returned triumphant from Crufts 2019. Aloeric Primary School pupil, Danielle Gregory, aged 10, and her Belgian sheppard, Kite, won the Young Kennel…
Local charity marks milestone anniversary
LOCAL charity, Evie’s Gift has marked its one year anniversary, having so far helped 100 families who have a child with life-threatening or life-limiting conditions. Evie’s Gift was set up…
Town celebrates International Women’s Day
WOMEN from across Melksham and nearby towns and villages, came together last week to celebrate ‘International Women’s Day’. Organised by the West Wiltshire Multi Faith Forum (WWMFF), the event at…
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Housing development floods Melksham neighbours’ gardens.
Residents from Farmhouse Court and Berkley Way say that they have experienced “considerable” flooding in their gardens because of building works.
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It’s not all Zoom meetings, standing orders and Britney Spears!
Would you like to be one of the next Melksham Town councillors? Local elections are coming up in May - for town, parish and unitary roles - and residents are being encouraged to think about whether they would like to volunteer for their community.
To share an insight into the role, Melksham News has asked Melksham Town councillors to share their thoughts on the role.
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